Analyzing Laminating Styles

By Brady Becker

There are many reasons to consider using laminating sheets for important documents and pictures. For one, they offer protection against damage.

Papers can rip, tear, be stained, or get ruined by a water spill. Additionally, papers and pictures tend to fade over time, and a high quality laminating sheet will help to preserve the color and the quality of that which is being covered.

There are essentially three ways you can go when buying a laminating sheet. Let's take a look at each to determine which may be the right fit for you.

You might want to decide to use laminating pouches. These are the easiest to apply, as you simply need to insert a paper or other object right into the pouch. It's just as easy to remove these papers, and the fact that you can use these pouches over and over is a distinct advantage.

Others prefer to go with self adhesive laminating sheets. They're cheaper than laminating pouches, and they look just as good. In fact, they probably look better since the adhesive qualities of the sheets leaves very little air between the paper and the lamination.

While all sounds great about self adhesive laminating sheets, there are a few things you'll want to keep in mind. Most notably, once you apply a self adhesive laminating sheet to something, you won't be able to take it off. This is a stark contrast to the easy access of the laminating pouch.

One more option that you may want to consider is a laminating machine. These are heavy duty items that make the job of applying lamination easier than any other. There's no sacrifice in the quality department, as these actually provide the highest quality lamination.

A decent lamination machine will cost you at least a few hundred dollars for the unit, and unless you're in a situation where you plan to laminate things quite frequently, it may not pay to spend so much money on such a device. - 30452

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