This is an excellent video. Thank you! I want to try the method myself, so I went looking for wintergreen oil. The brand on your bottle (Humco) seems to indicate that it is synthetic wintergreen oil (Methyl Salicylate, as you say in the video) rather than any kind of natural essential oil. The Humco label design has changed, so I'm not 100% sure it's the same thing. Can you confirm that you're using the synthetic oil? Thanks very much!
Thank you. That is definitely an old bottle and long gone. I've now got a bottle of Methyl Salicylate from a place called CCS, LLC based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. consolidated-chemical.com/product/methyl-salicylate-oil-of-wintergreen-high-purity-30ml-1000ml/
I used acetone and while the transfer was very good and I didn't have to worry about adding too much solvent, it tended to evaporate if I didn't move quickly and if it evaporated, the transfer didn't work as well. Also, the paper disintegrates (as if it were wet with water) if you burnish it when it is saturated. Kind of a tricky balance to strike. Either method seems to have ups and downs.
I have tried a number of solvents, including acetone, lacquer thinner, and toluene, all of which are far too smelly and flammable for my preferences. I've heard that citrusolv is effective, but my experiments with it failed to produce anything worth wrestling with. For now, I'm sticking with wintergreen until I find something better (effective without being toxic).
I transferred to paper years ago using wintergreen. It definitely stays in the paper for a long, long time. I do not recommend using wintergreen for transferring onto paper. If I had to do a toner transfer to paper, I would try something else. Here, I was transferring onto linoleum, which didn’t absorb the wintergreen.
Very helpful!! Thank you for your concise and articulate process description!
I’m glad you find it helpful.
This was a total game changer for me
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Your explanations are clear and concise. Well done video. Thanks!
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Really helpful guide, thanks so much!
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This is really helpful. Thank you making this video. 👍
I’m glad it’s useful for you. Thank you for watching.
This is an excellent video. Thank you! I want to try the method myself, so I went looking for wintergreen oil. The brand on your bottle (Humco) seems to indicate that it is synthetic wintergreen oil (Methyl Salicylate, as you say in the video) rather than any kind of natural essential oil. The Humco label design has changed, so I'm not 100% sure it's the same thing. Can you confirm that you're using the synthetic oil? Thanks very much!
Thank you. That is definitely an old bottle and long gone. I've now got a bottle of Methyl Salicylate from a place called CCS, LLC based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. consolidated-chemical.com/product/methyl-salicylate-oil-of-wintergreen-high-purity-30ml-1000ml/
I used acetone and while the transfer was very good and I didn't have to worry about adding too much solvent, it tended to evaporate if I didn't move quickly and if it evaporated, the transfer didn't work as well. Also, the paper disintegrates (as if it were wet with water) if you burnish it when it is saturated. Kind of a tricky balance to strike. Either method seems to have ups and downs.
I have tried a number of solvents, including acetone, lacquer thinner, and toluene, all of which are far too smelly and flammable for my preferences. I've heard that citrusolv is effective, but my experiments with it failed to produce anything worth wrestling with. For now, I'm sticking with wintergreen until I find something better (effective without being toxic).
Will the wintergreen oil leave a fragrance on the paper I will transfer on?
I transferred to paper years ago using wintergreen. It definitely stays in the paper for a long, long time. I do not recommend using wintergreen for transferring onto paper. If I had to do a toner transfer to paper, I would try something else. Here, I was transferring onto linoleum, which didn’t absorb the wintergreen.