Xyron Permanent Adhesive Refill for the Creative Station & Creative Statio Lite, 5″ x 18′, Refill Cartridge for Label Maker, Laminator Machine, Home Office & Home School Craft…

I have been looking for a way to easily make water-proof labels for bottles that go in the shower for a while now. This is a relatively inexpensive solution without having to purchase the heavy-duty Xyron machines that cost way too much for home hobbies.

Pros:
Waterproof – so far, these are working out in the shower. I am not dunking the labels into a tub full of water, but they are getting quite wet.
Thickness – the lamination is really thick and makes the label nice & stiff, which is much easier to work with, especially if your label is pretty big – they don’t scunch up and wrinkle and stick on themselves and make a mess.
Strong Adhesive
Easy to push out any air bubbles

Cons:
Thickness – if you are making a small item & it needs to curve around something with texture or something with a curve, the adhesive tends to want to jump back up, so that the laminated item is flat again.
Cloudiness – the laminated result is NOT clear. It is pretty cloudy. I had printed labels out on clear film & used this Xyron product to try to waterproof the labels and stick them on pump bottles. I don’t know if it is the adhesive on the back, but there is definitely a noticeable light gray film on it. That cloud was enhanced by the fact that I used clear film on a clear bottle. If you are using items with a color, you wouldn’t see the film on the parts of that there is paper; however, you’d still be able to see it on the edges, since you really need to leave at least an eighth of an inch margin from your paper to the edge of the lamination. I’ve included pictures so that you can see what I mean by the film. The first picture shows how clear the film is before I applied the Xyron. The second picture shows the cloudy film that is visible.

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I have used this specific refill. I get the permanent adhesive refill. Originally purchased my machine for scrapbooking to adhere pictures and embellishments, but now I also use for putting adhesive on postage labels. I love the permanent adhesive, very sticky, and easy to place the refill in the machine.

This is the best value I have ever found for these adhesive refills! I use quite a lot of these and was thrilled to find such a good deal. The product I received was quality. I was definitely be purchasing again.

I do agree with other reviewers that it would be nice to have a warning before the roll is about to run out, but I do usually notice a slight difference in the feel of how it is rolling towards the end of the roll. Also, just try to keep track of how much you have used. You have 18′ to use.

I also find ways to maximize the use of a roll. For example, if I am running the same-sized item through over and over again (such as business cards), I will figure out the right spacing for putting the next item in so that I don’t have a huge gap between items and wasted sticker space. Then I will draw a line on the handle of my sticker machine and corresponding line on the machine. When I turn the handle and the lines match up I know I can put the next item in.

I have used Xyron Products for 25 years and have never been disappointed!

Just what I wanted