White water slide decals. I get misscoloring. Any experience with the stuff?

[Focalized]

So I have a green Big Muff clone. And a cool design I like with the green somewhat matching the pedal color. I print it up on white decal paper and it comes out brown. Also solod black come out kind of wavy. Now I know my printer is fine. Prints the green fine on plain paper. Anyone have experience with white decal paper and know if there's any special treatment I need to do? I print out in ICM mode, meaning the colors come out more like they are viewed on the screen. Most i've printed look nice besides this MUFF mess. Ew. I can't keep wasting paper. It's expensive.  And this won't work on clear decal paper. The orange disappears.

Here's a pic with the pedal, the design from Paint Shop Pro and the printed result.

[audioguy]

you need to experiment with your printer settings.... like High resolution photo for the print quality, then selecting the paper type correctly. Usually I use the setting 'high gloss premium photo paper' and get perfect results... but honesty, it varies.

good luck!

[Focalized]

This forum moves fast....
Yeah I used a few different high settings with similar results and my ink is going real fast. I suppose I can go back to this one and save one sheet and try multiple setting for it. I'm still pissed though.

[sshrugg]

Are you using a laserjet printer?  I work in a computer lab, and we've got color laserjets that print beautifully, but HATE certain glossy photopapers.  It looks a lot like that when you try to use them.

If that's the case, go find somebody with an inkjet

[Focalized]

No, it's an EPSON Photo inkjet. So I don't know why that color doesn't print right. The paper is inkjet paper from here: http://www.papilio.com/hps/home.php

[audioguy]

I use an Epson too and get perfect results after a bit of testing... As odd as it may be... perhaps its the paper. I use the stuff from www.decalpaper.com.