I had never tried this until just the other day, and was amazed at how easily I could peel off decals with tweezers. At least, decals that hadn't been clear-coated or Micro-sol'ed. Somehow I had had it in my head that there was some sort of magical permanent bond happening there, but man oh man not even close. I'm going to do an experiment with decal removal after Micro-sol to see if it makes a difference.
One thing I get from this is that an experimental decal application should be a pretty safe thing; if it doesn't work, just peel it off afterwards. I'm going to do some experiments with decal removal after Micro-sol is applied to see if it makes a difference.
Still, if the decal is well-applied the edges do seem to seal against the surface pretty tightly. But it left me wondering how decals could survive long-term if not clear-coated. Does anyone *not* clear-coat their decals? I know @hcmbanjo has been saying in his blog (recently at least) that he doesn't clearcoat his entire rockets, but does clearcoat over the decals to seal them down.
Just wondering.
One thing I get from this is that an experimental decal application should be a pretty safe thing; if it doesn't work, just peel it off afterwards. I'm going to do some experiments with decal removal after Micro-sol is applied to see if it makes a difference.
Still, if the decal is well-applied the edges do seem to seal against the surface pretty tightly. But it left me wondering how decals could survive long-term if not clear-coated. Does anyone *not* clear-coat their decals? I know @hcmbanjo has been saying in his blog (recently at least) that he doesn't clearcoat his entire rockets, but does clearcoat over the decals to seal them down.
Just wondering.