Decal disintegration

I don't know about the decal you specifically mentioned. Are they old decals, an old model? When the decals were made the sealer coat or base glue coat could have been applied too thin and you just have basically pigment on paper.

You could buy a can and put a coat or two of Krylon Acrylic Crystal Clear sealer on top of the decals. The Krylon will give the decals a top layer support and hold the decals together. Of course if you put a coat of Krylon you essentially have one complete sheet of decals and you will have to manually cut the decals to shape.

I've found Krylon at Wal-Mart, Michaels Art Supply and Orchard Supply Hardware. The Krylon is very common sealer in many stores.

I'm interested to see if you find a solution so tell us what happens to your decals.

Sounds like an old set of decals. This may be barn door after the horse, but if your decals are in any way suspicious, you should do a test with a decal off the sheet that you don't need. If the results are less than satisfactory, go down to your LHS and get some Microscale Liquid Decal Film. you can apply this fairly heavily with a soft, clean brush, work it around to the edge of the decal, and let it dry. It will dry completely level if you don't try to work it too much, and you still have the bonus of having a seperate decal to work with, unlike spray gloss coats that 'fuse' everything together.

Of course, if it is an OOP kit, replacements can always be bought or made by one of the custom decal makers such as myself.

Thanks for the advice. I will try the fixes you all suggest and let you know what happens.

Kevin