Distilled Water Vinegar instead of a Decal Set

grandadjohn

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February 2003
From: phoenix

Posted by grandadjohn on Monday, August 8, 2005 2:36 PM

I don't remember the ratio I mixed but 1:1 sounds about right. You can always test it on a spare decal and thin with water if it is to strong

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Borg R3-MC0

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September 2004
From: Utereg

Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Monday, August 8, 2005 8:07 AM

I use a 1 to 1 ratio in.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 8:00 AM

When you guys mention cutting the vinegar with water, what are the ratio's of each?
(eg:1 to 1, 2 to 1)?

-noir

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grandadjohn

Member since
February 2003
From: phoenix

Posted by grandadjohn on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 9:49 PM

Used vinager cut with water once when I was out of set and it work ok. I used it on glosscote not Future though

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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

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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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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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

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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