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Model Forum / General / Models / November 2007Fixing a Decal Mess Up
All, Hope you can help...I laid down a decal and put solvaset on it...went down nice with the exception of the lower left corner which curled up and dried like that (I didn't catch it). It's about 3 days that way and now I'm either going to have to face it away from public view or fix it. Any ideas? I may have a decal I can replace it with but I don't know how to get the original one off without damaging the paint. I used enamal paint and a slight coat of future. any suggestions would be appreciated (it's a 1/32nd Hasagawa ME-109E-3...the decal is the starboard cross on the fuselage)... Thanks! Paul > All, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > any suggestions would be appreciated (it's a 1/32nd Hasagawa > ME-109E-3...the decal is the starboard cross on the fuselage)... Have you tried sticking the curled up piece back down again? Use a thin mixture of PVA glue and water, applied with a paint brush. If you do have to remove the decal, just put a piece of masking tape over it and then lift the tape off sharply. The decal should stick to the tape and be lifted off the surface of the model. No doubt the decal will tear and so you'll have to try the procedure a number of times.  SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. The tape method worked like a champ!! Many thanks! BTW, the corner had curled up and laid back down on top of itself...I may have fat-fingered it and messed it up without knowing it... Thanks! P >> All, >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > and be lifted off the surface of the model. No doubt the decal will tear > and so you'll have to try the procedure a number of times. > The tape method worked like a champ!! Many thanks! You're very welcome! :-D > BTW, the corner > had curled up and laid back down on top of itself...I may have > fat-fingered it and messed it up without knowing it... Fat-fingeredness is something that all modellers suffer from at one time or another. :-D I'm clumbidextrous - clumsy with both hands! SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. > > fat-fingered it and messed it up without knowing it... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > -- > Enzo More as we age :-( I have always been able to buy more powerful "reading" glasses so I can see things. However, I have reached the stage that I can see parts too small for me to handle. In addition to the "fat fingers" and stiffness, I am starting to get some tremors when I am trying to tweezer small parts into exact positions. > > > fat-fingered it and messed it up without knowing it... > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > the "fat fingers" and stiffness, I am starting to get some tremors > when I am trying to tweezer small parts into exact positions. Heck, I don't have to be holding anything for my index finger to start quivering. :( Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. |
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