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"milky" decal prob

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"milky" decal prob
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 1, 2004 1:41 PM
i put some decals on my firebird and when i did, the clear edges around the decals turned a milky shite color. i put micro solvent and it still didnt go away. how do i fix this, and if i cant, how can i prevent it? thanks- mark.
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  • From: Maine,USA
Posted by dubix88 on Sunday, August 1, 2004 5:13 PM
HEY,
This, my friend, is called silvering. There are various ways to cure it, noone of which i know because ive never had the problem. One ting you can do to prevent it is to make sure the surface is clean and put a cot of clear on before you put the decals on. Thats all i know sry.

Randy
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 1, 2004 6:13 PM
You need to get the air out from under the decal. I am also not an expert on this issue, so maybe someone else will give you more info.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 1, 2004 7:46 PM
i just found out what it was from another forum. its not silvering , but it is the enhesive printed on the back of the decals. if the decals got wet once and then they dried again, it will appear when you put it on the model, got it off with a wet rag Tongue [:P] , that for the advice!- mark
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Posted by dubix88 on Sunday, August 1, 2004 9:44 PM
HEY,
Then what the hell is silvering? thats always what i thought it was.lol

Randy
THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 2, 2004 12:29 AM
silvering is a process in which tiny air bubles are trapped under the decal. this is more known in armor and planes where flat paints are used... flat paints surfaces are rough, unlike gloss, which provides a smooth surface. the process im decribing is when the decals are in poor condition and the enhesive turns a "milky color". when a decal silvers, it turns shiny on a flat paint surface.
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Posted by dubix88 on Monday, August 2, 2004 6:32 AM
HEY,
O ok thank you for clearing this up for me. I swear, i leanr something every day ont his forum.

Randy
THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
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