quick question re calliper decals/transfer
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Thanks to help in this forum I have got my rear callipers off, painted and ready to re-fit. Question:
1. It is over fifty years since I built my last plastic aero model and attached transfers/decals. Can I take it that I just wet the transfer then slide it onto the calliper or are they now peel off and apply? Can't tell just by looking.
Thanks again
RJ
1. It is over fifty years since I built my last plastic aero model and attached transfers/decals. Can I take it that I just wet the transfer then slide it onto the calliper or are they now peel off and apply? Can't tell just by looking.
Thanks again
RJ
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You do not have to wet anything, just peel the back side of the decal off and then apply to the caliper. Apply pressure to the letters by rubbing back and forth, make sure there are no air bubbles, then gently peel off the front paper.
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Then apply clear over the decals or they will not hold up very long.
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Thanks to all for your help. I'll see if I can get a can of clear in this backwater of Spain. If not, I'll just leave it. Now I know how to do the job (remove and repaint), I'm happy to do it again in a few years if necessary.
Having said that I have only done the rear pair - still have the fronts to do!!
Having said that I have only done the rear pair - still have the fronts to do!!
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That would be clear from a spray can. And you need to let the caliper paint sit for a week before applying it anyway. The factory ones have clear over them BTW. Makes it mush less tricky to get a paint brush up through the wheels to get the brake dust off while washing. A lot less worry about nicking the decal...
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That would be clear from a spray can. And you need to let the caliper paint sit for a week before applying it anyway. The factory ones have clear over them BTW. Makes it mush less tricky to get a paint brush up through the wheels to get the brake dust off while washing. A lot less worry about nicking the decal...
Now, I guess, I'll be a whole lot more careful
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My plan at the moment is to just leave the callipers without any clear and take a bit of care with them. Now I know how to refurbish them it would be simple enough to remove a wheel and just repaint/decal the part that actually shows.
I have now finished the work and am just giving the paint 4-5 days to harden off before taking the car out. I'll put a couple of photos on here later.
Thanks to all those who took the time to help me out.
RJ
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Wow - it is worrying to read all the different provisos about using clear. The choice here in Spain is very limited and I haven't got confidence I'll get anything that is right.
My plan at the moment is to just leave the callipers without any clear and take a bit of care with them. Now I know how to refurbish them it would be simple enough to remove a wheel and just repaint/decal the part that actually shows.
I have now finished the work and am just giving the paint 4-5 days to harden off before taking the car out. I'll put a couple of photos on here later.
Thanks to all those who took the time to help me out.
RJ
My plan at the moment is to just leave the callipers without any clear and take a bit of care with them. Now I know how to refurbish them it would be simple enough to remove a wheel and just repaint/decal the part that actually shows.
I have now finished the work and am just giving the paint 4-5 days to harden off before taking the car out. I'll put a couple of photos on here later.
Thanks to all those who took the time to help me out.
RJ
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Hopefully, though, it won't be for a while yet. In the meantime I'll write up what I did as a guide for absolute newbies.
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RJ
Here are a couple of before and after shots.