Hgw wet transfer troubles

I have never used that product. But, here is a web site describing how it's done. https://hgwmodels.cz/en/content/18-wet-transfers 

Cheers mate, but it came with the instructions. Does anyone think that rubbing it with a cotton bud wet with mr mark softer will help/harm? Because that’s all I can think of.

kov1985

Does anyone think that rubbing it with a cotton bud wet with mr mark softer will help/harm? Because that’s all I can think of.

If it comes to wetting it down and trying to peel the carrier off, I'd try with water first rather than a solvent. 

You left the film on for too long. What you need to do is to wet the transfer film with warm water, give it a few minutes to soak and then peel it off. It should work.

With a new product you have never used, always wise to try on something it doesn't matter about.

Good to know, as I have a set for a 1/32 Me-262.  I would think this format of transfer would have a hard time negotiating bumps on a model.

In actual fact, While I have not tried these as yet, I am planning a build that will employ a set of these and also painting the insignia etc.

my take on these is that they work like decals, but are a wet version of dry rub down transfers that Archer make. They should go around corners and over bumps no problems, but as it says in the instructions, 6-8 hours before removing the carrier film, leaving the artwork/stencil on the model.

Maybe another snapdragon aircraft build with tutorials is in the pipeline!

And as always, any time you're trying something new, try it on a test hulk first before you use it on a live build. 

What are wet transfers?  Are these the same thing as decals/decalcomanias?

Don Stauffer

What are wet transfers? Are these the same thing as decals/decalcomanias?

They are similar to regular decals but instead of having a backing paper, they have a clear carrier film on top of the visible side. You moisten the decal, lay it on the surface and allow it to dry. When dry, you peel the carrier film off, leaving the design on the surface. 

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried wetting it and still it wouldn’t peel up. My biggest trouble I think was that 99% of them were tiny little stencils about 3mm. The mr mark setter glued them down completely and wouldn’t let it up. I ended up very carefully scraping it up at the corner with my scalpel, then it peeled up fine. However it still left an unsightly square or rectangle around the stencil of where the film was. I’ve found that once I hit it with the flat coat afterwards it mostly disappeared so it was all good.

personally I prefer the old decals to these things. Either I got a dud batch or they need more development, because I followed those instructions to the letter, and still it tried to trip me before the finish line, like all things do.

kov1985

The mr mark setter glued them down completely and wouldn’t let it up.

That may well be the source of your problem. I've not used these decals but when I looked up the instructions online, the manufacturer's instructions say to use Mr Mark Softer. Mr Mark Softer is the solvent version in the green bottle. If you used Mr Mark Setter in the blue bottle, it does actually contain an adhesive agent and as you have found, will glue the decal, carrier film and all, snugly to your model.