Stencil decals

dry transfers - the rub on decals, usually require no gloss coat beforehand. Once they are in place they will not move, refloat, etc. If you are going to apply stencil decals before the larger decals, sealing them in with a Future coat before the big ones would not be a bad idea. It will keep them from being moved inadvertantly.

Interesting. My thought I would do the small stencils first, them apply a thin coat of gloss coat then go back and do the larger decals.

I have came across some stencils that you can rub it on the kit. Wondered what kind of reaction it would have on with the gloss coat sprayed over it. Can't remember what company made them.

I treat small stencil decals just the same as bigger decals. If the finish is matt and I need a gloss coat, I do the gloss coating for all areas at the same time.  Frequently I do the decaling surface by surface, doing both large and small decals on that surface before moving to another area. I then either gloss coat or dullcoat, whichever is called for, when all decaling is done.

Of course, there are always exceptions. Instrument panel decals and such are put on long before the model is assembled and hence before other decals.  Decals that go on subassemblies that are mostly buried during construction have to be done before inserting that assembly, to make it easy to access the surface the decals will be applied to.

Just like any other water slide decal, definitely should have a gloss coat underneath before applying stencils.  My gloss coat of choice is the future product, and I will also use it to seal decals afterwards as well.

regards,

Jack