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G'day all, So I am working on painting models in my garage, the only location I have avaliable to me. In working on my 18 inch AMT kit over the weekend, I wound up having a myriad of painting problems. I am using a rattlecan... don't have the $$$ for an airbrush. The temperature in our garage was ra...

Mr. Badwrench wrote:Decal setting solution is mostly vinegar, so maybe something is growing in it. Mold or rot. Did you put a clearcoat on top of the decals once they dried?

Yes, I did two layers of clear coat (dull).

Rob+

Last fall, I finished my Weefit model... I am starting to notice several areas (usually in the deflector grids) where a brownish crud is forming. I wallpapered it, so I am assuming it is the Decal solution that caused it. The decal solution also rusted out my hobby knife almost instantly. I can repl...

So I sprayed the saucer of my 1:1000 weefit with dull coat yesterday (shot over gloss coat), and the effect is a bit milky looking. I am afraid I laid it on too thick. I don't suppose there is a way to strip just the dull coat off without stripping all the way, is there? Or, perhaps it will look dif...

Hi all,

I sprayed dull coat on a model last night. This afternoon, when I went to get it and show it to my wife, several of the decals had peeled back. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Rob+