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I have three types of flags: commercially made, printed on a laser printer at work & Warflag ones, copied & printed at home on the inkjet.

The first two types have a rather pleasing sheen whilst the third, cheap jack option, are flatly dull.

I have some Vallejo Gloss acrylic varnish.....do any of you lot gloss varnish your flags?

I know I can (& probably will) experiment but I'd like to get some opinions frst.

donald

If it is inkjet printed, spray varnish, brush may well lift the ink. I would advise sealing inkjet anyway, as it is not as colourfast, unless a proffessional printers machine has done it.

I gloss varnished some Warflag offerings a few days ago without any problems.

It was Humbrol enamel varnish but I have no idea what sort of printer we have. Would the ink be different between a laser printer or ink jet?

Inkjets use a wet ink, that 'may' be water soluable. lasers use a toner powder that once heat fixed is not water soluable generally.

In this discussion for water mean any liquid....

I have been using warflags printed on my inkjet on standard copy paper for 8 years plus. After printing I lightly spray them with army painter anti shine varnish on both sides of the paper before cutting them out of the sheet. I use PVA binder to stick them to the pole and to curl them. Finally I give them a coat of the same brush matt acrylic varnish I use on the troops. Before I thought to spray them I did get some runs but never since using the spray.

I wondered why Andy was laughing at me.

Yes but he’s been doing that for over 10 years now

Well, we all have, to be honest. Quietly, of course, but never, never, when you're buying a round.

That’s quite a hypothetical situation though

Every time I open a tread these days, someone having a go at me.