Do a google search for Papilio for media. For most decals the white vinyl is my favorite, but under certain conditions, clear works well (you have to have designs and colors that give very high contrast ratio-not as critical on the opaque, white background, vinyl media). You have to experiment and adjust. Keep in mind, your printer will not do metallics. White is made by leaving the area with no color (with the white media-with clear you get no color if the design on the computer shows white). Any graphics program will work, but all do take some practice and getting used to. Obsolete models of graphics programs usually are available on @#$%&, cost little, and for this job work as well as the latest versions. You may have to manually set your printer settings for color balance, intensity, and contrast. Matching the background color to the blank is often difficult except for black and slate colored blanks. Use the high quality setting on your printer. I cover the decals with Papilio clear UV fixative/spray before epoxying.
Rodmaker magazine has covered this in very good detail a couple years ago, if I remember right.
The link takes you to a rod with both clear and white media utilized. [
www.rodbuilding.org]
