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freebird1963 · February 12th, 2007

Hello
How should unprinted transfers be stored. ?I normally store all my stuff on my desk in a huge pile and yell at everyone when I can't find it. I just don't think tha will work with the transfers tho :-)

I have ordered some IronAll from Milford and some Transjet from Coastal.
Oh and some glow in the darks for my kid.

Thanks
Mark

Jasonda · February 12th, 2007

I have heard that new (unused) pizza boxes make good storage containers for transfers.

monkeylantern · February 12th, 2007

Sealed Tupperware is good at avoiding humidity/moisture/drying damage (as long as it's sealed in ideal conditions, and not whiole the shower's running).

COEDS · February 14th, 2007

What I heard is you could place wax and/or parchment paper between the pieces of paper. You do have to watch humidity and temperature, though.

txmxikn · February 15th, 2007

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	I normally store all my stuff on my desk in a huge pile and yell at everyone when I can't find it. Mark

Had to laugh at this. It sound like a description of me.

Fluid · February 15th, 2007

we use plastic storage bins from target. like the christmas ornament ones. works real well and you can list everything inside with a sharpie.

txmxikn · February 16th, 2007

I have a friend who works for Ikon and he says they recommedn for any paper to be stored flat in a tupperware type container. He even gave me a bunch of those little dessicant pouches to help keep paper dry.

Twinge · February 22nd, 2007

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	He even gave me a bunch of those little dessicant pouches to help keep paper dry.

Silica Gel. That's a great idea I'd say. I don't know easy it is to find en masse, but throwing a few of those guys into each pizza box/tupperware container/etc. would help keep things dry.

Moonie · February 22nd, 2007

Oversized ziplock bags work pretty good as well

Fluid · February 22nd, 2007

pretty much anything that will keep humidity away from the transfers will work.

COEDS · February 22nd, 2007

I bought a stack of pizza boxes at sam's club. Easy to stack and very accessable.

TJLewis · February 22nd, 2007

Can it damage transfers if stored in cold environment? I have a few in a big filing cabinet, not had any problems yet, it gets very cold at night (UK cold that is not US/Canada cold!) I guess moisture is a bigger problem?
Justin

monkeylantern · February 22nd, 2007

Wouldn't plastisol transfers react quite badly with silica gel after a while?

Twinge · February 23rd, 2007

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	Wouldn't plastisol transfers react quite badly with silica gel after a while?

Would they? I don't think they really would, personally, but I could be mistaken as I've never tried it. I suppose you'd want to run an 'extreme' test (dump a bunch of packets of Silican gel on one transfer and seal 'em up or something) first just to make sure though.