How to make FOIL Water Decals for Nails! 

This is happening to me and I have clear paper.

@@bombshellnailco.530 oh no. What paper are you using?

@@deethom522 Hayes clear for laser jet. Do you have a recommendation?

@@deethom522 Also did you do the clear coat after the foil?

An update: ordered another brand of clear waterslide decal paper and it's still doing the same thing.

Thank you!

Thank you! 😊

I do!! www.sadlerupnails.com

Right!!!! And you get so much!

Just an FYI, most laser printers only print in black and white.

@kawaii Chachkie So you can use nail transfer gel to put on the nail?

For foil you need a laser printer.

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No. It has to be toner from a laser printer. That’s what the foil sticks to.

@@jessthompsondesigns3591 thank you so much!👍🤗

Hayes Paper Co. I get it from amazon.

Yes, most laser printers don’t print in colour though.

Inkjet!

No special setting. Make sure your printer is laser that uses toner. The foil sticks to the toner.

I’ve been having the same issue and someone told me to adjust the printer setting

White inkjet works too if you’re ok with the white background.

I’m not sure. Maybe try waiting longer for the ink to set before putting on the foil.

@@SadlerUpNails You're terrific! I figured it out, I was using the wrong paper.... Now I need to find a printer that doesn't smear and I'm laughing! Thank you!

@@wingspan62 What kind of paper

Most laser printers are only black. If you just want to get laser make sure it does colour too. I have both an inkjet and laser printer that I use depending on the decals I’m making.

It’s a protector sheet, not laminating plastic. You can also put them between paper if you can’t find the protector sheet. Mine came with the Minc laminator.

@@SadlerUpNails Thank you!

Sadler Up Nails thanks. I was searching the comments to see if someone asks this question.

You need to use Waterslide decal paper for inkjet it works in the laser printer and isn’t as sticky.

It has to be laser for the foil ones. The foil adheres to the toner.

you can use inkjet then run both the decal plus foil through a lamination machine

You need to use the inkjet paper with your laser printer. The laser paper is too sticky.

Your temp is too high. Try lower temp, maybe faster speed if that doesn’t get you there. I have a laminator that allows temp and speed control. I use deco foil at 158 F at speed 3, which is slow.

You could be getting toner overspray from your printer or your laminator might be too hot.

The same thing happened to me. The foil stuck to the whole paper...

I think so, just test the settings, I would start at the lowest.

Yes, the foil sticks to the entire sheet with the laser paper.

as Sadler Up Nails said, yes it would stick to the whole sheet. it has to do with the coating on the paper. Specialty papers for laser printers are designed so that the toner will bond to the paper surface when printing. what makes the toner stick, is the same stuff as what is making the foil bond. does that make sense? so when you print on inkjet paper, with laser toner - the foil only sticks to the toner - as the paper itself doesn't hold any attraction for the foil to adhere to.

It has to be laser because laser uses toner. The foil adheres to the toner when it’s heated. It doesn’t work with Inkjet, I tried.

Can the laser printer work for regular decals like the ones you made in your other video? Or do you need both printers for each decal?

I finally got a laser printer and please help!! I’m having trouble with the foils adhering to the entire design, not just the black outlines. I’m using Hayes clear laser waterslide.

​@@sharoncastillo2484use inkjet waterslide paper and print with laser printer before foiling 💕 the laser waterslide paper makes the foil stick to the entire page

@@carolstewart1704 Thank you.

Yes. Inkjet for non foil decals and laser for foil decals.

I have all the right products but for some reason my foil sticks to the entire page (not just my design) 😩 even on minc setting 1!!! I’m so confused hahahaha please help 😅

@@milliedelaceystringer8626 same here 😔

HP Laser Jet Pro MFP M148fdw. That’s what’s it says on it!

The foil DOES work on inkjet paper only. On Laser paper the foil sticks to the entire sheet not just the images. Laser paper seems to be sticky vs. the inkjet paper.

You wanna use a combo of Inkjet PAPER + Laser PRINTER for this method (yes the difference in printers is that ink on top of paper via liquid ink & laser “burns” the image into the paper via toner)

For the foil, yes. The foil sticks to the toner that laser printers use. It won’t stick to ink from an inkjet.

@@SadlerUpNails what if I spray the adhesive glossy top coat I use to make the ink not run in water

The decal paper I’m using is for inkjet. I use it for my laser printer too!

Use clear inkjet waterslide paper and not white xx

It’s inkjet clear. The laser paper is too sticky that the foil sticks to the entire sheet.

@@SadlerUpNails so you use inkjet waterslide print in laser printer...i get this..thanks🥰🥰🥰

I would not recommend that.

Krylon Kamar Varnish is the only one I have found that works for foil.

Is it the glossy one?

It doesn’t specify. It’s Just called Kamar Varnish.

Yes, you need the heat from the laminator for the foil to adhere to the ink/toner.

Okay thank you!

Clear Water slide paper by Hayes Paper Company for inkjet.

You need to use inkjet decal paper not the laser paper.

@@SadlerUpNails thank you

It doesn’t work for me either and I use all the same products as you 😩🥺 been trying to get this right for sooooo long 😪

You need to use inkjet water slide paper. The laser paper is too sticky.

Use clear inkjet waterslide paper and not white xx

Yes! Found that out after I bought the Minc!

Omg I’m gonna buy one at Walmart. When I look for one just put home laminator l?

Is a thermal laminator the same ? Sorry 😔

I thought this very thing while watching - so excited to use our laminator to try this out once I get the paper!!

A laser printer uses toner instead of ink which is what the foil sticks to when heated in the laminator.

@@SadlerUpNails ah ok

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It came with the laminator. You can use a folded piece of paper instead.

Same!! 😫😫😫

Anyone found the solution?

Mine too so annoying!

@@bysandraj if yoy figure out a way please let me know. Ive tried everything and nothing works. Thanks

@@giovannibadalamenti6132 what laser printer do you have? I’ve used the canon LDP113w which didn’t work with foiling then realized the laser printer needs to be monochromatic so I switched to the HP LaserJet Pro. Idk if maybe the settings need to be changed in the actual printer or what

Its probably the paper. Make sure you are using waterslide decal paper for inkjet, it will still work in the laser printer.

@@SadlerUpNails Thank you! I immediately noticed that the inkjet paper wasn't as sticky. I tried it with 2 different toner foils. It was a little better, but the foil still sticks some outside of the toner and won't come off. I REALLY want to be able to do this. Thanks!

@@SadlerUpNails Thank you. That's what I'm using. With the foil being bonded to everything, I'm thinking that maybe my printer is putting a small amount of toner everywhere, just not enough to show. So the foil is sticking to all of that, too. I'm going to have a shop print one for me and see if that works. Seriously - thank you for sharing the technique and for all of your help.

@@SadlerUpNails I took my file to OfficeMax and had them print it on my waterslide paper. I brought it home and tried three different brands of foils I had been working with. Every one of them worked beautifully. So now I know it's my laser printer, apparently putting a light, invisible coat of toner over the whole sheet of waterslide paper. It's probably the drum (I tried 2 different new toners). I'm over $300 into this deal already, so I guess now I just need to buy a $100 drum or another $250 laser printer. I just wasn't going to let it defeat me... whatever it takes. Thanks for the idea of foiling waterslide paper and for all of your help.

What’s not working?

Are you sure you are using a laser printer that uses toner?

Sadler Up Nails hey thank you for replaying. I ended up trying with another paper. When I founded your video I was already trying to make the stickers. I found another video not related to nail decals but it gave me the basics. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t find the right paper since the begging and I was so happy with your video, but despite I was using everything like you did, even the laser printer, the same paper, it didn’t worked for me. I didn’t desisted so I finally founded a paper that works and I’m so happy 🤗. I learned that when it comes to foiling, some papers work better others, and not just for water slide decals, for any type of foil application. Either way, thank you for everything, your video is amazing it explain everything to detail and I’m sure it’s been helpful for a lot of people.

Isla Bella Nails which paper did you use?

@@islabellanails8336 hello please what is the paper you used to succesful the operation as foil water decal

I don’t even know what that is but glad I could help!

@@SadlerUpNails Gundam is a giant robot franchise that's been around since the late 70s. They also do model kits for all of the robots that appear in the shows and they are spectacularly designed (called "gunpla" for Gundam Plastic Model Kit). To date, there are several thousand Gundam model kits and they put out a few dozen more every year. There's a huge secondary market of people who make custom decal sets for those models, with companies like Delpi Decals and G-Rework. But really, the process of putting decals on plastic model kits is *identical* to the process for putting decals on nails.

@@rxninja I did a little research on it. They look really cool. How would you adhere the decals to the plastic though?

@@SadlerUpNails There are three ways. I imagine they're similar to nails. 1) The most common are decals that come as a sticker sheet, which have their own adhesive. Most kits come with these. Most people hate them. 2) Dry transfer is also a thing. They're pretty rare, but you can theoretically make your own at home. Those, you tape on, rub with your finger to transfer the ink, and then you peel off the plastic that's left. 3) Waterslides. These, you soak in water for a few seconds, then you slide them off the backing sheet and onto the model. When they dry, they're stuck in place. You can also use stuff like Mr. Hobby Mark Setter first, which acts kind of like a glue, but only for waterslides. I don't know, Mr. Hobby is black magic to me. How do you stick foils onto nails?

@@rxninja I’ll have to look into that Mr. Hobby stuff. For nails, most gel polish has a sticky layer after it’s cured, so you stick the decal to that and then apply a top coat. The decals I use definitely need some kind of adhesive or they’ll just peel off after they dry.

I’m not sure.

Not for foil.

For foil you need to use a laser printer because the foil sticks to the toner. The pouch came with the laminator but you can put it between paper instead.

Because the foil sticks to toner not ink.

@@SadlerUpNails thankss…I had seen another way they were done that’s why I was wondering