Revell airbrush masking film - destroyed my printer

PetrOs · Post by **PetrOs** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:30 am

Hello,

While trying to print out some masking shapes, I destroyed my Brother HL-1450 Laser printer, or at least made it ready for service center... The sheet seems to have molten in the toner fixing unit...

PetrOs · Post by **PetrOs** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:03 am

Update: The printer was not repairable at all (repairs would cost more then the new same one), so I had to get the new color laser printer. Now the color decal fun can begin ;o)

Post by **Timmy C** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:43 pm

It might be the heat from the laser printer that's making the decal paper melt. You might have to use a regular inkjet printer.

PetrOs · Post by **PetrOs** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:47 pm

Yeah, it was the heat..
But well, I wanted to get a color laser printer as a replacement for christmas, so got it now... However, one friend of mine told me, he knows how to clean the old one, he did it a few times.. so maybe I will clean up the old one, and then ebay it or so..

les · Post by **les** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:32 am

They make sheets of decal film for laser printers. Can't think of the brand now. I'll check the next time I'm in the hobby shop.

PetrOs · Post by **PetrOs** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:50 pm

Well, it was not decal film, it was airbrush masking film. I have done decals with no problems on the old one.

les · Post by **les** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:02 pm

The decal film is made by Bare Metal Foil. You can get it colored or clear for ink jet and laser printers.