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Post by Ben_B on Jun 12, 2020 6:45:06 GMT -8
Let’s try that link again (I’m blaming my iPad! ): LINK Ben
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Post by tatocorvette on Jun 12, 2020 7:03:02 GMT -8
Hmmm... The link now works for me but not for my wallet...
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Post by arcticwolf on Jun 12, 2020 7:33:49 GMT -8
I'm not a great Porsche fan, but I'll be building a 956 some day. I have the Tamiya kit (thank you Chris!) and I'll go with the 82 winning Rothmans car which I believe Indycals has a decal set for. That's a down the road project along with a 962 Canadian Le Mans entry that nobody's ever heard of, lol. So, good luck guys!
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Post by afx on Jun 12, 2020 11:57:18 GMT -8
Le Mans Porsche (book) includes a photo of the Newman 956 (IIRC) running in practice with a Skoal nose. That would be an interesting model to build. Can you post a photo? I miss remembered, it was the Warsteiner car with a Skoal nose. Don't think it actually went on track just test fitted.
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Post by pnance26 on Jun 13, 2020 4:58:48 GMT -8
Thanks, JC. Interesting!
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Post by pnance26 on Jul 19, 2020 8:25:45 GMT -8
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Post by 2whl on Jul 19, 2020 14:51:31 GMT -8
There you are !! I was wondering where you had gotten to. Looking great, Patrick
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Post by pnance26 on Jul 19, 2020 20:21:20 GMT -8
Life interrupted my hobby time! LOL!
I'm hoping to get the white on tomorrow... and then do the black undersides.
I asked earlier but I think it got buried but does anyone use frisket paper? Does it still exist?
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Post by Ben_B on Jul 20, 2020 1:27:42 GMT -8
Looking good, Patrick! I haven't seen Frisket paper in a long time. I use a combination of Tamiya tape and this plastic tape called Washi tape. I guess it's used for scrapbooking or something, because it comes in lots of colors and patterns. It's flexible, especially when you cut it in thin strips. You can get a decent supply of it from Amazon for about 10 bucks.
Ben
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Jul 20, 2020 6:54:47 GMT -8
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Post by pnance26 on Jul 20, 2020 12:08:15 GMT -8
I have large areas to cover that prompted me to ask!
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Post by pnance26 on Jul 21, 2020 14:53:28 GMT -8
And presto! It changes to white! Not bad for a rattle can finish eh? Picking up an extra shift tomorrow so nothing until next week or so... workingman's blues...
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Post by pnance26 on Jul 25, 2020 7:20:42 GMT -8
THIS PLACE IS DEAD!
What happened to everyone?
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Post by pnance26 on Jul 28, 2020 6:18:23 GMT -8
Okay, time for show and then tell Patrick what he is doing wrong... Process: 1) trim the decal as close as possible 2) use warm water to free decal from sheet; 3) MicroSet on surface; 4) apply decal; 5) use cotton tip swab to remove excess fluids and to flatten decal if possible; 6) apply liberal amount of MicroSol; 7) leave it the eff alone for several hours; cut or poke small holes in areas that are raised. The wrinkle appeared after MicroSol was applied and would not flatten out... This is the result and I think it looks like crap. I know the surface underneath was smooth. This is not my first rodeo but this is ridiculous. Suggestions? I am tired of having great paint jobs ruined. Decaling was one of my favorite things! What's going wrong?
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Post by Ben_B on Jul 28, 2020 7:00:22 GMT -8
This kind of decal behaves a little differently than regular silk screened decals. I’ve found they can wrinkle over compound curves or even on relatively flat surfaces. I’ve had some success smoothing them out by running an Xacto knife along the ridge of the wrinkle and then dipping a Q-tip in hot water and carefully pressing down on the wrinkled spots. Heat seems to work better than setting solutions. Even with that, I still have several creases on my Mustang that I wasn’t able to get rid of.
Ben
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