Decal Limits?

try www.walthers.com

Solveset seems to be in short supply this month, my lhs doesnt have it either

lol no worries, what I ended up doing was putting on Micro-sol, letting it sit for a few minutes, and then taking a stiff brush and pushed the decal into position. It took a couple more applications, but it worked out well. Plus I found that if you rub the brush over the decal repeatedly, it will "feather" the decal to make it look worn. I am going to experiment more with that later on. I had to order the solvaset, and I haven't found any of the other stuff yet. I will try solvaset on my next stubborn decal for sure. My LHS is very weak in the inventory department. Thanks for all the tips guys!!

(sorry Kik but we took over )

Not yet but looks like about mid of next week its got a new owner. I took it in to my lhs to show this guy my flaps I puttin on it, got some advice and this guy was there...a collector and hes difintly intersted in it.... he said it was one of the best weathered paint jobs he seen in a while... I wa blown away.

So Kik you try out the advice... any word?

Ive heard Vinigar will soften down troublesome decals, but I've never used it, and am worried it may affect the underlying paint.
But thats another thing you may want to try.

So you sold it??? (I really don't want to hijack this thread, so sorry!)

Hola Crockett,

Mostly, I think what happened is I sealed it with future to soon after applying them. There was difinite bubbles but they also seemed to be "floating" too. I sliced them with a new blade and used future on them and got them about 95% down, but the stenciling on the underside of the elevators is hopeless for some reason. I got a great offer on the kit which really suprised.

Hey Jeff,

Did you ever get your decals squared away on that Spit?

Steve

Heya Kik,
Before ya go crazy with the setting solutions there, try this. Since you poked holes in it already, take a brush and load it with future and apply it to the decal. Let the future set as normal. Go from there. If that doesnt get he decal to settle then try Sol.
Jeff

If Solvaset does not work, use Champ decal set. I can just about ger-on-tee it will set it down. This stuff is really, really, agressive. I usually put a small amount on a brush tip, hit the decal in the area to go down, then follow with a water damp tissue to stop the action after a few seconds. Wait a little bit, if it hasn't set down, it should be soft enough to just push it down with a brush that is just moistened with water. If it' really stuborn and still lifts, keep working it with the brush. It will stay down after a couple of tries. Let it sit for minimum 24 hours, any wrinkling should go away. Then overcoat with your favoirte clear coat. I would wait a week if overcoating with Future.

Champ is a railroad decal setting solution, and can be hard to find. But, a bottle lasts forever.

If Microsol does'nt work ahve you tried Solvaset? It seems to be a stronger setting solution than the Microsol. I use both solutions and with very few exceptions, the Solvaset helped with that problem.