Thanks Jay
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
As long as you have some water under the decal you should be fine whether it's gloss coated, primered or nothing. If it starts drying out add more water.
Jay
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Hi Brent:
You have me thinking that perhaps I should glosscote the roof before applying the decals. Right now it has been sanded with very fine paper which will probably make the decals harder to move around.
Anyone have any comments about glosscote directly on sanded resin? Should I prime it first?
I have limited experience applying Micro-Mark rivet decals. Only a couple of projects so far, I will say they are much easier to adjust on an unprimed surface. I also wished I had started using the various decal setting solutions way back in my R/C airplane days. Live and learn.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Thanks Jay!
The marker sounds good to me too.
You don't need to tell me about how fragile the rivet decal film is. Handling that stuff is still a learning exercise for me.
You can put them directly on the resin surface or a primer your choice. To avoid them being moved after setting them in place with water I let them dry completly and then I add some setting solution like MicroSol. The decal film the rivets are printed on is very thin. and fragile and will completly dissapear.
You can use a hard pencil or a "permanent" ultra fine tip marker to layout your lines. I would prefer the marker, if you make a mistake you can usually erase it with a q-tip and alcohol.
Hi everyone:
As some of you are aware, I'm working on an HO resin kit of a McKeen motor car. This is the first resin kit that I am applying a lot of detail to. The sides of the car body have good rivet detail but there are no rivets on the roof. I have ordered a set of Archer Fine Transfers HO scale 5/8" rivets.
I have a couple of questions for you experts to help me with:
- Do I apply the rivets to the resin shell or should I prime it first?
- What can I use to mark the rivet lines that won't interfere with decal adhesion? The rivet lines will be 2 1/2' apart so there will be a lot of rivets to apply. Obviously the lines have to be straight and parallel. Would a plain pencil work?
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks