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CP adhesion on decals
Posted by:
John Shear
(198.135.124.---)
Date: January 15, 2016 09:40AM
Hi all. Since I started building a couple years ago I've used FlexCoat color preserver, but sometimes it's too thick or full-bodied for my liking. So I started using Chromaseal and that seems more user friendly for me. Anyway, on my current rod I applied a Decal Connection decal and brushed on Chromaseal. But the CP ran off the decal like water off a duck's back. I let that dry a couple hours and applied FlexCoat which coated nicely and seems to have adhered to the decal fine (as it had on all my previous rods).
So I'm just curious if others have noticed that kind of difference in behaviour between two brands of CP? it makes me want to get some U-40 CP just to compare behaviour. John Shear Chippewa Falls, WI Re: CP adhesion on decals
Posted by:
bill boettcher
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Date: January 15, 2016 10:13AM
Put CP on while turning the rod it helps to keep it covered
Flexcoat CP can also be thinned with distilled water Don't go crazy thinning and use several coats Experiment Bill - willierods.com Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/15/2016 10:17AM by bill boettcher. Re: CP adhesion on decals
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: January 15, 2016 10:49AM
The Flex Coat and U-40 color preservers are the same product.
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Posted by:
bill boettcher
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Date: January 15, 2016 10:52AM
Got to be a little different since one ran off the decal and the other did not ??? Bill - willierods.com Re: CP adhesion on decals
Posted by:
John Shear
(198.135.124.---)
Date: January 15, 2016 01:11PM
Bill, the Chromaseal ran off, Flexcoat did not. I haven't tried U-40 but was thinking about it til I saw Tom's post. Btw, I did apply while turning.
I considered thinning FlexCoat CP, but my philosophy was like that of epoxy - instead of thinning and messing with the formula I find another brand that's thinner by design and doesn't require thinning. John Shear Chippewa Falls, WI Re: CP adhesion on decals
Posted by:
bill boettcher
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Date: January 15, 2016 04:32PM
Some thing I have used that I consider better then CP on decals is Fixatif the spray And it also seems to be a lot clearer then CP that some get cloudy [www.walmart.com] Bill - willierods.com Re: CP adhesion on decals
Posted by:
Chris Herrera
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Date: January 15, 2016 10:23PM
Hi John,
I've experienced the same thing, with the exact cp products. The only difference was I was using waterslide decals I made myself. Take care, Chris Re: CP adhesion on decals
Posted by:
John Shear
(198.135.124.---)
Date: January 18, 2016 01:53PM
Bill, thanks for the reminder about Fixatif spray and I do happen to have some. I first used Fixatif spray over some hand-writing I did using Testors paint. But that was a disaster as it caused the paint to run and smear so I banished it to the back of my cabinet and forgot about it. John Shear Chippewa Falls, WI Re: CP adhesion on decals
Posted by:
bill boettcher
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Date: January 18, 2016 03:29PM
Ya have to let painted letters dry I will try the ink on a piece of scrap and hit it with a hair dryer till it feels dry to the touch Just warm it several times should do it
Also Don't put it on first coat real wet 2 or 3 dust coats letting each of them dry Bill - willierods.com Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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