How to make the paper card waterproof?

[Dimyself]

Hi,
I want to attach a small paper card on a little fruit tree in my garden and would like to know how to make the card waterproof?

Thank you so much.

 

[London Mike 49]

Laminate it!!

 

[Dimyself]

Thank you London Mike 49!
If you think I can do that myself, can you tell me how?
If that is not so easy, can you tell me where to do the laminating?

 

[Burnerman]

Buy a laminating machine from Tesco for next to nowt - good post Mike, beat me to it!
John

 

[Dimyself]

Thank you Burnerman!

I have just visited the Tesco webpage and found that the laminators are for A4 papers?
1. Can I use it to make a smaller paper of 10cm x 5cm?
2. Can it prevent water comes from the edge?

 

[Burnerman]

The average cheapo laminating machine deals with A4 size paper, and the laminating pockets are slightly bigger so that the edges of the paper are sealed.
You can laminate any smaller size you like, and then trim to fit - but do allow a few mm all the way round to ensure sealing. The heat from the laminating machine gives a watertight seal.
Eventually UV light does fade the original script but it lasts long enough.
John

 

[Dimyself]

Burnerman,

I am going to get it tomorrow! Thanks alot for your information.

 

[JohnD]

I use a laminator for notices on a board. I find it an advantage to trim the paper a few mm all round to get a good seal on the edges of the pocket. Be aware that if it you fasten it with a pin, screw or nail, it must go in a corner away from the card so that the hole is in the seal, and even then, water is liable to penetrate. Your laminator may be adjustable for heat or speed. The hotter or slower it runs, the better the seal, until the pocket starts to wrinkle, when you have gone too far.

 

[Tigercubrider]

You can buy credit card sized laminate pouches that are quite firm.
And the machines to fit.

Maybe buy just the pouches and try using a domestic iron to seal it. But cover the pouch in a bit of folded paper so the iron doesn't touch the plastic. Move the iron and try one minute.

The machines use a mechanised rubber roller to slowly drag the pouch over the heat source, or use heated rollers.

Cut the paper small enough for a border and allow for a hole to be punched through only the plastic

 

[Dimyself]

Thanks a lot for all your kindly suggestions!
And I am so sorry, I changed my mind now: I hope the notice board remain as long as possible, say 20 years.
Can I engrave the notice (only two lines) on a small laminate flooring board?
In outside, can a laminate flooring board last 20 years?

 

[Tigercubrider]

http://www.gardenlabelling.co.uk/joomshopping/engraved-garden-labels/engraved-plant-tag

Where I used to work had a system of laminated together sandwiches of a dark material over a lighter colour and used a machine to remove the top layer. They used it for doors and other notices.

Timpsons? The link above?

Laminate flooring isn't suitable for outdoors.
If you buy metal tags ( aluminium ) you could use stamps to emboss.

 

[lostinthelight]

If you have an engraver then nice labels can be made from short lengths of copper tube, split, flattened and corners rounded off.....The mutts nuts of labels
litl

 

[Dimyself]

lostinthelight:
Thank you!
Is engraver = Knife ?

 

[lostinthelight]

lostinthelight:
Thank you!
Is engraver = Knife ?

I thought you had an engraver? but I was thinking more on the lines of a Dremel butt here are plenty of low cost ones like this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beadsmith-MCR01-Various-Micro-Engraver/dp/B004OUK1RY
litl

 

[magicmushroom666]

That coloured engraved material is often called Traffolyte. Plenty of online companies that could make the sign for you if you put that in google.