Just received my K-Sun 270 decal printer and need a little advice. The first decals I made were gold on clear. The print turned out beautiful, but after I put it on the rod and epoxied it, you can see the tape is cloudy. The factory decal from AT also in gold on the Matrix blank is clear as glass.

Has anyone else experienced this? I was wondering if I needed to do anything special on the application? Thanks for any input.

Tom

Hi Tom,
That could be the glue on the backing showing through. I have found that a thin coat of finish on the blank, can help.
Kind regards,
Rod, Mboro
Qld. Australia.

Tom,
Either that, or go to a solid colour, like gold on black tape for example, there are heaps of colour schemes. You can stick your fingers all over the glue underside and no one will ever know.
Regards, Rod.

Have not had that issue. Only issue is trying to eliminate the decal edges from showing.

Pat Barnard

It's important to really get the decal stuck down tight to the blank. A brayer/roller can help do this. Any time you have insufficient contact, even a very minute difference, it can show up as a slightly cloudy area, even across the whole decal.

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I have used 7 or 8 of the decals in both gold and silver on both matt and gloss finish blanks applied directly to the blank and have not had any issues at all. I do use a brayer after application also.

Ron Weber

Get yourself a roller, it works wonders.

Looks like I am going to get a roller and give it a go. Thanks to all for your suggestions

Tom

Hi Tom,
I'm with you, I'm off to get one as well.
Regards, Rod.
Mboro Qld.
Australia.

Got it tonight and will be putting a decal on tomorrow. We'll let you know how it looks.

Tom

Bel Air Maryland

A bit slow on the response but I wanted to thank those for the replys and suggestions. I bought the brayer and rolled the decals down on my next few builds and they turned out perfectly.

Thanks
Tom