Laminate Anything With An Iron

Here s a cheap way to quickly and easily laminate paper items or even your child s leaf project using simple household items.

Laminate anything with an iron. Step 2 prepare to laminate. How to fix a dent in a laminate floor. Iron the part of the towel that has the pouch beneath it for around 30 seconds ensuring you re covering all the parts of the pouch equally. Lift up the cardboard to check on the document.

If the laminate pouch is not sealed or looks cloudy change the iron to a higher setting. Iron the cardboard in a side to side motion making sure to cover the entire surface at least two or three times. But they can be a little pricey. How to laminate paper.

Before ironing anything put the document you want to protect in the right size laminate pouch. Once upon a time laminating a card or a document had to be done professionally. Repeat this step until you find a setting that seals the pouch. At some point you ll probably drop something and dent your hardwood floor.

The heat and the pressure will melt the heat sensitive adhesive and the two layers of the pouch will get stuck on each other firmly. You can get. But you don t have to live with that unsightly dent. Cover the laminate pouch with a cotton sheet and place on the ironing board.

Do not use the iron to laminate the one last photo that exists of your great great grandpa. But it is crappy for laminating anything thicker than 3 or 5 mil so if you don t need the wider format i would get the scotch or the purple cows. Today laminating products are readily available for use in your own home. Step 3 cover and iron.

When you laminate paper you protect the paper from dirt creasing aging and discoloration. You may choose to laminate a keepsake document such as a wedding announcement or a document that will be handled. That would be classified as dumb. Please practice with a paper you don t care about.

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