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Originally Posted by keveuh
- About hobbysearch do you choose EMS or SAL ?
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SAL everytime. Takes about 10-12 days from Japan to the UK. Works out a lot less expensive. I only use EMS if it's an expensive kit, say MFH worth hundreds of pounds, then EMS because it's insured with that option.
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Originally Posted by keveuh
About that transparent edge I talked about, I think it's sometimes needed to remove it. For example if you have a big decal to apply on the front hood of a car you don't need to remove the borders of the decal.
Au contraire, if it's a small decal sometimes the decal is bigger than the place it's supposed to fit and in that case I think it's needed to cut the borders of the decal so it can fit in its place.
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I only tend to remove the edge if necessary for the reasons you have described. Generally it's better if you leave it on unless removing it will assist it's placement etc..
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Originally Posted by keveuh
Something else I forgot to mention is that sometimes the decal doesn't seem to stick at all the the surface ! Like today when I tried to apply a small Porsche logo on a wheel when I gently tapped the decal with a brush first and then a cotton swab the decal sticked on both the brush first and then the cotton swab and eventually it broke.
That 's funny that the "face" of the decal sticks more then its "back"
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Are you applying the decals on a gloss surface..?? Decals don't stick well onto matt or rough surfaces and will stick much better onto gloss surfaces. If you need another finish apply the decals onto the gloss surface and when dry overspray them with satin or matt clear to give the correct finish you desire. If you're having adhesion problems on gloss surfaces it sounds like bad decals to me or old decals..?? Again new ones are recommended. Again if decals are breaking up, then they're either old decals or bad decals..