[AlexL]

I bought a pack of 6 clear decal sheet. Of the opinion that they have sticky back, print and peel off. Product # 03276/

I am lost now, I created the images, printed it on the side the image supposed be on, and I don't know what to do.

How do I transfer the image to my plane?

Thx,

Alex

[cassat]

Alex,

You need to open a beer and then peel the backing and stick the decal to the plane.
After that, you may coat it with waterbased polyeurathane clear to help fuelproof it.

[AlexL]

Cassat,

I tried very hard before posting the question. I swear that there is no sticky backing.

But after reading your post, I went and had a beer, as a matter of fact, I had a few instead.

You are absolutely right, indeed, there is a backing, all I needed is a steady hand to cut the image off the sheet, but I am happy now.

Question, do I have to do this every single time? It is getting to be a very expensive exercise, but I like it, I like it a lot as one of the beer commercial put it.

Thx,

Alex

[Xanadu]

Amazing what having a beer, relaxing sitting back, effect can have on one.

[Guest]

Check the package. It should be a peel-and-stick setup. What I used on my SAPAC Gripen wanna-conversion. I used mine to create the serial numbers, national markings and the Back-to-Baddeck logo.

Worked pretty well until I got the plane into the rain and then found that my printer's ink isn't water-proof.

Went looking for the package but couldn't find it so I can't give you the Avery product number. Lots of other threads here on TCG that dover the same stuff, so do a search or look at the bottom of the page for "related threads"

[Xanadu]

Over your decal, you may want to try painting on a thin layer of Minwax Polyacrylic. That will seal the decals.

I use it on my that I print out on plain paper then glue them onto my foamies. Works good, but just do not run your brush over it too many times otherwise it may start blurring.

[Midair]

I've used the same Avery product, gloss and mat, and had great luck with the printing process, but failed miserably when I tried to seal it with any type of clear coat . For some reason everything that I tried, including water and solvent based spray clear varathanes and "photo" fix type sprays from different manufactures, would cause the inkjet ink to bleed. I understand that decals produced by laser type printers don't suffer the same fate.

Peter

[Flypaper]

I've found Testors clear spraybombs will waterproof without bleeding.

[AlexL]

Excellent points, thank you all.

I will try to get the Testor clear paint from the LHS.


Take care guys,

Alex