In addition to using the laminate tool, you can also cold laminate by hand. This section goes over how to cold laminate by hand.
- Lay the roll of cold laminate on the table, making sure the laminate is rolling from under the roll to ensures the sticky side is facing up.
- Roll out the amount you’ll need for whatever you’re laminating and cut it off the roll. Make sure to give yourself a margin of error by cutting piece that is bigger than what you’re laminating. Check sizing by putting the document on the laminate before cutting.
- Peel the backing off.
- Loosely fold the document so you can hold it over the laminate.
- Find the middle point on the laminate and slowly lower the document.
- When the loose edge of the fold reaches the laminate, use two hands to slowly lower the sides down. Make sure to apply pressure evenly so the paper hits the laminate from the middle going out.
- Use a squeegee or card to flatten the document on the laminate, going from the middle and fanning out on both sides.
- If the excess laminate is too much to work with, cut it off, leaving about a 1.5-inch laminate boarder around the document.
- Put your document off to the side.
- Cut another piece of laminate off and peel the backing off.
- Do the same thing you did for the front.
- Cut the excess off, leaving about 1.5-inch laminate boarder around the document, unless specified otherwise.