How to Make Polyethylene Coated Paper

You can laminate documents with important facts and figures.

Polyethylene-coated paper provides many benefits for use in a home or professional office. Making your own laminated paper involves a dry film lamination machine. The process of lamination involves hot pressing a piece of copy paper between two thin sheets of polyethylene sheets. Laminating a document, such as a certificate of appreciation or identification card, prevents the object from being bent or damaged. Thick coats of lamination can also turn a sheet of copy paper into a surface suitable for an erasable marker.

Things You'll Need

• Dry film lamination machine
• 2 lamination film rolls
• Copy paper

Instructions

1. Insert the each lamination film rolls into the respective prefabricated upper and lower film shafts in your dry film or digital roll lamination machine. Purchase a lamination machine at your local home or office supply store. Buy lamination film rolls that suit the dimensions of your machine. Consult your lamination machine owner's manual for details.

2. Turn on the lamination machine. Change any lamination settings you desire-- speed and temperature, for example -- on the control panel. Adjust the film tension by turning the film-tension knob on the side of the front side of the machine. Increasing tension may cause the laminated paper to curl.

3. Insert the copy paper as instructed by the lamination machine owner's manual. Allow the lamination machine to warm up. Wait for the control panel to show the "READY" setting.

4. Press the "RUN" option to begin lamination.

References

• Think and Tinker: Dry Film Laminator -- Operation Manual

Resources

• USI Laminate: ARL1800 18" Digital Roll Laminator