Recently I airbrushed a propeller with Tamiya Acrylic. Clearcoated with Future. When I applied the Microsol, it ate through the Future and the Tamiya. Does Microsol always do this? Or did I not wait long enough, over night for the paint, and 2 hrs. for the Future?
This. Though it may be dry, you should leave Future at least overnight, preferably longer to cure. Like any acrylic coating, it dries exceptionally quickly, but there is a difference between dry and cured.
I generally avoid using Future, If you have a good base enamel or laquer paint laid down, put your decals on top of it, give them an hour or so to dry, then apply the Microsol. Works fine for me.
I just had this very same problem. Not to a large extent though. There were a couple of small pea sized spots where the MicroSol gummed up the future and paint. Drying time was not an issue. Unless. 5-6 days to cure isn’t adequate!!
Thanks for the input. I’m trying Tamiya Clear now. The first try worked. But I will diffidently give the coating more time before decalling.
Is this technique better than applying the decal then the clear coat? or do you clear coat again after applying the decal?
clear coat first, this gives the decals a smooth surface to sit on. Then ( as I found out today,) another clear coat. Then the dull coat if you want it .
clear coat helps the decals from silvering.
One thing you might try is to wait until the decal has set a little while then brush some Microsol only on the decal. The surrounding area doesn’t need any Microsol.
Also, I’ve had Microsol marr the Future coat but after it dried it looked fine.