A good point to remember, especially if one lives in an area with hard water. I bought a jug of distilled water at the supermarket years ago (cost me a dollar or so) to be used only for decal work. It is also useful for household tasks such as filling a steam iron.
I always liked Champ's Decal-Set, but with Champ going out of business that may no longer be available; as I recall it is slightly less powerful a solvent than Solva-Set; both were designed for the heavier film that older decals used. Thin-Film and Micro-Scale and others need less of it and more care in handling. Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > It's conventional wisdom that once you put Solvaset on the decal, you can't > move it without damaging it. My recommendation: use something else to get the > decal exactly in position, then use Solvaset if you can't get the decal to > form over rivets etc. without it. > > If you dilute with water, I'd use distilled water to avoid mineral deposits. > I use distilled water to float the decal off the backing sheet. > > -Michael Eldridge > > --- In [email protected], Thomas Baker <bakert@...> wrote: > > I've never had any problem with Solvaset,... And, yes, do thin the Solvaset > before you use it. Thin how much? Well, just add a small amount of water, > no more than a teaspoon. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
