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Vinegar as a decal setting solution?
eagledoc2000
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Posted: Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 04:14 PM UTC
I read here that people used vinegar as a decal setting solution. Anyone know the details of this method? Thanks David
shonen_red
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Posted: Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 05:28 PM UTC
Probably the same thing they do using Microset. Microset smells just like vinegar IMO.
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Posted: Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 06:10 PM UTC
Testors decal set also smells like vinegar and I know some modelers using vinegar as the decal solution.
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Rocketeer
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Posted: Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 11:52 PM UTC
Acetic acid is the main ingredient in Micro-sol and other setting solutions. Acetic acid is alos what gives vinegar most of its characteristics. I haven't tried using vinegar but it may be too strong and contain impuriies. You can always try a small unimportatn decal first.
coltm4
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Posted: Monday, April 26, 2004 - 01:14 AM UTC
But does the vinegar still stick the decal onto the model?
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