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White decal paper, semi fail.

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  • Member since
    April 2011
Posted by Aeros on Thursday, June 30, 2011 1:22 AM

 

Well I ended up backing the wing decal with white paint. As for the tail I used a second decal for backing. Testors paper is great for panel lines. Even with two decal layers and a top coat of clear, I was still able to get rivet details using a setter. 

Ether method works great, depending on the size of the decal. If the decal is large, you wont be able to get the white decal to lay down without it folding 2342514634342 times on itself. If that is the case you are better off masking off and spraying down a light color over the base paint.

  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: West Virginia, USA
Posted by mfsob on Monday, June 27, 2011 12:32 PM

I had that problem with Testor's white decal paper also, I think it's just too frickin' thin, and it also lovessssssss to fold over on itself and wrinkle so badly that making anything other than very small decals is extremely frustrating.

  • Member since
    April 2011
Posted by Aeros on Friday, April 22, 2011 9:40 PM

Well to answer my own question; nope you cant.

 

Don, Ill look in to micro marks decal paper. Thanks for the help.

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, April 21, 2011 9:35 AM

You might try a different brand. I use the stuff sold by Micro Mark and have been pretty happy with it.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    April 2011
White decal paper, semi fail.
Posted by Aeros on Thursday, April 21, 2011 12:02 AM

 

Hi Im new to the site though I have been lurking around for abit. I have a question about testors white decal paper. As you can see in the pic above, where my decal is on white it looks just fine. While on the blue its too transparent. Iv pondered about masking and painting white so that it wont be transparent as well as "doubling" the white decal. However I had a thought. Could I paint the decal itself white first before running it through my printer? Has anyone tried this method?

Mahalo, Aeros.

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