decals over flat paint.....need advice

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Lonnie Sweet
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decals over flat paint.....need advice

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Hi all, I have a flat black model (stealth X-wing) I want to put some decals on, obviously I'll need a glosscote before the decals, but is there any trick to bringing the flat back (as flat as possible)? Or is it a simple matter of spraying dullcote over the gloss and decals? The issue I'm wondering about is, I want the paint to be super flat, but the decals to not appear misty or extra dull, if that makes sense.
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The only way to give it a flat coated look is to apply a dull coat once the decals have dried. You could always do a practice application to see if the decals would look 'foggy'.
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If you are using an airbrush, pump up the air pressure. I've had some success at 30psi when spraying semi-gloss black, it comes out with a nice flat sheen. It is one of my favorite techniques when painting instrument panels. Of course I did it with flat black once and no amount of gloss coating pulled it out of the flat zone, and it was rough to handle as well.
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Gloss
Decal
Gloss
Dull

Don't expect a single coat of dull to do the trick, two or more light coats will do the trick.
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