Civilian paint/decal finishing.

Master?  No..just crazy...there iz a difference.

Glad to help!

Howdy Air med!

The easiest way would be to finish your kit in a GLOSS coat ( your already one step ahead of what most modelers need to do there....its a bugger going from a flat finish, then to a clear high gloss - just to apply decals ) water slide decals MUST be applied to the smoothest finish possible so that you do not get what they call 'silvering' - thats when you see ghost areas under the decal. Now...if your decals are 'of good quality' and if your finish is very smooth you should not need to use any decals set treatment, enamals are better for decals....even 100% cured acrylics 'can' be effected by water slide decals.  Most aftermarket decal products are of better quality and have thinner decal film. If there are lotz of fine rivets and panel lines then I suggest letting the clear coats or paint DRY for at least 48 hours if not more then you should be safe to use a decal setting solution.

NOW.....your still going to see the 'outline' of the decal...OH NO!!!  nah.....that is NO problemo!

Thats when you get yourself some good old fashioned Johnson floor wax or what ever and air brush it right out of the bottle ( no mixing needed ) and in a few coats your slowly building up a clear finish that will eventually be even or a tad above the decal itself and blamo! your done! ( let the coats dry at least one hour before applying the next....the more time the better )

Hope that helps!

Keep the sunny side up.