Can You Laminate Ultrasound Pictures

Buy a pack of self laminating pages from an office store big box store or online.

Can you laminate ultrasound pictures.

We used hot machines and those were on the list of stuff we weren t allowed to laminate. I actually tried to do copies. Have any of you made copies successfully. Do not laminate ultrasound pictures.

Laminate the ultrasound photos using a heatless laminate to protect them. She is my first and i want to start a book of her own. I have read a few things that said not to laminate ultrasound photos because the heat will turn them black. Buy a pack of self laminating pages from an office store big box store or online.

You should copy it with a flatbed scanner at home or somewhere like walmart. Instead of placing hard plastic on laminating sheets sandwich the ultrasound photo between them. Frame the protected ultrasound photo. I ve also read to be careful making copies on a copier.

These are heatless and won t ruin the photos. They are on such thin paper and of course aren t 100 clear like the actual ultrasound. Seal with a cold laminating machine. I made a little mini scrapbook for my ultrasounds and i want to laminate the pages but i cant use heat or the images will disappear.

Slide the ultrasound picture and protective plastic into the laminating pouch. I called kinkos and they won t laminate ultrasound pics because the heat from the laminating machine will destroy the pictures. Laminate the ultrasound photos using a heatless laminate to protect them. I worked at a copy shop and laminated things all the time.

If you laminate your photos using heat the heat will ruin them because the pictures are often printed on thermal paper. If it is a heat acivated laminator it can actually screw up the image at least on some types of paper they use for the ultrasounds. Laminate with pouches by repeating steps 1 and 2 as described above. I d like to preserve my ultrasound pics because i ve heard they can deteriorate over time.

My mom needs copies of them to display at my baby shower this weekend. That way you can also have a digital copy in case something happens to the prints. If you laminate your photos using heat the heat will ruin them because the pictures are often printed on thermal paper. Also you shouldn t laminate the actual ultrasound.

I bought some sticky self laminating paper and it wasn t so great air bubbles weird ridges etc.