Tom, Dry transfers have some advantages over decals, such as not leaving a decal edge that’s difficult to hide. You must have a dull surface to apply them to or they will not stick well. I have found it best to heat up the transfer over a light bulb before rubbing it on. I use a dull pencil to do the rubbing so that I can see where I’ve been. When you think that you are done, carefully lift part of the sheet and check the results. If they are not all down, lay the sheet back down and rub some more. When complete, a light over spray will protect the DT from handling.
As Bill has mentioned, you can apply dry transfers to dull coated decal sheets, spray them with an overspray, then use the regular decal process to apply. I find this to be too many steps unless the area is inaccessible, like under handrails, etc.. Hope this helps, Roger Nulton From: Thomas Stoltz Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 1:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} decals vs dry transfers After a lot of frustration of decal searching I have more questions than answers. I have some ideas of how to deal with decals but none for dry transfers. Do you finish dry transfers like decals? That is, Dullcote over them? Are they best applied to a gloss coat? Do you prefer decals to dry transfers or does it matter? Thanks for the help, Tom Stoltz In Maine
