I've used P-touch tape for a long time and it works well except that the lettering fades when exposed to sunlight over time.
I USED to use rub-on lettering. I'd fabricate the panel, apply the lettering and then put a coat of spray lacquer over everything and bake the panel in an oven at a very low temperature for an hour or so. I did over-bake one or two of the first panels I made this way, and the lettering (white lettering on black panels) turned slightly brown, but I eventually got the oven temperature & time dialed in. These panels have lasted for decades.
On 5/4/25 18:02, Radu Bogdan Dicher via wrote:
> What stays put and doesn't peel off the minute finger pressure gets lifted, or there's some variation in temperature and/or
> humidity? Or just the passage of... minutes.
I get good use out of a P-Touch Label Tape machine with tape from China.? It can make different sizes and thick and thin
Helvetica-like fonts.? Will do a few other fonts, but if I wanted anything fancier I'd go to laser printer and transfer paper.
Transfer paper will create water-slide decals.? I've not done much of that, but those would need protection -- what's a good tape
to put over that?
The label machine tape is great durability and comes in white clear, various background colors.? Clear would be good to cover
laser transfers...? I answered my own question!
examples from my photo catalog of my stuff:
