This looks like a great way of restoring a lot of text, especially if it is not black. I found a video on how they make these dry rub on transfer sheets, it is a very similar process to silk screening where a layer of photosensitive emulsion is used with a mask to form the sheet. Looks labour intensive and no doubt accounts for the hefty price. I suppose it is with rub on transfers (Letraset) that silk screen films were originally lettered in the first place?

Have you looked at http://www.allout-graphics.com/ in BC? They seem a bit cheaper.

What is interesting to me is that they break out the film negatives versus the transfer price. Seems to me that multiple folks could leverage the same negatives!

You can watch how these are made here:

Drano, I see the obvious advantage of using this approach for white text!

Do you feel that even for black it is superior to waterslide decals? More opaque, easier to handle?

Rub on transfer seem pretty standard in the modelling world. I am definitely using this technique for an upcoming playfield repaint!

Drano, can you provide details on the transfer types you've ordered from http://rubontransfers.net/?
Are you using "standard colours" or specifying a Pantone colour?

Their prices do seem very reasonable.