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Post by sharmon202 on Oct 6, 2015 0:20:04 GMT
Anyone know of such a thing?
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Post by MrAndersen on Oct 6, 2015 5:13:55 GMT
Anyone know of such a thing? You can certainly get wax paper envelopes, which are fairly waterproof. Japanese amazon has a few envelopes made of actual black plastic (looks a little bit like the surface of textured duct tape), that are advertised as waterproof, and I saw envelopes made from paper laminated with thin film, too. The post office over here sells thick kraft paper envelopes lined with plastic, again advertised as waterproof. In terms of looks, I think searching for wax paper envelopes (or making them yourself) is your best bet. They probably won't survive submersion, but they should be pretty stable. Here's an example. Third from the top is wax paper, fourth is polyethylene 'paper', both advertised as waterproof.
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Post by Mia on Oct 6, 2015 10:45:54 GMT
I know many waterproof the address if written in fountain pen ink by rubbing candle wax over it.
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Post by sharmon202 on Oct 7, 2015 0:00:32 GMT
I am more concerned over contents getting wet & unreadable, just from being delivered in rain or mailbox leaking or rain exposure.
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Post by MrAndersen on Oct 7, 2015 1:45:14 GMT
Actually, let's make this a new post.
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Post by bogon07 on Oct 7, 2015 2:07:01 GMT
I know many waterproof the address if written in fountain pen ink by rubbing candle wax over it. I sometimes put clear packing or sticky tape over the address if I'm not using a water-fast ink.
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Post by MrAndersen on Oct 7, 2015 2:26:13 GMT
Experiment complete! OK, so this wax paper thing seemed like a brilliant idea. I decided to do a little trial to see how it holds up. Admittedly the pen is just there for decoration - The wax paper doesn't really take fountain pen nibs, and I didn't feel like breaking out my usual address-writing India ink, so I just used a permanent oil-based marker. The card inside was written with a somewhat water-resistant brush pen on a type of Japanese paper that shows water damage very easily. The clumsy postman drops the envelope in a puddle, and decides to leave it there for half an hour: It was completely fine. The wax paper felt sort of soaked, but I could find no signs of water damage on the paper inside. The envelope was very simple, and held together by ordinary household glue. If you felt like it, you could absolutely make this better by using a proper glue and letting it dry under pressure, making sure to fold all the corners right and so on. All in all, a great success! I used thin, smooth wax paper for food use. It's crinkly and feels flimsy, but is pretty durable. Looks pretty, too. If water tightness was my main concern I'd probably use a heavier type, but that might means losing out on fancy designs. Edit: Stop using the word 'probably' several times in one sentence!
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Post by sharmon202 on Oct 7, 2015 10:09:07 GMT
Experiment complete! OK, so this wax paper thing seemed like a brilliant idea. I decided to do a little trial to see how it holds up. Admittedly the pen is just there for decoration - The wax paper doesn't really take fountain pen nibs, and I didn't feel like breaking out my usual address-writing India ink, so I just used a permanent oil-based marker. The card inside was written with a somewhat water-resistant brush pen on a type of Japanese paper that shows water damage very easily. The clumsy postman drops the envelope in a puddle, and decides to leave it there for half an hour: It was completely fine. The wax paper felt sort of soaked, but I could find no signs of water damage on the paper inside. The envelope was very simple, and held together by ordinary household glue. If you felt like it, you could absolutely make this better by using a proper glue and letting it dry under pressure, making sure to fold all the corners right and so on. All in all, a great success! I used thin, smooth wax paper for food use. It's crinkly and feels flimsy, but is pretty durable. Looks pretty, too. If water tightness was my main concern I'd probably use a heavier type, but that might means losing out on fancy designs. Edit: Stop using the word 'probably' several times in one sentence! Ok, may have to try this with water proof glue. Thanks!!
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