alangarber Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 OK I mentioned this to someone looking for stripes. I only tried this doing my last builds and it worked great for me. This is only a cheap way of doing stripes but if your an artist there are no ends to it. I thought people did this that is why I never mentioned it before this. All you need is a sheet of waterslide decal paper. I just used a spraybomb to paint the paper the color (s) I needed. Let it dry good cut and soak it water and apply. Simple for those small or larger stripes. I hope this will help. All the stripes were done this way on both of these builds. ">http://http://s231.photobucket.com/user/alangarber/media/Semi%20Models/MamaandBoss001.jpg.html'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Jules Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 no idea what a spray bomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alangarber Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Spray Paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 good tip .thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGlueblob Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 -Spraybomb, bugbomb, rattle can, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Jules Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 ah thanks never ever heard that term before, i know rattle can but thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctruk Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Thank you Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Great tip Alan...thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Hmm..................I wouldn't have thought that paint would be flexible enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Hmm..................I wouldn't have thought that paint would be flexible enough. You need a straight edge and a very sharp exacto. I've had painted decals chip before. But once you painted a sheet, the strips are so cheap that you can afford to mess up a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Tip: do not cut the decals and then spray them, the paint will seal the decal to the backing paper. Ask me how I know.... Scuff the shine off the decal sheet first, that helps with adhesion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
935k3 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Tip: do not cut the decals and then spray them, the paint will seal the decal to the backing paper. Ask me how I know.... Scuff the shine off the decal sheet first, that helps with adhesion. Absolutely correct, I also learned this the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alangarber Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Absolutely correct, I also learned this the hard way. They will curl up too. i find spraying even 1/3 of a sheet is ok. Then I just turn it over and mark the shape with a pencil, cut it out and put some water on a flat surface lay it on top and hold it flat for a while . After applied press it out then when dry seal it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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