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Removing decals?
Posted by davenport_r on Monday, March 2, 2020 1:57 PM

Micro-Set and Micro-Sol aren't working to remove them.  Any suggestions?

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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Monday, March 2, 2020 3:01 PM

How long have the decals been on and are they sealed.

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 9:14 AM

Bish

How long have the decals been on and are they sealed.

 

And what was the finish under the decal?

 

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Posted by davenport_r on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 11:51 AM

They've been on for about 2 days now.  They have not been sealed yet.  Underneath is a coat of Future, over Vallejo acrylic.

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    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 12:01 PM
I just googled removing decals from plastic models,my intent was to try to find suggestions,but there were so many suggestions from so many different model sites.Give it a try.

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    February 2011
Posted by GreySnake on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 11:47 AM
Are you going to repaint the model? If you are I’ve had good luck with regular scotch tape bringing up decals.
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    November 2008
  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Saturday, March 7, 2020 8:45 AM

Try Solvaset to see if it will soften up and carefully try to lift the decal either using a stiff flat brush then masking tape. Future is pretty tough so I don't suspect the paint to pull up. You may have to lightly sand and repaint the area. Can you post a picture so we can get a visual?

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Posted by GMorrison on Saturday, March 7, 2020 9:25 AM

If they are on Future, just soak in Windex (ammonia). They should readily come off. You will of course have to redo the gloss coat, but that should not be a problem.

 

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    November 2008
  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Saturday, March 7, 2020 9:59 AM

GMorrison

If they are on Future, just soak in Windex (ammonia). They should readily come off. You will of course have to redo the gloss coat, but that should not be a problem.

 

Bill

 

The windex will dissolve uncured Future but don’t know if the Vallejo paint may be affected. I read that windex gums up dried Vallejo in the ab So it may soften the paint on the model.

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