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Old 02-28-2016, 10:33 PM   #7
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Re: DIY Chrome Foil Decals

I'm building anther AMR Lambo 350 GTS and the kit headlights are horrible.

Cast in clear resin, the parts in the kit still weren't even fully cured and typically yellowed.

So this was my plan to replicate new headlights using this method.



I drew up the artwork, printed multiple copies and foiled the solid black shapes.





I then layered the decals and allowed them to dry.

Once they were dry I was able to sand the edges for a perfect fit.

I then domed the assembled decals with an optically clear UV curing resin (Kind of like what bonds LCD displays to digitizers in cellphones).

It dries quickly, crystal clear, is rock hard and available in different cure rates from a few seconds to 10 minutes.



Love the stuff. Good for attaching all kinds of parts clean and fast. Works great for photoetched and clear parts

Here are the results from different angles. . .











Thousand times better than the kit lights IMO

Paint is Tamiya TS58 Light Pearl Blue with Testors Wet Look. Dust is not in the paint, it's just been sitting out curing.
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