Ok I used tamiya aerosol semi gloss over some decals and a few shriveled, is this caused by the aerosol? And if yes will it be better if I use a water based gloss via airbrush for sealing my decals?
Future is not available in Australia, so please do not give me that as an option
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Tamiya Aerosol gloss on decals
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The Tamiya gloss spray is, as far as I know, an acrylic varnish which should be OK for decals. However, if the decals were still somewhat damp and had not dried thouroughly, any varnish can shrivel them up. Tamiya also do a rather 'hotter' varnish intened for use with polycarbonate car bodies - this is more or less guaranteed to destroy decals.
As far as Future/Klear alternatives in Austrralia I hear that there's Pascoe's Long Life as being similar and this was originally marketed under the name Rekkit's, so you may find it on sale under this brand in certain areas. Likely outlets in Australia include Bunnings, Coles Supermarkets, Newmart, Supa Valu. You may also be able to get Johnson's Wipe & Shine which is what Future/Klear is called in the Far East.
Aside from those, Rowney's or Windsor & Newton's clear acrylic varnishes are gentle on decals.
As far as Future/Klear alternatives in Austrralia I hear that there's Pascoe's Long Life as being similar and this was originally marketed under the name Rekkit's, so you may find it on sale under this brand in certain areas. Likely outlets in Australia include Bunnings, Coles Supermarkets, Newmart, Supa Valu. You may also be able to get Johnson's Wipe & Shine which is what Future/Klear is called in the Far East.
Aside from those, Rowney's or Windsor & Newton's clear acrylic varnishes are gentle on decals.
"I'd just like to say that building large smooth-skinned models should be avoided at all costs. I now see why people want to stick kit-parts all over their designs as it covers up a lot of problems." - David Sisson
\PetarB wrote:I've used Tamiya gloss over decals with no problems - Hasegawa and Bandai decal sets mainly. I did have a problem a long time ago - but I had not allowed them enough time to dry.
turns out there are 2 types, one ok for model kits the other for polycarbonate shells i.e for remote control cars