How to Use Microscale Liquid Decal Film

[Miatatom]

I'm trying to save some old decals and I'm using Microscale Liquid Decal Film. How do you guys use it? One heavy coat or one thin coat or several heavy coats or several thin coats?

[SfanGoch]

Thin coats, man. Don't get heavy handed with it. Better yet, Krylon clear gloss works great. You can use Microscale Micro-Sol and Micro-Set after the decals are cut and separated from each other.

Edited May 19, 2020 by SfanGoch

[Snake45]

One heavy coat. I put my fingertip on the bottle, get some on my finger, and smear it on thick and fast and let it flow out. No muss, no fuss, no cleanup, no paintbrush hairs, no old paint residue, and little if any dust. Couldn't be easier. It might look thick wet, but have faith, it'll dry thin and nearly invisible. 

One warning: Use it BEFORE you cut the decal from the backing sheet. Use it on a cut decal and you will be lucky to EVER get it off the backing paper (it'll seal the edges tight). 

[Miatatom]

18 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

 no paintbrush hairs, no old paint residue,

I use dedicated brushes for decal work.

[yh70]

a couple thin coats is all u need..brush on with a new brush..if u put it on to thick then its gonna show its thickness..

[Straightliner59]

I'm with Snake, on this one. Put it on, thick. It'll dry down to almost nothing. Works great!

[Snake45]

Just now, Straightliner59 said:

I'm with Snake, on this one. Put it on, thick. It'll dry down to almost nothing. Works great!

[Don Sikora II]

On 5/19/2020 at 7:55 PM, Snake45 said:

One heavy coat. I put my fingertip on the bottle, get some on my finger, and smear it on thick and fast and let it flow out. No muss, no fuss, no cleanup, no paintbrush hairs, no old paint residue, and little if any dust. Couldn't be easier. It might look thick wet, but have faith, it'll dry thin and nearly invisible. 

One warning: Use it BEFORE you cut the decal from the backing sheet. Use it on a cut decal and you will be lucky to EVER get it off the backing paper (it'll seal the edges tight). 

He knows what he’s talking about. I use a brush, but otherwise it’s the same deal, one HEAVY coat. Great stuff.