Eduard decals

[paddy]

OK so this is how these eduard decals work.

Lay them down on a very smooth surface. Remember people say gloss because its smooth but if you use a fine pigment paint like MRP i find it doesnt have to be gloss to be ultra smooth.

I have used some spare decals from my current F4f build

So this the decal straight on MRP with microsol

You can see the carrier film in the right light

obviously i have angled them to look at the their worst

Here with white spirit applied, i think in the US this is turps ?

After a bout a 30 seconds you can work the carrier film with a soft brush and more white spirit and it will come off much like peeling skin after sunburn

Wipe it down and give it a matt coat and you get pretty good results

Note this only works on Eduard decals and only on post 2019 !!!

 

[moon puppy]

What's the undercoat, just MRP paint? Looks really good.

 

[paddy]

Yes sorry i should have said
If you use a course pigment like Tamiya you will need to future it to give the decal a good surface to stick too but if you use a fine pigment like MRP I found you dont need to gloss, dont forget the point of future is to give a gloss surface that hides the carrier film but you are going to remove that anyway so it really about just getting good adhesion for the bass decal.

 

[centaur567]

So, is white spirits turpentine or mineral spirits? Will this work with enamel paints? Gary S.

 

[paddy]

This from wiki
White spirit (AU, UK and Ireland) or mineral spirits (US, Canada), also known as mineral turpentine (AU/NZ),

 

[Heavens Eagle]

So, is white spirits turpentine or mineral spirits? Will this work with enamel paints? Gary S.

I would suspect that Turentine or white spirits could cause some problems with enamel paints like Testors. I have some acrylic paints that will remove with 409 and use them a lot over enamels. Likewise, mineral spirits (IIRC) don't affect acrylic paints like Vallejo. Vallejo is also not bothered by 409. You will need to experiment with paints and solvents to see what works for you.

 

[paddy]

Agree you would need to future over enamels