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                        Decaling on Bare Metal Foil

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Decaling on Bare Metal Foil
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 3:22 PM
                        I'm about to apply decals to a surface that is Bare Metal Foil. I want to make sure that I don't mess up the metal finish. Is there any sort of prep work I should do (or shouldn't do) before hand? Is it safe to overcoat with Future over the whole model, or should I just apply it to the decals themselves?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 6, 2005 11:48 AM
                        jtruban,

                        After foiling, I used steel wool (which reduces the shine and roughens the surface a bit) as described here:

                        http://finescale.com/fsm/default.aspx?c=a&id=283

                        Then Future over the whole model, then decals, then Future over the whole model. No issues with this procedure.

                        Best of luck,
                        Andre
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 7, 2005 6:51 AM
                        I've never had a problem decaling over foil. Just make sure you trim them close to the design so the clear carried does not show against the foil.
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