Re: [CBQ] Decals on silver paint

["Gordon Smith via groups.io" <kc2bw=optonline.net@groups.io>]

What brand  did you use?

Ray Bedard via groups.io wrote:
> Gordon,
>
> When the car is painted with a silver gloss paint and then decaled, 
> doing an overcoat with a clear *dull* coat, the underside of the decal 
> will not "disappear". As the *paint* under the decal is not covered.
> It's been a while since I did any painting with my air brush, but as 
> best I recall, I think I used a 50/50 mix of gloss and semi-gloss to 
> coat the decals. See the attached photo of my RPO #2330
> As a suggestion, take a sample piece of plastic and spray it with silver 
> gloss and then place decals on it. Do samples of semi-gloss and then 
> 50/50 gloss and semi-gloss over coats.
> I am sure others will have to info to help you with this issue.
>
> Good Luck
> RAY BEDARD
> San Jose
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> *Sent:* Thursday, September 10, 2026 4:33 PM
> *To:* CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io>
> *Subject:* [CBQ] Decals on silver paint
> Every time I do a silver car the decals show up when I overcoat them. It 
> has happened numerous times. I painted with True Color silver, waited 
> five days this time and then applied the decals. The people at True 
> Color say the paint can be decaled, no fixing is necessary. I put 
> Microscale Micro Set on first, apply the decal,  wait a while  and then 
> put on the Micro Sol. I waited thirty hours and then sprayed Tamiya 
> clear dull. As you can see in the attached photo, the entire decal shows 
> up. It's not silvering. The decals look apsolutely fine untill 
> overcoating. This has happenened with Scalecoat silver, and with Testors 
> dullcoat. Any ideas?
> Gordon Smith

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