What is Reddit's opinion of Aleene's Spray Finish 6oz Acrylic Sealer, 6 Ounce (Pack of 1), Clear-Matte?

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i've been using 8.5"x11" printable vinyl, but i've been using the silhouette brand rather than cricut brand. i started with the cricut brand, but found the paper too flimsy. silhouette's stickers feel a little more durable. also, idk what kind of printer you have, but inkjet photo printers are the way to go for stickers. i have an hp envy 5055. i set my printer settings to 'glossy photo paper' and best quality, and the linework and colors show up beautifully. afterwards, to ensure protection, i spray my finished and cut stickers with this acrylic sealer. this will make them suitable for cars, outdoor projects, etc.

basically, it's trial and error. be prepared to waste paper lol best of luck!

Thank you, this chart is very helpful. I have a few questions about it, however, if you wouldn't mind.

Is there a difference between clear/dull/top coating? As in, do I use the same product? This is what I have: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003W0BZHC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Do I need another product?

Also, by secondary color, does that mean if I intend on doing more than one color on one piece, or what? The kit I'm painting is a Zaku II, and the only thing I was planning on doing anything along those lines on is the spikes on his shoulder thing. Would that be the secondary color?

This one!

Give this a try

It is so tedious. It took me 2 weekends to do this. I looked up so many videos on decoupage. I even bought a couple of different sealants and tested did some trial runs. (Super waste of money, stick with mod podge brand) This is what I did.

• painted the terracotta pot completely white to help the paper stand out. Sealed pot with mod podge. So it doesn’t leak and ruin the paper.

• I did the pot in 4 sections. So I repeated the next three steps several times.

• I picked the scenes and sprayed/ sealed them. I used this. It helped to stop some wrinkling. if the paper gets wet it wrinkles. It also said it stops the yellowing. Comic books are notorious for… tbd if that it true.

• I used just a little bit of mod podge to place the scenes down. Too much glue will cause it to wrinkle. crazy right! I feel like the more glue the better, I learned this trial and error… but also even with “sealing” the paper, it still wrinkled…. Maybe I need to spray it twice. Whoops lol

• Once I was happy with the sections, I mod podge that entire section. Again, start with a thin layer of it. Once you cover the paper (and it dries) you can go to town with the more mod podge because the paper is no longer exposed.

• because I am crazy and thought I needed more mod podge protection, I sealed the entire thing again (even the inside). Than I realized it would be better matte. So I used my matte liquitex to change it…. I should have just bought the matte mod podge. (Insert face slap here)

I do wonder if your pot is wrinkling more because you are using regular paper. It’s thicker than the comic book. And a heck of a lot thicker than decoupage paper. when I saw decoupage videos, their paper were super thin. Heck, someone peeled off a napkin’s print to put on a pot. I do have some wrinkles spots on my pot, but small ones. When I saw it wrinkling, I removed some glue off and tried to smooth the paper down as best as possible.

Good luck!

I used a cheap one with good reviews on Amazon (link here