Clear coat after decals?

[JTRACING]

when i clear a car, i clearcoat before i put the decals on, and then after.
i find doing it before makes the surface nice and smooth, and the decals lay sown really nice
thats what i did on this car

[Macdaddy4738]

wow thats a beautiful car!!

[Eyeball Kid]

I just did the decals on my Honda RA-272 and I painted the color coat, waited for it to dry, then wet sanded it slightly with 2000 grit paper to remove any dust nubs heavy orange peel and such. Then I applied the decals with micro-sol.

The next day I clearcoated with three very light coats with a long dry time in between. Then followed it with two medium coats. I wet sanded it and polished it a week later and it looks great. No lifting of the decals at all and very little if any evidence of decal edges.

Best of all, I did it with Model Master spray cans on my patio. (sold my air compressor and stuff and moved into a tiny apartment, what can I do?) You probably don't believe that it turned out, neither can I!

I think the key is to be patient and put the clear on very dry so it doesn't have time to attack the decal. Once the dry coats seal the decal, you can come back and put on a smoother coat.