Please help. peeling the backing paper off of a Printed Treasures sheet
Has anyone out there had any luck peeling the backing paper off of a Printed Treasures sheet? I have just printed a label for a quilt. It fed through the printer with no problem, and it looks great. The only problem is that I cannot remove the sticky paper. When I try to peel the paper off, I only get a fraction of an inch of it off and then it shreds. I have lightly pressed it with a warm iron; I started at a corner; I started at the middle of an edge; I said some very nice words to it and then some not so nice words. Nothing is helping. I am thinking of soaking it in hot water. I can't use the label how it is, so even if it is ruined, I won't be any worse off. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.
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hhhmmmm .... were you having problems before you pressed it?
I used to fight getting the backing off, and eventually discovered I had created the problem when I pressed it before removing the paper. Wonder? what help you may get by contacting Printed Treasures directly? Good Luck in getting this sorted out! |
Did you use a laser printer? That will fuse it, you can only use an ink jet printer for these.
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If it is paper on the back that won’t come off, soak it until the paper gets soggy. Lay it out flat on a surface and rub your hand over the paper. It should start to roll off in little bits. Repeat until it is pliable enough to use after drying.
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I did use an ink jet printer and I couldn't get the backing off even before I pressed it. I did get in touch with Printed Treasures. They reiterated that I should press with a warm iron and if that didn't work, I probably have an older package that came out before the "improved" sheets. I think I will soak the little sucker and then try to scrape off the paper. I will not let it win! Thank you all for your suggestion.
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Great News ... that you got a quick response from PT.
Bad News ... that they weren't a little more encouraging! Good News ... you are not letting that little sucker get the better of you! :D For you are woman ... and you will win!! |
Just don't let this one end up in the UFO stack. Please let us know when you are successful.
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I just soaked it for about 20 min. in fairly hot water with a splash of Retayne and it came off very easily. I think from now on I will just skip the peel off attempt and go straight to soak. We do manage to prevail, don't we? Thanks again, all.
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Peeling Paper off Printed Treasures
Originally Posted by Sailorwoman
(Post 8339217)
I just soaked it for about 20 min. in fairly hot water with a splash of Retayne and it came off very easily. I think from now on I will just skip the peel off attempt and go straight to soak. We do manage to prevail, don't we? Thanks again, all.
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
(Post 8339094)
hhhmmmm .... were you having problems before you pressed it?
I used to fight getting the backing off, and eventually discovered I had created the problem when I pressed it before removing the paper. Wonder? what help you may get by contacting Printed Treasures directly? Good Luck in getting this sorted out! I agree. Contact Printed Treasures. |
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