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I think Maltik meant that you would end up covering all of you solder pads if you just covered the whole thing with paint and polyurethane.
What paint would you use? Iron-on transfer happens at over 180 degree Celsius, doesn't paint crack at that temperature? I'm pretty sure my heat gun is supposed to be used for "removing old paint" so heat IS used to remove paint.
I think Maltik meant that you would end up covering all of you solder pads if you just covered the whole thing with paint and polyurethane. As long as you don't mind your silkscreen being anything but white that part would probably work. Of course if you wanted a good contrast you could use white paint withe a black silk screen. Though you still have the issue of masking the solder pads to prevent the paint and polyurethane from covering them. An Idea I had but have never tried because I'm yet to make my own board would be to put a little grease or patrolium jelly on the solder pads before painting then once the paint is dry use rubbing alcohol to clean the grease/patrolium jelly off the pads. It would be a long process for a board of any detail.
[...] But a think layer should be fine