Where to delaminate a document

[derble]

Hello

Does anybody know of a service where this can be done. I know lamination places but have never seen a delamination one.

Thank you.

[gk10002000]

I have tried it myself with a few variations without much success. The laminate always pulled a good part of the paper away from the document, making the document basically unusable. I would try making another paper document with a super good copier. Of course if you have original signatures or some other types of markings, that may not work for you.

[derble]

Thanks for the interesting account of the perils of DIY jobs, of which I am already well aware.

What I am looking for as requested is a professional service that does this if it exists.

Thank you.

I have tried it myself with a few variations without much success. The laminate always pulled a good part of the paper away from the document, making the document basically unusable. I would try making another paper document with a super good copier. Of course if you have original signatures or some other types of markings, that may not work for you.

[Oink]

Thanks for the interesting account of the perils of DIY jobs, of which I am already well aware.

What I am looking for as requested is a professional service that does this if it exists.

Thank you.

I have tried it myself with a few variations without much success. The laminate always pulled a good part of the paper away from the document, making the document basically unusable. I would try making another paper document with a super good copier. Of course if you have original signatures or some other types of markings, that may not work for you.

GK was politely informing you that it was not possible.

So now you should already be well aware, the answer is:

NO

Thank you

Edited December 4, 2015 by Oink

[gk10002000]

Sorry I can't offer any reference to a professional service. I am an engineer and for reasons I won't go into I have some paper handling experience with documents, work ID badges, etc. One of my recent projects was to try and get the Scottish bank notes out that were "laminated" between plastic blocks. These were desktop display item/souvenir things, tributes to Jack Nicklaus Open wins that were hosted in Scotland. No good result extracting the two notes. More heat and humidity might have helped "steam" the notes and separate them from the plastic which bonds a bit and that idea might apply to de-laminating other paper items. But even then the paper loses a lot of its structural integrity and while it may separate from the plastic better, it is much more likely to tear. There are articles on the internet that give some decent ideas. Much depends on the document and the plastic and exactly how it was laminated. You really don't know until you try.

Good hunting

[NanLaew]

The inner surfaces of laminating plastic are coated with a clear, heat-activated adhesive. Once that has been activated, the plastic sticks to the paper like catshit on a blanket. There's no businesses that specialise in de-laminating in Pattaya, Thailand or pretty much anywhere. On the other hand, I am pretty sure that a professional police forensics laboratory has done it somewhere, sometime but not a lot of that in LOS either.

[banglay]

I do noth if this will help

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLIQBSJ9ROY

[Rimmer]

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