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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2020 13:31:55 GMT -8
(Puts on sunglasses) Looks great, Adrian! Ben Thanks Ben!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2020 13:43:11 GMT -8
Adrian, Logano won this past Sunday, which makes him 2 wins in 4 races. Talk about being on a hot streak. Blaney's luck continues to head south which is a real bummer especially if you drive for Penske, who just gave him an extension on his contract. Joel Ya he just hung around and hung around on Sunday and had the tires at the end to pull it off pretty easily, I would have liked to have seen a closer finish but having said that I thought it was a fun race to watch, I enjoyed it anyway and I'm not a huge Short Track guy. It's a great track - Phoenix is always fun.
I agree Joel, poor Blaney can't buy luck if it was for sale .. but its okay because it's way early and he will get his opportunities .. he's a talented kid and quite frankly may be a better race car driver than Logano.
I know a lot of guys have their own opinions on Logano and how he drives, but I must say in his post race speech he said something that I have rarely if ever heard from a Nascar driver - he said that if Kenny had drafted him and did a bump and run he wouldn't have blamed him. Thats how I see Joey - he has his moments no question - but he also knows that if he's raced the same way in return he's generally cool with it - whether you like it or not he gets NASCAR racing.
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Post by pnance26 on Mar 19, 2020 20:43:36 GMT -8
Adrian, While I don't consider myself to be anything but a "Joe Average modeler", decaling is something that I really enjoy so much so, that I spend or spent an inordinate amount of time on learning, and watching a few expert modelers that I know (a few 1st hand like Paul Budzik). Paul's decaling is beyond perfect, was the 1st person to introduce me to not needing a Glosscoat and why. I've adapted his basic method as my own, then tweaked it to suit my needs. I mention this because it might be a way for you to go with these decals you're having an issue with. Basically, I use Microsol under and then over the decal, give it time to do it job, then light damp and roll with a Qtip. Next up is Microset. Same procedure. Finally, it's Solvaset time, and I go light with it. A few coats is way better then one really heavy coat as the results could just ruin a super thin decal. By using the Micro system 1st, you avoid damaging the decal as Solvaset might do. All of these decal solutions are basically different strengths of White Vinegar. Just take a good sniff to know for sure. For thick decals, especially from Asia including the older decals from the big 3, I opt for the Mr.Mark Sol & Mr.Mark Setter, as both are much stronger then even Solvaset. Being a huge Roger Penske fan (who I 1st met in 1967 at Bridgehampton), I've followed every series his teams have run in. So Naturally Joey Lagano becomes one of my Nascar favorites. I'm surprised that he still resigned Brad Keselowski as he's never near the front. But I've become a huge fan of Ryan Blaney whose going to end up the top driver on the team. He's already leading in points after getting screwed by his crew chief for a really bad call for tires, and last week another yellow at the very end of the race killed his run for the win. Being basically lazy, I just might "borrow" a lot of your interior detailing concepts when I build my 1st Nascar model. Joel I always thought it went alphabetically... MicroSet first and MicroSol second...
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Post by afx on Mar 20, 2020 2:39:33 GMT -8
As I understand the products, MicroSol softens the decal and allows it to conform to irregular surfaces. MicroSet is to be used after you are happy with the decal position and installation to "set" it in place. That is how I use the products.
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Post by mustangrex on Mar 20, 2020 4:23:39 GMT -8
Stunning build and the interior is insane.
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 20, 2020 5:28:58 GMT -8
As usual I got it backwards: Blue bottle which is set, then the red bottle with is the Sol, and finally the Solvaset that even I can't get wrong.
Joel
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2020 8:06:21 GMT -8
Stunning build and the interior is insane. Thank you sir!
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Post by pnance26 on Mar 20, 2020 10:41:47 GMT -8
As usual I got it backwards: Blue bottle which is set, then the red bottle with is the Sol, and finally the Solvaset that even I can't get wrong. Joel So it is alphabetical... Blu (MicroSet) then red (MicroSol)... whew. Okay so why do people then use SolvaSet after those two? For really hard or thick decals?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2020 10:47:04 GMT -8
As usual I got it backwards: Blue bottle which is set, then the red bottle with is the Sol, and finally the Solvaset that even I can't get wrong. Joel So it is alphabetical... Blu (MicroSet) then red (MicroSol)... whew. Okay so why do people then use SolvaSet after those two? For really hard or thick decals? I only use Solvaset, and its never let me down so far, however I've always had high end decals until these Pennzoil ones which Solvaset was clearly way too strong for - I shouldn't have watered it down. I'm going to try Microsol on the Eagle though because they are Indycals.
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Post by arcticwolf on Mar 20, 2020 12:00:49 GMT -8
So it is alphabetical... Blu (MicroSet) then red (MicroSol)... whew. Okay so why do people then use SolvaSet after those two? For really hard or thick decals? I only use Solvaset, and its never let me down so far, however I've always had high end decals until these Pennzoil ones which Solvaset was clearly way too strong for - I shouldn't have watered it down. I'm going to try Microsol on the Eagle though because they are Indycals.I was never any good at decals until Joel gave me a few tips on how-to. I still make the odd ****-up. But I never use Solvaset, mainly because nobody around here carries it, I'd have to go to Toronto to find it - not happening. Never needed it either. Microset on the car body, place decal, tamp flat, microset over it. Microsol over it later only if needed, maybe 20% of the time. It even worked on the 40yr old kit decals on my Yardley McLaren. Micro's Liquid Decal Film can rescue some old ones, sometimes.
I find even Microsol is too strong for some aftermarket decals, with the Secret decals from Indycals all I needed was the Microset. Those Pennzoil decals are from the same guy that supplied the ones I'm about to use, I'll let you know how that works out!!
By the way, if you ever use Micro Flat, apply it very sparingly, it dissolves paint!
cheers
Paul
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Post by pnance26 on Mar 20, 2020 20:16:36 GMT -8
As I understand the products, MicroSol softens the decal and allows it to conform to irregular surfaces. MicroSet is to be used after you are happy with the decal position and installation to "set" it in place. That is how I use the products. I’m so confused...
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Post by Ben_B on Mar 21, 2020 4:32:37 GMT -8
I use a Sharpie to draw a 1 on the Microset lid and a 2 on the Microsol so I can keep them straight. Solvaset would be “3”.
I’ve never had any trouble with Micro Flat, Gloss, or Satin harming the underlying paint. They’re acrylic, so they shouldn’t cause problems.
Ben
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 21, 2020 5:33:33 GMT -8
Ben, now that's a great idea. I just never really looked at the names. Just blue then red. When I order replacements, I always look for the right color bottle on the Sprue Brothers site.
I use Solvaset on all the decals except really small ones, because that's how I learned Paul's decal process. It's my understanding that when Paul 1st stopped using a glosscoat as it was no smoother then the paint surface underneath it, the Solvaset helped to get the decals really snugged down so that there's no flash or silvering. With today's super fine pignment paints, I most likely could skip the Solvaset step most of the time, but it's hard to teach an old Dog new tricks.
Joel
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Post by Ben_B on Mar 21, 2020 6:09:21 GMT -8
I need all the reminders I can get these days! I might have to start labeling the Tamiya thin cement bottle, too. That almost accidentally turned into “Bottle #4” the other day! Ben
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Post by pnance26 on Mar 21, 2020 6:38:09 GMT -8
I only use Solvaset, and its never let me down so far, however I've always had high end decals until these Pennzoil ones which Solvaset was clearly way too strong for - I shouldn't have watered it down. I'm going to try Microsol on the Eagle though because they are Indycals. I was never any good at decals until Joel gave me a few tips on how-to. I still make the odd ****-up. But I never use Solvaset, mainly because nobody around here carries it, I'd have to go to Toronto to find it - not happening. Never needed it either. Microset on the car body, place decal, tamp flat, microset over it. Microsol over it later only if needed, maybe 20% of the time. It even worked on the 40yr old kit decals on my Yardley McLaren. Micro's Liquid Decal Film can rescue some old ones, sometimes.
I find even Microsol is too strong for some aftermarket decals, with the Secret decals from Indycals all I needed was the Microset. Those Pennzoil decals are from the same guy that supplied the ones I'm about to use, I'll let you know how that works out!!
By the way, if you ever use Micro Flat, apply it very sparingly, it dissolves paint!
cheers
Paul
With the roundels on the Ferrari, especially the nose, I had to use MicroSol to get it to lay flat... you know round things like to have creases. I don't think I will have the same problem on the sides... I am using Michael from IndyCal's products... I used them on the T4 but didn't notice the flat luster. So I will be doing a gloss clear over them!
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