Wing Walks

I've used both acrylic & enamel, but you do have to topcoat it & handle it gently.

I've never painted a decal before dipping it, not even clear film. It's just never come up. But now it has. I'm wondering -- what kind of paint is most flexible on decal film and less likely to come off in the water? I would guess acrylic for flexible, but I doubt its durability on compound surfaces.

Rik's right - the AM sheets are a godsend. I've also sprayed clear sheet for a particular blue and orange that I needed - it worked just fine - but try to keep the paint as thin as you can.......

Oh, and another thing: I'm not a rookie at using dry transfers, or as well called them back in the pre-computer newspaper day, "press type", but when I tried to used the stripes, they simply pulled up with the backing sheet, no matter how well I burnished. I believe, they will not stick to most natural metal finishes and various overcoats.

Unless you want to mask & paint, the easiest way is to buy some AM decal sheets with black lines in various thicknesses. I keep a large supply of these in my decal stash in three colors. black, red & yellow. The black is the most useful. AM sheets of this type have been issued by several suppliers, but most of mine came from SuperScale. Not sure about current availability, but try a search at Squadron, Great Models, etal. You could also get some clear decal paper, paint it black, top coat it, and cut stripes to the thickness you need, but I'm way to lazy for that approach.