Iron the cardboard in a side to side motion making sure to cover the entire surface at least two or three times.
Can i use universal clear laminating pouches with an iron.
Before ironing anything put the document you want to protect in the right size laminate pouch.
Cover the laminate pouch with a cotton sheet and place on the ironing board.
Step 3 cover and iron.
You should have a little extra space around the document in order to protect the edges.
Clear laminating pouches box of 100.
I like the apache.
You can get the pouches on amazon or at walmart for 25 cents or less a pouch.
If the laminate pouch is not sealed or looks cloudy change the iron to a higher setting.
Universal universal laminating pouches 3 mil 9 x 11 5 matte clear 100 box unv84622.
If in doubt start with a lower heat setting and work your way up if laminating quality is not good.
For most other smaller thermal pouch sizes use the 5 or 6 mil setting.
Because it has a wider format so you can laminate file folders but it is crappy for laminating anything thicker than 3 or 5 mil so if you don t need the wider format i would get the scotch or the purple cows.
With scotch thermal laminating pouches letter legal and menu size use 3mil heat setting.
Step 2 prepare to laminate.
Sometimes depending on the thickness of the laminating sheets i put a.
Once upon a time laminating a card or a document had to be done professionally.
I generally use a plain manilla file folder and just iron the file folder with my iron on a low setting to heat set them.
Lift up the cardboard to check on the document.
Here s a cheap way to quickly and easily laminate paper items or even your child s leaf project using simple household items.