Sealing Laser Printed Decals

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Since Dullcote cannot be used to seal laser prined decals, what can be used. Maybe dilute white glue or maybe matt medium?

Thanks in advance,

Mark

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Hi There There is a 1oz bottle of DECAL Film you Airbrush or hand brush over the decal paper after printing your art work ! You should let the decal paper cool first after printing on a laser ! I will get you the company name by Sunday

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I know that Microscale sells a small bottle of Decal Film. I have used it and it works. The only problem I have experienced is that if you do not put it on very thin the decal might curl.

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Thank you for the replies. But I am thinking about what to do after the decal is applied to the model??

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Markie, forgive the slight diversion in the post, but what type of decal paper do you use? I tried making stickers with printer paper, but they don’t adhere with liquid glue.

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I used laser printer decal paper that I purchased on ebay. Made and used decals with it before and they turned out to be pretty good. However, I installed them with no sealing and I’m concerned that eventually they will fail (as in start to peel).

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Test Krylon Acrylic clear spray. It is what I use to seal my inkjet decals. Art supply stores like Michaels or AC Moore have it. It is available in gloss or matt finish; UV resistant is also available

http://www.michaels.com/krylon-acrylic-crystal-clear/10520106.html?productsource=PDPZ1