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Lost Creek RR
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When this effect happens on a plastic model using decal paper it simply means that it has not bonded to the model effectively. You then need to add more setting solution to try and get it to snuggle down into and around rivets etc. I would suggest that you are adding your decal to a porous surface. The idea is to paint an area the size of your sign with a clear gloss coat before laying down the decal, decals will not adhere to flat (dull) porous surfaces.
Try lifting your sign paint the area with a clear gloss coat, let it dry then add your decal with the decal setting solution. The same applies if you are using the decal on a plastic surface.
If you then see any dullness (looks a bit silvery ) under the decal film add more setting solution carefully. You can use a very small pin to make a few small holes where the dullness is to add the solution just in that spot. Do not touch the decal as it will move and all will be lost while it is wet.
Once all clear add a coat of dull coat and it should look hunky dory.
Trust this helps.
Rod.Last edited on Sun Oct 6th, 2013 03:44 am by Lost Creek RR
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derailed
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That does help Rod & makes perfect sense because it is such a rough surface.
I'll try that this week...
Thank you...
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You can use the same sanded paper technique to add logos to your rolling stock, like this example.
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Never thought of that, Dennis, Great idea!
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This is an excellent thread...some really helpful tips (and those signs are great). As far as I can tell, no one has mentioned INK vis-a-vie the making of decals/signs. Most inkjet printer inks have a problem with color degredation. That is to say they fade over time. [If you have some older photos you printed on an inkjet printer, compare the color density to a recently printed image). The culprit here is a combination of air pollution (easily eliminated with a matt overspray...on both side of the picture) and (more likely) UV radiation (a serious problem if using fluorescent lighting).
There is a couple of ways around this problem: 1) use archival quality ink cartridges or take your laser decal film to a photocopy store (such as Staples) and have them print it on one of their high-end color laser copiers.
Just a suggestion...I enjoyed the thread.
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Make that two people that didn't know. I would have thought that the cloth would get all tangled up inside the printer.
Wonder if you can do tissue--would be more of a scale thickness, and wouldn't have the "grain"(weave) that the cloth has.
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