Good Decal solutions?

I use the Microset/Microsol combo regularly and it works really well for me.  The most important thing to remember when you use the Microsol at the end is that you dab it onto the decal...and then DON'T MESS WITH THE DECAL.  If you look at it while the Microsol is working, you'll see it start to get wrinkled and kinda nasty looking.  That is normal, so its important to just leave it alone and let it work on its own.  If you try to smooth out the wrinkles at this point, you'll destroy the decal.  Just resist the temptation to mess with it, and it will smooth back out, all on its own.  If necessary, once it has completely dried, you can put another application of the Microsol on it and repeat the process of just letting it do its thing.  Repeated applications are sometimes necessary when you have a really irregular surface.

Eaglecash867

I use the Microset/Microsol combo regularly and it works really well for me.  The most important thing to remember when you use the Microsol at the end is that you dab it onto the decal...and then DON'T MESS WITH THE DECAL.  If you look at it while the Microsol is working, you'll see it start to get wrinkled and kinda nasty looking.  That is normal, so its important to just leave it alone and let it work on its own.  If you try to smooth out the wrinkles at this point, you'll destroy the decal.  Just resist the temptation to mess with it, and it will smooth back out, all on its own.  If necessary, once it has completely dried, you can put another application of the Microsol on it and repeat the process of just letting it do its thing.  Repeated applications are sometimes necessary when you have a really irregular surface.

 

Yeah,that's what I've been hearing about Microset/sol.Looks like I'll order it.

Setting solutions and solvents are not the same.  I regularly use setting solutions, but I only use solvents when I have to.  It is possible that solvents can create problems so one must be careful in their use.

I use the Micro products pair.

A few decals I have used recently that are so thin that they start stretching even with setting solution.  Fortunately, decals that thin go on pretty well with just water.

I have tried Sol and Set but find it weak sometimes requiring several applications and eventually end up using Solvaset, my go to product.

plasticjunkie

I have tried Sol and Set but find it weak sometimes requiring several applications and eventually end up using Solvaset, my go to product

Another vote for Solvaset.

It seems to have this widely-held reputation as being a risky-to-use, super 'hot' last-resort type prodect...but it's anything but. I've been using it for decades, and it's simple and easy to use, as well as being effective. It's even safe for use on home-printed inkjet decals (propery sealed, of course), which I do a lot of.

The key...as I would say would apply to most any decal setting product...is to use as small an amount as is necessary. Letting a decal sit in a big puddle of these kinds of things is just asking for trouble.

I often set the decal down 'wet,' with a bit of water still lingering, then touch the Solvaset to an edge so it's drawn beneath...the after a few seconds, blot away any excess from an edge or corner. Works like a charm, with minimal wrinkling to most decal brands. A damp cloth or brush can be used after a while, if necessary, to help coax out any stubborn bubbles or wrinkles. Most times the decal just settles down clean and tight when left overnight.