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I have used both Gloss and Dullcote. Both work very well. I found that if you spray 2 very THIN cotes? about 1-2 hrs. apart then after the last cote, wait about 12-24 hrs? then they worked fine. Peter D On Thursday, December 27, 2018 3:35 AM, Henry Hultgren <huligin62@...> wrote: What's your advice on using old lift off decal sheets ? I've been told to use Testor's Gloss or Dullcote to seal them for use ? Please advise ? Happy New Year !!? ?Henry H.?
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Microscale makes a liquid decal film that is used ti save old decals. I've used it and I think it helped. At least it held together and was flexible enough to apply. Chuck Peck On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 10:01 AM Pete via Groups.Io <pdebeers=[email protected]> wrote:
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One thing that does NOT work is Krylon gloss clear spray. ?I tried it on some 40 year old decals that came with a 1/25th scale General 4-4-0 I was building. ?After applying the decals to the model and letting them dry, Micro-Sol would not soften the decals at all and Walthers Solvaset barely worked with multiple applications. ?In the end, it came out pretty well and looks good in my living room (I painted it in the pre-1962 black version), but it pretty well cured my interest in building models. I spent over $100, mostly to buy supplies to complete a $30 model I found on ebay. ?As a retired railroader, I thought it might be fun to build models again, but it only strained my eyesight and patience. ?After that, I spent six years on a cosmetic restoration of this 4-6-0, much more rewarding and someone else paid for all the materials. ? Bob Yarger From: Charles Peck <lnnrr152@...> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2018 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [YardbirdTrains] Using old decal sheets ? Microscale makes a liquid decal film that is used ti save old decals. I've used it and I think it helped. At least it held together and was flexible enough to apply. Chuck Peck On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 10:01 AM Pete via Groups.Io <pdebeers=[email protected]> wrote:
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开云体育Henry, I’d suggest using Microsoft Liquid Decal Film. It is basically the stuff put on the decal paper (which does NOT have any film on it as manufactured) that allows the decals to slide off the paper onto the model. It can be brushed on as it is extremely self-leveling but it is hard to get an even coat. However, if you miss a few spots you can add more and, although you may be able to see where the added spots once applied to the surface of whatever they go on, once dry it looks just fine. Of course, it can be airbrushed on. I’ve done it both ways. And both Dull cat and gloss coat seem to work but I would be concerned about getting too heavy a layer and limited the ease of “nestling down.” I believe this is the problem with the Krylon clear gloss someone mentioned. Whilst it may be okay on the finished product methinks it’s a bit to “heavy duty” for this purpose. Using Krylon and others can be used for some applications and, if they work, can save a lot of money. That said, there is a reason people have developed, or at least packaged product for models that actually do the job better than an off the hardware store shelf product can. John Hagen ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Henry Hultgren ? What's your advice on using old lift off decal sheets ? I've been told to use Testor's Gloss or Dullcote to seal them for use ? Please advise ? Happy New Year !!? ?Henry H.? |
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I tend to agree with DulCote, as it is porous. I have some experience with decals and DullCote in outdoor railroad situations, and once in place (not talking about saving old decals) Krylon Clear Matte seals said decals and makes the impervious to moisture....AND the tendency of sunlight to cause said decals to fail. Only reason ever for DullCote...threw all my DullCote away years ago. -----Original Message----- |
Charles Peck