Applying decals to flat paint?

[aurfalien]

Hi,

My last experience with decals and flat paint was not so favorable.

I noticed slight water stains and was hoping that the community could shed some light on how to successfully apply decals to a flat top coat?

Thanks in advance.

[Ace-Garageguy]

This has always been a problem.

Even the model train guys in the 1950s would spray a coat of something glossy before applying decals, and a flat-clear, when it became available, over the whole mess.

[Snake45]

This has always been a problem.

Even the model train guys in the 1950s would spray a coat of something glossy before applying decals, and a flat-clear, when it became available, over the whole mess.

Yup. That's been SOP in Model Airplane World since at least the '70s. Micro-Scale even turned it into a marketable "system" and made a fortune off the products.

Glosscoat. Decal. Set (soften or dissolve) decals. Regloss if deemed necessary. THEN, flatcoat over the whole mess. Done right, it looks magnificent.

[aurfalien]

Hi,

Ok cool, thanks guys, will do.

[935k3]

Take a Q-Tip and wet the underside of the decal with Future. It gets rid of the silvering that makes the decal surround clear. I have to do this wit racecar seats that have driver names and manufacturer name decals. This works well with tire decals too. Cleanup excess Future with ammonia.

 

 

Edited October 3, 2017 by 935k3

[aurfalien]

Take a Q-Tip and wet the underside of the decal with Future. It gets rid of the silvering that makes the decal surround clear. I have to do this wit racecar seats that have driver names and manufacturer name decals. This works well with tire decals too. Cleanup excess Future with ammonia.

 

 

Hi,

Wow, AWESOME tip, many many thanks!!!

Man your work looks sooooo nice!!!

Edited October 3, 2017 by aurfalien