Distilled Water Vinegar instead of a Decal Set

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Distilled Water Vinegar instead of a Decal Set

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 3:15 PM

Hello all,
I was speaking with a customer service rep from Testor this morning regarding my "Silvering" problem. Along with his recomendation to apply Future Floor wax "before" applying my decals, he also stated that i should use Distilled Water Vinegar (instead of a decal set solution) to adhere the decal to my cars better.

Has anyone ever heard of this? Does the vinegar weaken the cars paint job or the decal paper over time? Please advise.

Thanks.
-noir

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 3:24 PM

Well, I have the Testors decal set and I have noticed that it smells very strong of vinegar. I usally just use Future before and after, and it works fine.
Good luck!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 5:31 PM

Acetic acid is the active ingredient in many of these solutions, and is also the chemical that gives vinegar its taste and odor. So, yeah, I would expect vinegar to work okay.

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 6:45 PM

Back in the dark ages, someone figured out that Vinegar cut with water helped decals conform. That's basically what many pre-bottled setting solutions are today.

Regards, Rick

RICK