Re: Labels (Heavy bags of Cow Manure)
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- Subject: Re: Labels (Heavy bags of Cow Manure)
- From: b*@mtco.com
- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 12:13:36 -0700 (MST)
VBrown7688@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 96-09-15 16:37:14 EDT, you write:
>
> << Donald (resting and making more permanent labels for my Siberians >>
>
> Is anybody using laser printed labels on their iris? This is a great thing!
> I use the clear laser labels and place them on metal markers painted flat
> white. Using Excel or an equivalent you can size your names, type,
> hybridizers, year of introduction and fit is all on one laser label. I print
> the names pretty big so that some of my "blinder" friends can read it and
> then everything else in a smaller print (if they want to know they can look).
> Don't try it with ink jet. They don't last. I have @ 300 blank spots to
> prove it. Thank heavens for my maps.
>
> Dana Brown in Lubbock, TX Zone 7 :)
I have been using computer printed laser labels printed from my deskjet
printer. I use rose marker labels with the faceplate that slides up the
label legs. After spraying the bare faceplates with Rustoleum spray and
allowing to dry thouroughly I mount the laser label; after which I spray
a clear coat of spray paint. The labels I made without adding the clear
coat over top have either weathered off of have become illegible. The
labels with the clearcoat look as good as the day they were placed
outside. Anyone else tried this?
Julie irwin
USDA Zone 5 Illinois
