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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Specksynder, post: 963043, member: 22410&quot;]In another thread (<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t120400/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t120400/">http://www.cointalk.com/t120400/</a>) I tell the story of a special cent album I put together in a blank Dansco album.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, I finally got the album labeled and it looks GREAT!&nbsp; I used &quot;rub-on transfer paper.&quot;&nbsp; It is available from multiple sites, but I ordered from: <a href="http://www.beldecal.com/rubon-paper.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.beldecal.com/rubon-paper.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.beldecal.com/rubon-paper.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>First I printed the labels that I wanted on a plain sheet of paper to make sure the size was right and everything was spelled correctly.&nbsp; These are enough labels for 2 pages of the cent Dansco.&nbsp; I actually printed two copies of this on one page (I gave a matching album to my brother).</p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/labels/practice.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You print a MIRROR IMAGE of your file on the &quot;carrier sheet&quot; which is a thin clear sheet.&nbsp; This can be fed through your laser printer or inkjet.&nbsp; I printed these on an inkjet printer.&nbsp; I let it dry a few minutes before laying the adhesive sheet on top.</p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/labels/carrier.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next, you take the sheet of adhesive.&nbsp; This sheet appears white.&nbsp; It has a very thin layer of adhesive between two sheets.&nbsp; You peel off the white side of the sheet, then apply it on top of the inked carrier sheet.&nbsp; Apply this carefully to avoid air bubbles.&nbsp; Remember you are applying this to the inked side of the carrier sheet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next, you cut out the label that you want to apply.&nbsp; Cut as close to the label as possible.&nbsp; You don&#039;t need any extra clear space.&nbsp; <i>I used blue masking tape as a guide so the labels would all be straight.</i></p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/labels/cut.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You CAREFULLY remove the clear protective sheet on the back of the label.&nbsp; This will expose the adhesive so you can stick the label in the album.</p><p><br /></p><p>You apply the label where you want it.&nbsp; Be careful here, it sticks good.&nbsp; I could &quot;scoot&quot; the label a bit, but not move it significantly at all.&nbsp; A few of my labels are off-center.&nbsp; The masking tape quide was essential here.</p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/labels/stick.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now I used my nice buffalo nickel to rub across the top of the label applying firm pressure -- especially to the edges.&nbsp; This presses the adhesive tightly to the album</p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/labels/rub.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After that you can remove the top protective layer.&nbsp; I used a blade to pry up the corner.&nbsp; This went more smoothly than I expected.&nbsp; There were only a couple of times that the adhesive threatened to come up.</p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/labels/remove.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the first row all labeled.</p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/labels/row1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The clear section of the label is slightly matte.&nbsp; You cannot see it straight on, but you can detect where the label is if you look at the album from an angle.&nbsp; This photo tries to show this.&nbsp; The labels look very good in person.</p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/labels/matte.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am particularly proud of this section of the album.&nbsp; I was able to fit a lot of information here.</p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/labels/zoompage2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the final pages.&nbsp; The whole process took between 3 and 4 hours from printing the labels all the way through to the final product.&nbsp; If I did it over again I would made the labels a little smaller and try to center them better.</p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/labels/final.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My next project is to label my nickel album.&nbsp; A 4-page blank nickel album has enough slots for all the dates &amp; mintmarks of shield nickels (1 page), v nickels (1 page), and buffalo nickels (2 pages).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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