A4 Vinyl for colour a4 printing? question

[njkmonty]

I have had no problem etching pcb boards in past but not much luck with etching enclosures.
I recently stumbled on someones thread where they said they used an inkjet printed vinyl  and stuck it on the enclosure then laquured it.
Ive got a good laser colour printer and wondered if anyone could usggest if a laser printer is suitable for this and any recommended media for printing?

[deadastronaut]

ive had pretty good results with ironing (black) toner directly onto boxes, and then clearcoating...i had to rub any fibres off the toner well or it goes grey after a while....but its a quick and nifty way of labelling/design etc..

but ive been curious as to what a colour toner would come out like ironed on a prepared box....(sorry not was you was asking really), but i would be sorely tempted to try it if i had a colour laser printer...might be cool. 

[njkmonty]

i was going to give it a go but everytime i use a peel n press for a larger etch i can only get about 85% , so thats what led me to researching the vinyl sticker stuff

this sort of thing


http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/10x-A4-Glossy-Silver-PET-Self-Adhesive-Vinyl-Sticker-Paper-Label-Laser-Print-/181431138101?pt=AU_Computers_Printer_Accessories&hash=item2a3e237735&_uhb=1

i was hoping that someone here had used it before or could recommend brand or advice

[JustinFun]

I use A4 vinyl stickers with a colour laser printer - you can get a 4 stickers per page version which is a good size for stompboxes. Lacquers up much better than paper stickers, and looks good as a 'full face' solution.

Without knowing where you're based it's hard to recommend a supplier but if you google 'a4 vinyl stickers laser printer' you should find what you need.

[njkmonty]

cool , im in australia,, thats what i wanted to hear before buying!