Repairing my HP 67 Twins

[murphy9]

Next stage is replacing the backplate on the 67's. These are bent and I thought I'd be able to create a similar version using Photoshop, 1200 dpi and proper fonts etc ie vector [rather than a bit mapped version]. It's a pretty good match and I've experimented with a few routes to get this printed.

First off I've used a Laser to do B/W image on paper and sprayed with Tamiya TS-80 to create a protective later. This worked okay-ish but the paper would curl if sprayed too much. So I've used one image in the centre of the paper to provide structure when applying the layers and I'm applying very thin layers, each over a few days, in order not to stimulate diffusion of the ink into the varnish or 'wet' paper. Seems to work so far, though if too many layers applied too soon then the ink fades and the surface goes a bit cloudy. See the images included.

Whilst the final to date actually looks great - as it's not metalised I'm looking for a decent silver foil at A4 size to try the next phase - if anyone knows of a thin silver metalised foil that can hold laser print images and then be varnished with TS-80 then I'd be interested in tying that.

I tried laminating but the image is quite solid (black) so doesn't laminate as well.

The images included show the effect of too much spray on the left and gradual build up on the right - looks pretty good to me - also hoping there are no typo's.