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Fujimi decals glued to cover sheet!?!!

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  • Member since
    January 2006
Fujimi decals glued to cover sheet!?!!
Posted by pinkboy on Monday, March 6, 2006 11:23 AM

hi folks.  I'm working on a Fujimi 1/72 Japanese Gekko "Irving", and the decal sheet was sealed in its own plastic bag, with a cover sheet over the surface.  Good intentions...but the cover sheet was GLUED to the front of the decals!  I tore it off, but it left a horrible mess of cover-sheet-fibers all over the decals!  The decal sheet is ruined if I can't find a way to wash off the fibrous mess!  I've tried warm water, detergent water, acrylic thinner, and enamel thinner.  Nothing works.  In trying all this stuff, I did get one tiny decal to shed its crud, but that was just random chance. 

Does anyone know something that might work to clean the fronts of these decals?  I can substitute other decals I have...but it's the principle of the thing, plus I'd like to know the magic substance if there is one.  Thanks. 

george

  • Member since
    June 2005
  • From: NJ 07073
Posted by archangel571 on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 12:50 AM
subscribing to this.  i have the same problem with a matchbox lancaster. 
-=Ryan=- Too many kits... so little free time. MadDocWorks
  • Member since
    October 2004
  • From: Orlando, Florida
Posted by ikar01 on Saturday, April 1, 2006 8:36 PM
I had someting similar happen to a set of WWI decals that was putting on a spad.  To take a chance I put the decals in water and after a couple minutes I used a wet Q-tip to carefully scrub away the paper on top of the decals.  Except for a small piece here and there I got the paper off.  I did have one advantage, the decals were designed to fit over large sections of the aircraft so I had some room to work with.

  • Member since
    January 2006
Posted by pinkboy on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 9:35 AM

Thanks, ikar01.  I've got nothing to lose, so I'll give it a try.

george choksy

 

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