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Help! Decal is flat but surface is not

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  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: Puyallup, WA
Help! Decal is flat but surface is not
Posted by TheKelev on Thursday, November 2, 2006 12:20 AM

I attempted to apply a decal (the round one that says "440 Magnum") to the air cleaner of my Revell Dodge Charger kit.  The decal is, of course, flat.  However the top of the air cleaner is in the shape of a cone, with a raised center at the apex of the cone and the base of the cone on the inside of the raised rim. The decal is supposed to have its edge on the inside of the rim, and is supposed to lie on the resulting cone-shaped surface.  I tried Testor's Decal set and it didn't help.  How do you make the decal conform to this part's shape without ruining it?

Gary

  • Member since
    March 2006
  • From: Boyertown, PA, USA
Posted by Dubau on Thursday, November 2, 2006 9:39 AM

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Hope it helps.

Bud

" You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "
  • Member since
    March 2006
  • From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Posted by Yann Solo on Thursday, November 2, 2006 10:42 AM

Soaking the decals in very hot water will help it to conform to surface contours when applying it and of course some Microsol or any other decal setting solution should help.  Sometimes, it takes several applications of the setting solution to get good results but sometimes, decals simply don't want to set.  I experienced that with Academy's decals recently.  Another trick is to brush some "Future" on the surface where the decal have to be installed.  Right after applying the Future, lay the decal down and the Future should help bringing it down.

Hope this help.

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