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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:41 PM

Did you glosscoat the decal area with Pledge, by any chance?

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    September 2006
  • From: Bethlehem PA
Posted by the Baron on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 7:52 AM

David80

I have been building a revel Lancaster and Recently applied the wing decals using micro sol and micro set.  After a good 24 hrs I sprayed the wings with Tamiya ts79 semi gloss clear.  Instead of a fine covering of topcoat the paint has formEd small bubbles of paint over much of the decal surface.  I painted over a small portion with pledge thinking it would level out and hide the bubbles, but to  no effect. 

I don't want to try fine sanding as that would scratch the surface.  Not sure what to try next.  Any ideas out there.  Maybe there's a way to removed the topcoat without damaging the surface finish or decals? 

This sounds familiar.  You might want to ask in the Painting & Airbrushing forum, too.  I think there was a discussion of this issue or a similar one there.

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  • Member since
    February 2011
  • From: Lismore NSW
PoorTopcoat finish
Posted by David80 on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 7:22 AM

I have been building a revel Lancaster and Recently applied the wing decals using micro sol and micro set.  After a good 24 hrs I sprayed the wings with Tamiya ts79 semi gloss clear.  Instead of a fine covering of topcoat the paint has formEd small bubbles of paint over much of the decal surface.  I painted over a small portion with pledge thinking it would level out and hide the bubbles, but to  no effect. 

I don't want to try fine sanding as that would scratch the surface.  Not sure what to try next.  Any ideas out there.  Maybe there's a way to removed the topcoat without damaging the surface finish or decals?

 

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