Thumbprint

[Law27]

Hello,
The last page of the application it states that I need my thumbprint. This is my first application so this may be a stupid question but do I need to buy powder and do my own thumbprint or do I need to just put my thumbprint in the box and when the department receives my application they will use powder to lift my thumbprint?

[PhilipCal]

Do you by chance, own a stamp pad?

[Law27]

If I do own a stamp pad...is that what the department is looking for?

[Iowa #1603]

Do you by chance, own a stamp pad?

If not , take a BLACK ball point pen and color your LEFT thumb (print side) from the knuckle to the tip.

#1 Then take a plain piece of paper and put your thumb on it and press down.

You should see the "inked" print. NOW try something different.

#2 Put the edge of the thumb on the paper-----once on the paper roll your wrist so the thumb "rolls to the other edge of the thumb without lifting your thumb off the paper. This will produce what looks like a SQUARE print.


Now re color your thumb with the BLACK ink and do the same thing in your box. My suggestion would be to just do the plain thumb press.


BAZINGA ! You have just produced a finger print

[PhilipCal]

If I do own a stamp pad...is that what the department is looking for?

OK, for homework tonight, read, re-read, and attempt to totally absorb the message contained in Post#4.

[KingofSix]

If not , take a BLACK ball point pen and color your LEFT thumb (print side) from the knuckle to the tip.

#1 Then take a plain piece of paper and put your thumb on it and press down.

You should see the "inked" print. NOW try something different.

#2 Put the edge of the thumb on the paper-----once on the paper roll your wrist so the thumb "rolls to the other edge of the thumb without lifting your thumb off the paper. This will produce what looks like a SQUARE print.


Now re color your thumb with the BLACK ink and do the same thing in your box. My suggestion would be to just do the plain thumb press.


BAZINA! You have just produced a finger print

lol, nothing beats the old school way! who cares about those new "digital thumb rolling print capture devices" god damn rookies LOL

[Iowa #1603]

lol, nothing beats the old school way! who cares about those new "digital thumb rolling print capture devices" god damn rookies LOL

I was doing that with ink & fingers in elementary school.

Last night the grandson had silly putty out ------there I was rolling my fingerprints in the putty

[sgt jon]

Hello,
The last page of the application it states that I need my thumbprint. This is my first application so this may be a stupid question but do I need to buy powder and do my own thumbprint or do I need to just put my thumbprint in the box and when the department receives my application they will use powder to lift my thumbprint?

May I suggest you call them and ask?

And for what its worth, you don't usually use powder to "lift" prints from paper or similar surfaces. Though it would be humorous to drop 3000 applications off at the ID Lab and demand they develop and classify all the thumb prints. STAAT