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I use AG's method, but use lipstick, in home improvement projects; specifically, drilling out the hole in a door jamb for the strike plate. It should transfer to what you're trying to do: put a little on the pin side, press the pieces together, and there you go.

Hey, Marcelo. It doesn't sound good for the decals does it? You might post on some of the sites asking for replacements. Or, if you can clean the decals with some anti-fungal or bleach you can reproduce them. If you have access to a professional copy shop, they can laser copy onto decal film. Then ...

I bought mine in the late 80s and have been happy with it since. Very easy to use and clean; no need to worry about fiddling with compressor settings and moisture trap. I think I saw that the new model comes with more tips for a wider range of applications, which I'll be buying soon.

As a precaution, I always give my decals a coat of Microscale Liquid Decal Film. I started out doing it to older decals in case they had become too fragile, but now they all get a bath.