My Ri Transfers Keep Breaking!!!!

Decorating By Destini Updated 11 Jan 2007 , 8:06am by redpanda

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Destini Posted 8 Jan 2007 , 11:44am
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Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong. Everytime I remove the transfer the edges break. And it looks wrinkled on the "good" side. Should I be using something besides wax paper?




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grama_j Posted 8 Jan 2007 , 11:56am
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I'm not very familiar with this, but I know if there is a wrinkle in the waxed paper, it will be on your transfer too........ I have heard some people say they get a sheet of thin vinyl from the craft of fabric store and use that..... they use it for rolling out fondant too.... I hope someone can give you more information than that, but maybe this hint wil help some.....

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lapazlady Posted 8 Jan 2007 , 12:18pm
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What may be happening is the wax paper is absorbing the moisture from the RI, causing the wrinkles. You might try a stiffer RI, or parchment paper. Or better yet, a plastic sheet cover (as in sheet of paper).

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Destini Posted 8 Jan 2007 , 9:28pm
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I took your advice and used the plastic. I'm waiting for them to dry. Thanks for your help icon_smile.gif

Destini

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lapazlady Posted 8 Jan 2007 , 9:33pm
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Here's hoping! When you go to take them off slide the sheet off the edge and gently peel downward on the plastic and support the RI. I have my fingers crossed!!

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DianeLM Posted 9 Jan 2007 , 3:43am
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If you're doing royal icing, the 'good' side is facing up, not against the paper.

Do your royal colorflow on plastic wrap (Saran) and they will literally fall right off. When the piece is dry, cut around it with an Xacto knife, carefully lift the piece and the plastic wrap and remove the plastic.

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Puglady Posted 9 Jan 2007 , 3:53am
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I did a couple of RI transfers a couple weeks back and tried to speed up the drying process by putitng it on low in the oven. It did dry alright but it had little craters on the "good" top side. Did this happen because it dried too fast? The ones I didn't put in the oven didn't get the little dips.

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DianeLM Posted 9 Jan 2007 , 4:02am
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Originally Posted by Puglady

I did a couple of RI transfers a couple weeks back and tried to speed up the drying process by putitng it on low in the oven. It did dry alright but it had little craters on the "good" top side. Did this happen because it dried too fast? The ones I didn't put in the oven didn't get the little dips.



I do A LOT of royal pieces and have not had much luck trying to speed up the drying.

My guess on the craters is, the air bubbles that would normally pop and blend in, dried too fast to blend.

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TexasSugar Posted 9 Jan 2007 , 4:21am
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I've gotten to where I do my RI/CF pieces on plastic page protectors. They come off really easy when dry.

I hardly ever wait out the drying and do dry the majority of my pieces in the oven with just the light on. I agree that the craters are probably from air bubbles that popped after it started drying. As soon as you flood the piece check it over for bubbles and pop them with a crosage pin.

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Destini Posted 9 Jan 2007 , 11:16am
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Originally Posted by DianeLM

If you're doing royal icing, the 'good' side is facing up, not against the paper.

Do your royal colorflow on plastic wrap (Saran) and they will literally fall right off. When the piece is dry, cut around it with an Xacto knife, carefully lift the piece and the plastic wrap and remove the plastic.





icon_eek.gificon_eek.gif What?!! icon_eek.gificon_eek.gif
I thought the good side was facing down!! I had no idea. I thought it was like doing a chocolate transfer.
Texas Sugar: How long does it take to dry in the oven with just the light on?

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Destini Posted 9 Jan 2007 , 10:29pm
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The plastic worked great!!! The transers just peeled right off with no problems. The leaf on the right broke yesterday because it wasn't dry(I's so impatient) But I have to do them over again since they are backwards. The actual cake I'm practicing on isn't due until March,but I didn't want to wait until the last minute to try out some thing new.

Thanks for all of your help,
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TexasSugar Posted 10 Jan 2007 , 5:14am
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Texas Sugar: How long does it take to dry in the oven with just the light on?




Most will dry overnight. Depends on the size of the piece. I've dried very small pieces (butterfly wings) in a few hours in the oven. This also works for speeding up the time of drying royal icing flowers as well.

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redpanda Posted 10 Jan 2007 , 7:41am
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I do RI and colorflow pieces on silicone coated baking parchment, and they seem to just come up from the paper when they are dry. In fact that was the cause of the demise of one of the karate kids I made for my martial arts cake. I took the cardboard sheet out of the oven and turned a little too fast. I had the parchment paperclipped to the cardboard, but that didn't help when the fairly large colorflow piece went sailing off the sheet, to shatter on the floor. icon_cry.gif

(Did you know that cats like colorflow?) icon_lol.gif

RP

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DianeLM Posted 10 Jan 2007 , 2:38pm
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Originally Posted by redpanda

I do RI and colorflow pieces on silicone coated baking parchment, and they seem to just come up from the paper when they are dry. In fact that was the cause of the demise of one of the karate kids I made for my martial arts cake. I took the cardboard sheet out of the oven and turned a little too fast. I had the parchment paperclipped to the cardboard, but that didn't help when the fairly large colorflow piece went sailing off the sheet, to shatter on the floor. icon_cry.gif

(Did you know that cats like colorflow?) icon_lol.gif

RP



How can you see the pattern underneath the parchment? When I'm not using a pattern, I do my RI pieces on that new non-stick foil. Same thing happened to me - moved too fast with the pan and WHEEEEEE!!!! Fence posts everywhere! And, yes, my cats can't wait til I've finished decorating and delivering so they can be released from their prisons to forage for icing nuggets!

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redpanda Posted 11 Jan 2007 , 8:06am
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I use a graphics program to make the pictures, and use heavy black lines. I have never had a problem seeing the pattern, as long as it is pure black and white.

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