So, I’ve been working on Revell’s '99 Chevy pickup for about six months now, in between taking care of my kid and other life duties. I get everything perfect on it-custom license plates, tinted windows, EVERYTHING. Then I go to put the decals on. Now, in the instructions, it says the following: “Notice: these decals are not compatible with decal setting solutions.” So, wanting to know HOW exactly, they were incompatible, I cut a spare from the sheet to experiment on. Applied it to a greebly with some odd surface detail, throw on some Micro Set and Sol, and wait. And wait. And wait. Nothing happened. So I found out that by “not compatible”, they meant “solutions don’t work on these at all”. Grrrrr…so I dropped back and punted, throwing down some Future and setting them that way. At first they looked ok, but they had to go over raised surface detail, so now they just sit on top of it, flat, without snugging down at all. A perfect model ruined by imperfect details. I’m about to write Revell and lay the smack down on 'em.
So, anybody know where to get aftermarket Chevy logo and emblem decals?
One thing you could try is to get a rag, dip it into warm/hot water and hold it on the decal and the decal should soften and conform to the curves. I have only heard of this technique but have yet to try it, but if your out of any other options, you could give this a try. This probally goes without saying but don’t use boiling water and be careful because hot water could soften the plastic and warp your model if your not careful.
Hot water ALWAYS works…it gets the decal warm enough to be flexible.
I have had the same compliaint with some Tamiya decals, they sit on top of the detail and laugh at you. Now that Im using hot water I rarely grab the Micro bottles.
Good info, Dave. Thanks for the heads up. I have heard the same thing about Hasegawa decals, and will try the hot water trick next time I use them. ( I like aftermarket stuff, but just can’t justify buying aftermarket decals for EVERY kit ).
when i still had a functioning olfactory sensor, i whiffed the odor of acetic acid/vinegar from a decal setting solution. the other day i tried using white vinegar on some ageing hoosegowa stars and bars and it worked wonderfully, which leads me to suspect those solutions are just expensive pickle juice. keep’em dryin’ [at least 24 hours under temperate conditions]