SMS Carbon fiber decals

Kyle

I have used the SMS carbon fiber before and all I can say is take your time. They seemed very delicate to me but if done right look awesom. I had enough left to do the carbo fiber on the suspinsion.

Yep, I will echo SeaBee's comments on this one. Don't be afraid to use plenty of decal softener, but don't be tempted to mess around with the thing once it is swimming - you'll only rip/tear/wrinkle/scrunch/shrivel the decal into uselessness. I personally use Gunze's Mr Softer & have never had any problems. I've also used the house brand of c/f decals put out by MRM International in the UK - they're pretty good too, with a slightly different weave pattern to them. One very important thing to remember, is to make sure you put a coat of paint down first. I made the mistake once of trying to put c/f onto the door of a rally car which was already black plastic, but had only been washed, not painted. Result - didn't work. At the very least put down a coat of gloss clear.

Oh & they don't like Testor's MM clear varnishes being brushed on - messes with the inks on the decal.