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Fixing Decal Silvering

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    November 2005
Fixing Decal Silvering
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:50 AM
On my lateest model I'm having some trouble with the decals silvering. I realize what my problem was now (should have put some future down before the decals), but I'm wondering if theres any way to fix the silvering without removing the decals and then putting them back on?

Thanks in advance for any help.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:04 PM
I'd be interested in hearing what others say about this. I don't know how to fix it. sometimes I cheat too and try to put the decals before some gloss. Sometimes it works but others it doesn't. Depends on the paint. I have had ok results fixing silvering by poking holes with a needle and brushing some future on after. It never fixes it completely but after dull coat it's mostly un-noticable.
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  • From: USA
Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:17 PM
I don' t know of a good way of fixing that either. About all I can think of is poking holes, as I-Beam mentioned, and then multiple applications of a decal solvent to let them try and conform to the flat surface. It's probably not going to help a whole lot though.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 4:01 PM
Gloss coat will help-plus trim the decals as close as you can-silvering results from trapped air on a ruff "flat' surface. "poking" holes in your decals won't hurt either and use a setting solution.

PS-Screw Future-it's over-rated.

Dan
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