"Protecting DIY Dice (Again!)" Topic

For those of you who have made your own custom dice, especially by printing out symbols onto sticker paper, how have you protected the faces from wear and tear?

I was thinking PlasticKote, but am afraid it might thrown the dice off too much, especially if it dries thicker on one side than the other. Plus I am not sure how to hold the die during dipping and while it dries.

Any ideas?

TMP Bug: Somehow when I posted the first time I got an error, which created the message but did not index it, so it did not show on the front page. So I decided to try again.

indentedblankdice.com

Mine are d10s and I didn't use indented dice, but thanks.

Clear tape over the symbol. I've had very good luck with that.

"indentedblankdice.com"

I'm intrigued. I meant to order a handful of these a while ago, but was a bit put off by the not-recent dates on the site.

Has anyone ordered from the manufacturer/seller this year, or seen a reference to recent trading?

Thanks in advance.

Duck

On polynomial dice, I have written with Sharpie, but over time the dye leaked and the numbers became blurry. Not satisfactory. Now, I use stickers without any protective coating and replace them as they wear out. The dice often look sketchy, but I trust they roll fairly true.

I've painted flush sided d8s with acrylics and sealed them with gloss spray sealer. They wear a bit on the corners and edges, but the middle of the faces has stood up fine.

I use indented dice. The labels are printed onto single 1 page A4 labels and then covered with plastic covering used to cover school books. The labels are then cut out and and stuck onto the indented dice.

Hmmm. I did not think about laminating the sticker paper first. Thanks.

I have used a light coat of Krylon (spray) for Plastic … applied evenly to each side .. it should not effect the rolling