Last night I sprayed on some acrylic gloss coat over my Stuart M3A3 This morning I went to put the decals on with some solvaset decal setting solution The problem started with one of the decals went bad on me
No problem I thought Later on I went to take the decals off to put different ones on,and that's when the problems started When I started taking them off the gloss overcoat and the paint lifted off I went and sanded the affected areas of the paint and reprimered the kit
What else besides solvaset can I use for decals over acrylic paint
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Solvaset and acrylic paint problems
generalzod
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Posted: Friday, May 30, 2003 - 07:53 AM UTC
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Posted: Friday, May 30, 2003 - 09:22 AM UTC
So I guess what you are saying is that Solvaset is too good? :-)
You really have to be sure of the position of the decal before you apply Solvaset.
Do you use a gloss coat before applying the decals?
Take care Chad,
Andrew
You really have to be sure of the position of the decal before you apply Solvaset.
Do you use a gloss coat before applying the decals?
Take care Chad,
Andrew
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Posted: Friday, May 30, 2003 - 09:28 AM UTC
Andrew I did shoot a coat of gloss overcoat on it The decal problem was as I was putting it on it went crazy on me I put it on and tried to straighten it out I gave up at that point I came back a little while later and went to remove that decal When I did that the gloss overcoat and the paint came up with the decal I'm just curious as to why it would do that
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Posted: Friday, May 30, 2003 - 10:30 AM UTC
GZ - I believe the Solvaset attacked the acrylic gloss coat you used. I don't use it much anymore, but when I did, I applied a lacquer gloss coat to protect my acrylic finishes when using Solvaset.
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Posted: Friday, May 30, 2003 - 11:50 AM UTC
Solvaset is very strong. It will attack acrylic paint, especially fresh paint that wasn't completely dry.
You can use other, milder decal solvents such as Micro-Sol and Micro-Set. Also, I would recommend either using a laquer based clear coat with Solvaset or allowing the acrylic clear to dry for several days.
Hope this helps.
Scott
You can use other, milder decal solvents such as Micro-Sol and Micro-Set. Also, I would recommend either using a laquer based clear coat with Solvaset or allowing the acrylic clear to dry for several days.
Hope this helps.
Scott
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Posted: Friday, May 30, 2003 - 12:29 PM UTC
Thanks for the help I'll try that micro sol micro set I don't like to use laquer based over coats They stink too much
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Posted: Saturday, May 31, 2003 - 05:37 AM UTC
I really think that the problem was that your gloss coat hadn't dried completly...I usually try and leave it a couple of days at least....but I must admit that solvaset is THE strongest setting solution and I guess it could happen even after a long drying time .
Thank god for dry transfers!!
Rick
Thank god for dry transfers!!
Rick