ED:
1. Copy some image from the net into a file on your hard drive called Decal
Storage under My Pictures under My Documents
2. It helps, prior to d/l images, to create some sub folders in the Decal
Storage folder such as Airplanes, Cars, Booze, Food etc.
3. Using MS Word, copy the desired image into an MS Word document. From
there you can manipulate the image. Just experiment.
4. Fill the entire document with all the images you want or maybe will want
down the road.. It's fun.
5. Save the document to a folder with the project's name or description.
6. Hopefully, you have a six-color ink jet printer.
7. Insert your decal paper, face up, into the printer.
8. Print the decals.
9. Allow them to dry for a bit.
10. Coat the decals with, for example, Krylon clear spray. Finish is
irrelevant though I prefer glossy. I put on three coats. This water-proofs the
images.
11. Cut out the decals you want, soak them in water, and apply them.
12. While I soak the decals in water, I puddle some Pledge Floor Finish to
"float" the decal into position. Once in position, using a paper towel, I
siphon off as much as possible. Once the decal has started to adhere to the
surface, using a small paint brush, I coat the top surface of the decal with
Pledge. Thin eliminates the need for setting solution and will not "eat into"
the decal. This is a trick I learned from some IPMS guys who coat their
airplane canopies with Pledge so they won't scratch.
13.Wait for the decal to dry, and spray it with dulling spray.
That's it in a nutshell.
Gerry
----- Original Message -----
From: Edward Davis
To: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 6:29 PM
Subject: {S-Scale List} making decals revisited
Hey Gerry,
When making your own decals, did you use O or HO wet decals? Have you tried
using dry transfers onto decal paper for freelance decals? I guess I'm asking
what was the process (step by step) that you used to make your custom decals?
Comments anyone else? Thanks.
Ed Davis
Stockton
