Can You Laminate Ultrasound Pictures

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.

Can you laminate ultrasound pictures.

Slide the ultrasound picture and protective plastic into the laminating pouch. 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. That way you can also have a digital copy in case something happens to the prints.

I just found out friday that i am expecting a baby girl. I have read a few things that said not to laminate ultrasound photos because the heat will turn them black. 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 the ultrasound photos using a heatless laminate to protect them.

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. Have any of you made copies successfully. You should copy it with a flatbed scanner at home or somewhere like walmart.

I called kinkos and they won t laminate ultrasound pics because the heat from the laminating machine will destroy the pictures. Do not laminate ultrasound pictures. Instead of placing hard plastic on laminating sheets sandwich the ultrasound photo between them. Seal with a cold laminating machine.

I am just a little stuck on how to properly archive the ultrasound pics. If you laminate your photos using heat the heat will ruin them because the pictures are often printed on thermal paper. I actually tried to do copies. Laminate with pouches by repeating steps 1 and 2 as described above.

Buy a pack of self laminating pages from an office store big box store or online. I ve also read to be careful making copies on a copier. I bought some sticky self laminating paper and it wasn t so great air bubbles weird ridges etc. I d like to preserve my ultrasound pics because i ve heard they can deteriorate over time.

Also you shouldn t laminate the actual ultrasound. Buy a pack of self laminating pages from an office store big box store or online. My mom needs copies of them to display at my baby shower this weekend. If you laminate your photos using heat the heat will ruin them because the pictures are often printed on thermal paper.

Frame the protected ultrasound photo.