varnish ZP

Hi

After installing the decals, vowed to wait how long varnished with varnish 2K zp ?

Thank you

Hi, if I read your post right you are wanting to know how long to leave the decals before clear coating with 2K?

I use 2K all the time and I usually leave the decals 48 hours+ then clear.



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Also, be sure to clean the decals with soap and water well if you have used any setting solutions. This will help ensure that the solutions will not damage the clear coat months from now.

Maybe a stupid question. Do you use cold or warm water? I've always used tamiya modeling wax for cleaning of the setting and sol solutions. But then again, i never used 2k from ZP before. I have ordered some, but haven't tried it yet.

Lesley

why a stupid question? I prefer to ask instead of doing stupid things.
especially the first time that I will use this polish on decals.

thank you to you all.

I wouldn't recommend using any wax products under paint or clear, although I've always felt the Tamiya wax is more of a cleaning agent than a wax. It looks and smells like washing up liquid. Use warm water and carefully clean the decals to get rid of any setting solutions and excess decal glue before you spray the clear.

Another thing you can use, and I use it a lot is, Panel Wipe.

It not only gets rid of any residue left by setting solutions but it also degreases the paintwork too, and it dries almost instantly :grinyes:.




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Warm water works much better than cold, but both will work. I recommend that you wash the model three times. This will guarantee that any setting solution or any oils from your hand will be off the model and you'll be amazed how much more clean the model feels than if you just washed it once.

Also, be sure to handle the model carefully before you apply the clear coat else you'll put oils from your hand back onto the model. After washing the model I immediately place it onto my paint stand. Since your hands have been cleaned by washing the model you can use them to get it onto your paint stand but do this sooner after the cleaning rather than later when the oils on your hands have built back up.

Also, be sure the model is completely dry before you paint. Let is air dry in a dust free environment. Wiping it dry might induce a static charge to the model that will attract dust.

why a stupid question? I prefer to ask instead of doing stupid things.
especially the first time that I will use this polish on decals.

thank you to you all.

I really think he was talking about his own question about water to use, not yours ! :wink:

I also use warm water to clean the decals from setting solutions, even if I rarely clear coat over decals so I don't do it with this purpose.

A ok no problem for me. My question is the delay between the laying of decals and the passage of the varnish.


Thanks you all

Once I've got the model cleaned I have no problems clear coating right away, but it's best to wait a day or two to ensure that any of the water used to set the decal has absolutely evaporated out from under the decal, just to be safe.

Hi Guys.

First of all sorry for any confusion, but i was about to start the same thread here and when i saw cox thread i asked the question for myself. I already try'd the warm water and soap and it work pretty god.

Lelsey

Warm water works much better than cold, but both will work. I recommend that you wash the model three times. This will guarantee that any setting solution or any oils from your hand will be off the model and you'll be amazed how much more clean the model feels than if you just washed it once.

Also, be sure to handle the model carefully before you apply the clear coat else you'll put oils from your hand back onto the model. After washing the model I immediately place it onto my paint stand. Since your hands have been cleaned by washing the model you can use them to get it onto your paint stand but do this sooner after the cleaning rather than later when the oils on your hands have built back up.

Also, be sure the model is completely dry before you paint. Let is air dry in a dust free environment. Wiping it dry might induce a static charge to the model that will attract dust.

Is there any thing out there that can be used on plastic to eleminate a static charge build up on plastic?

Is there any thing out there that can be used on plastic to eliminate a static charge build up on plastic?


Before spraying anything onto plastic I use a "Tack Cloth".

http://www.zero-paints.com/photo-gallery/index.php/Product-Photos/Tack-Cloth-ZP-6005

Or you can use the type bought from automotive paint supply outlets too.



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:thumbsup:Great! Thanks for that info. I new something like this had to be available just didn't know where.

Yes, as mentioned above, a tack cloth works very well. Plastic Prep from Polly S is a plastic cleaner that helps to eliminate static electricity. Also, annealing the plastic, which results when the plastic is heated, say, in a food dehydrater, also helps to reduce static charge.

A quick in the tool box and i found a bottle of the Poly S plastic prep.I'll give it a shot. I'm trying to eliminate the static charge on sheet plastic before vacuforming.