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                        Microscale Liquid Decal Film?

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                        jschlechty
                        • Member since
                          October 2004
                        • From: Mesa, AZ
                        Microscale Liquid Decal Film?
                        Posted by jschlechty on Monday, October 15, 2007 12:03 PM

                        Has anybody had any luck airbrushing this on?  For some reason I thought it said you could airbrush it, and ended up gumming up my airbrush.  After re-reading the instructions on the bottle, I noticed it only said to brush it on - not airbrush . . . .

                        If you have been able to do this, does it need tobe thinned, and if so, what do you use?

                        Thanks for any info!

                        JS

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                        Triarius
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
                        Posted by Triarius on Monday, October 15, 2007 7:43 PM
                        Just brush it on with a wide, flat brush. It does tend to dry quickly. If you think you did not get good coverage, wait until it has cured (overnight is good) and recoat.

                        Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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                        ajlafleche
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Massachusetts
                        Posted by ajlafleche on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:39 AM
                        Agreed. Just brush it on. It will look like brush strokes will appear, but it is excellent at self-leveling and dries super thin.

                        Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

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                        tyamada
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        Posted by tyamada on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:35 AM
                        To thin Microscale decal film use alcohol, I airbursh it all the time.  It seems that some of my ink will smear when I use just a paint brush.
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                        jschlechty
                        • Member since
                          October 2004
                        • From: Mesa, AZ
                        Posted by jschlechty on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 11:27 PM

                         tyamada wrote:
                        To thin Microscale decal film use alcohol, I airbursh it all the time.  It seems that some of my ink will smear when I use just a paint brush.

                         

                        That was my worry.  I had airbrushed some paint on some decal film to try and make canopy lines, and since it was acrylic, I was worried that if I brushed it on, it might disolve or smear the paint.  Instead - it totally clogged up my airbrush.

                        I haven't tried alchohol to thin the MS decal film - have to give that a try.  Thanks for the ideas!

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