I had heard that you can spray dullcoat or glosscoat (can’t remember which) on old decals to make sure they don’t break apart as you try to apply them. Does anybody know if this is correct?
I tried some MicroSol on some old decals a few weeks ago and got a cloudy mess. Finally just bought new decals. I read that this stuff works but not with me??
-Bob
MicroSol is a decal softener used when applying the decals. To save old / brittle decals, brush on a couple thin coats of Microscale liquid decal film - it is made for this purpose.
Clear paint finishes dry harder and don’t really cure the brittleness as well.
Mark.
Yeah, Microscale’s Liquid Decal Film is the answer. Just paint it on with a brush and it dries in 10 minutes. Some decals may require 2 coats.
An alternative may be to use Krylon Gloss Coat- an acrylic clear coat that I use when I make decals on decal paper (Bel paper). Atter printing, I spray a medium coat on these new decals. I just renewed a sheet of older self-printed decals from 18 months ago where I didn’t spray enough gloss coating, and they are fine. You can get a spray can of this at Walmart, perhaps substantially easier and more local than Microsol Decal Film. The end effect is the same, to give a flexible protective coating to the decal, also giving it more strength. I then spray the model with Dull Coat after all decaling is completed and dried/set. For less than $5.00, it’s a frugal solution! Cedarwoodron