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beartiger.all@gmail.com - 31 Jan 2008 14:54 GMT

I want to get my wife a locket for her birthday. The problem is I
know she will forget at least once to take it off before getting in
the shower, which will naturally ruin the pix inside. Rather than
constantly replace the pix, I wonder if there is a way to create
waterproof prints. Anybody know? What do I ask for? Where do I go
to get it done? How much will it run me?

Thanks,
John

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Ken Hart - 31 Jan 2008 15:47 GMT

>I want to get my wife a locket for her birthday. The problem is I
> know she will forget at least once to take it off before getting in
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> Thanks,
> John

Common wet-system or RA4 prints are water resistant. You can run water over
an RA4 print and it won't be damaged. It will change color when wet (a
bluish veil), but it will return to it's original color when dry. Problem is
that it may waterspot, or if it's in contact with a glass or plastic cover,
it may stick to that cover.

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Dudley Hanks - 31 Jan 2008 16:45 GMT

>>I want to get my wife a locket for her birthday. The problem is I
>> know she will forget at least once to take it off before getting in
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> Problem is that it may waterspot, or if it's in contact with a glass or
> plastic cover, it may stick to that cover.

If there's enough room in the locket, you might be able to laminate the
print before putting it in.

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dadiOH - 31 Jan 2008 17:13 GMT

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>> I want to get my wife a locket for her birthday. The problem is I
>> know she will forget at least once to take it off before getting in
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> color when dry. Problem is that it may waterspot, or if it's in
> contact with a glass or plastic cover, it may stick to that cover.

And wetting it may well change the latent chemistry in the emulsion to
the point that it will fade/change color prematurely.

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Pat - 31 Jan 2008 18:37 GMT

On Jan 31, 9:54 am, beartiger....@gmail.com wrote:

> I want to get my wife a locket for her birthday. The problem is I
> know she will forget at least once to take it off before getting in
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Thanks,
> John

Wouldn't it be easier to just get another wife?

Okay, give that it would be too expensive to upgrade to wife 2.0; just
get the picture printed at any commercial place (i.e. not ink jet),
cut to a size slightly smaller than the locket, run it through a
laminator (or get the self-stick lamination sheets, and then cut to
size with a laminated (sealed) border around the edge.

Another option might be to put in the picture and then fill the face
of the locket with acrylic or poly. Then it would be waterproof --
permanently.

So, the more important question is, why does your wife keep forgetting
what you look like?

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ray - 31 Jan 2008 19:00 GMT

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:54:14 -0800, beartiger.all wrote:

> I want to get my wife a locket for her birthday. The problem is I know
> she will forget at least once to take it off before getting in the
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Thanks,
> John

One simple way would be to laminate it.

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Floyd L. Davidson - 31 Jan 2008 20:18 GMT

>I want to get my wife a locket for her birthday. The problem is I
>know she will forget at least once to take it off before getting in
>the shower, which will naturally ruin the pix inside. Rather than
>constantly replace the pix, I wonder if there is a way to create
>waterproof prints. Anybody know? What do I ask for? Where do I go
>to get it done? How much will it run me?

Dye based inks aren't waterproof. On many papers (but
not all), pigment based inks are somewhat water
resistant.

The ultimate solution is to get it laminated.

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