How To Make Custom Decals

[zenlim]

Halo...Anybody here know how to make a custom decals...and what do i need to make a custom decals ? Can somebody teach me...Thanks..Help will be appreciate..

[brady_381need72c10]

Originally Posted by zenlim

Halo...Anybody here know how to make a custom decals...and what do i need to make a custom decals ? Can somebody teach me...Thanks..Help will be appreciate..

the best thing to do is to get a custom decal maker system <you can find at your local walmart or hobby shop and if my mind aint playing tricks on me i believe that testors makes a kit for under i think $25.00usd

[zenlim]

Originally Posted by brady_381need72c10

the best thing to do is to get a custom decal maker system <you can find at your local walmart or hobby shop and if my mind aint playing tricks on me i believe that testors makes a kit for under i think $25.00usd

Thanks bro...
But i cant get it here in Malaysia..Btw anybody know where can i get these kinda thing or custom decals maker system in Malaysia?

[brady_381need72c10]

Originally Posted by zenlim

Thanks bro...
But i cant get it here in Malaysia..Btw anybody know where can i get these kinda thing or custom decals maker system in Malaysia?

forgot to mention but you can get it online to!
now i wouldnt know if they ship out of country! <from usa>

[hirofkd]

Are Testors products commonly available in Malaysia? Testor's custom decal system is probably the easiest way. All you need are a PC and an inkjet printer (besides images you want to print).

There're a couple of tricky parts that you need to pay attention to.
Spray the top-coat (included in the kit) lightly in several steps, so the moisture in the spray won't dissolve the ink. Another thing is to make sure you leave a little portion of clear film around each image when you cut it out of the sheet. Otherwise, when you soak a decal in water, the ink gets dissolved around the edge.

[BVC500]

How do you get images small enough, say for underhood engine decals?

[Vyacheslav]

Originally Posted by BVC500

How do you get images small enough, say for underhood engine decals?

use photoshop to resize your images, as well as create a full sheet of decals before printing.

make sure you print out your decals on a regular white paper to see if the size is correct as well as the quality.

[hirofkd]

Originally Posted by BVC500

How do you get images small enough, say for underhood engine decals?

There're two ways to do this. Any graphic manipulation software should have a function called scaling or resizing. You basically find a large image, and shrink it to the desired size. (That way, some imperfections will also be shrunk to almost unnoticeable size) Another way is to use the printer driver, but not all printer has this feature. If equipped, the driver should have a setting which allows you to manipulate the size of the print-out, without resizing the original art.

[Didymus]

You can shrink images to almost nothing with Photoshop and other imaging programs, but the small details won't survive the printing process. Inkjet printers don't have microscopic resolution, so small stuff will blend together. But who reads the DOT fine print anyhow? The idea is to give the IMPRESSION that those stickers are there.

You can get decal film for inkjet printers online from Bare Metal Foil: http://bare-metal.com/Experts-Choice-Decal-Film.html

Making decals of those stickers is a very cool idea, IMO. Let us see the results!

Didymus