raptormesh Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Hi guys, Looking for advice here, I am planning to place some waterslide decals on a few matte Yamato birds and am wondering if I need to sand or use primers. Does anyone have any experience with this? I read about using a waterslide prep solution but that's just to allow the decal to slide freely right? Just worried about the decals peeling over time. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 they need to go on a gloss finish. You could try dipping them in Future before sliding them into position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptormesh Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 3 hours ago, NZEOD said: they need to go on a gloss finish. You could try dipping them in Future before sliding them into position Thanks! Will try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 While gloss is ideal, I've had reasonable success without it on Yamato VF-1 valks. Though that was on white, admittedly. What are you wanting to tackle? Might be worth looking at @no3Ljm's progress on his Arcadia valks for some tips. Since we're usually dealing with lighter plastics, you can get away with a lot less surface prep than you would on a darker model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyll2 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 13 minutes ago, mickyg said: While gloss is ideal, I've had reasonable success without it on Yamato VF-1 valks. Though that was on white, admittedly. What are you wanting to tackle? Might be worth looking at @no3Ljm's progress on his Arcadia valks for some tips. Since we're usually dealing with lighter plastics, you can get away with a lot less surface prep than you would on a darker model. water slide decal silvering is really noticeable on dark surface. If it is a white plastic/white painted surface, I dont think you will have a problem. I had reasonable success as well on using decals on satin finish (painted with Tamiya AS spray paint) surface and bare plastic of Bandai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptormesh Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 23 hours ago, chyll2 said: water slide decal silvering is really noticeable on dark surface. If it is a white plastic/white painted surface, I dont think you will have a problem. I had reasonable success as well on using decals on satin finish (painted with Tamiya AS spray paint) surface and bare plastic of Bandai. Unfortunately I am attempting it on a very dark background. It's Gamlin's VF-22. 23 hours ago, mickyg said: While gloss is ideal, I've had reasonable success without it on Yamato VF-1 valks. Though that was on white, admittedly. What are you wanting to tackle? Might be worth looking at @no3Ljm's progress on his Arcadia valks for some tips. Since we're usually dealing with lighter plastics, you can get away with a lot less surface prep than you would on a darker model. Thanks, will check those out. The water decals I am planning to use are quite small as well. Might make a few test runs before using the targeted decal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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