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shattered decals
jaypee
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Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 09:18 PM UTC
Some of the decals in a kit look like they have some water damage, damp box or something.

Is there anything I can do to save them? French roundel really bad but cracks on all the roundels.

Should I just ask the manufacturer to replace them?

If I put them in water they'll just fall apart. Here's a snap of them.
Crap camera phone but the image is clickable for a larger size

Strutter

Thanks in advance
thegirl
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Posted: Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 04:16 AM UTC
I have had this happen many times before and what I use for when this happens is Liquid Decal Film from Micoscale . You can spray it through your airbrush or with paint brush and cleans up with water works best with brush dries in 15 minutes , might have to do more the one coat and ta da new decals ! If you have decal paper you can make your own . scan the image spray the paper let that dry then print the image on top and recoat with brush . Most manufactures will replace items just send them an e-mail . Hope this helps you out .
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