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Originally Posted by TiPZ  shetlan, i was wondering if you had any other ideas of making the 25% paper more "money like" feeling it wise. |
Did you do the Downy soak I described before? That's the first step, which must be done even before the bill is printed.
After printing and cutting to size, the bills should be sent through a dryer (lowest heat available) along with some dryer balls.
Note: the dryer is essentially being used as a large ball mill to soften the bills up. An alternative is to use a bucket and some clay poker chips. Lay the bucket on its side, put in the bills and poker chips (2:1 ratio), close it up and start spinning it. As the bucket spins the poker chips are smacking against the bills and softening them - keep doing it till they feel like genuine bills.
Now, if you're referring to the bills feeling "powdery" (not slick enough), that's pretty easy to fix. You need to put on a VERY LIGHT coat of Krylon 1311 Matte Finish Semi-gloss. Looks like this:
This will make it smooth and slick enough to feel real but won't make it shine or feel stiff.
For that matter Krylon 1311 Matte is a good coating for almost any forged document that you want to make look fancier.