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01-26-2004, 05:47 PM | #1 | |
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Decals on Black!?
Hi, my first post!! Anyway, could anyone tell me how to put decals on a black coat of paint? I want to paint my car black but if I do, the decals will obviously turn out really dark and crappy. Is there any way to achieve the "decal on white" finish but on a black coat? Thanks for any help!
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01-26-2004, 06:36 PM | #2 | |
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I don't quite understand your question, but as long as you put them down with no air bubbles or anything they should blend right in. Wait for some more opinions, but I don't see it as a problem.
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01-26-2004, 07:27 PM | #3 | |
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Well, basically, when I put down a decal on black paint, it turns out darker than when I put it on white paint because the paint colour underneath shows through the thin decal. Fot example, if I put a white decal onto a white paint, it turns out white. No problems there. But when I put that same white decal on, say, a red paint, it turns out pink... Not quite what I'm looking for. Would I need to put some white paint under the decal or something? Or do people just put decals on whatever colour paint 'cos they don't care? I'm building a Tamiya Lancer Evo VI WRC and the white/red paint scheme is making my decals pink in some parts. Also I'm doing a Black Lancer V where I want to add some sponsor decals on the side but they turn out all dark and murky. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Re: Decals on Black!?
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Just cut in the desired size and then paste it under the car livery, then it will look more white than just pasting the car livery decals. Here is the link to the "MDLD915 Modelers Color Decal White By Cartograf Regards, Joe
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Re: Decals on Black!?
they should turn out fine, depending on how thick the actual decal is, mostly mine have turned out good on dark paint
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01-26-2004, 10:53 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Decals on Black!?
I make my own decals, and beside some "easy to cut" decal, you can't do anything with the white sheets.
What I would really like is a printer that can print white.. but it's a bit expensive for few custom decals ;-)
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