MiG Hunter Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) I was wondering if there is a safe way to remove decals without damaging the paint underneath. I applied some decals last night and now I am not happy as the decal film is much yellower than I thought(due to age) and it now shows badly on the Satin white of the vertical stabilizer. Could someone please walk me through it? Thank you, Edited April 1, 2017 by MiG Hunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Microscale MicroSet will do the trick. I've not had any issues on the few times I've done it, including a couple/few days after I had applied the decal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Assuming you are not trying to reuse the decals, you can pull them off easily with Tamiya tape or scotch tape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MiG Hunter Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 I need a spare decal sheet for Revell/Monogram 1/48 F-14A Tomcat, like the one in the photo. Please let me know if you might have one to spare. I live in Toronto, Canada. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lesthegringo Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Which part do you need? I had to buy a second CAM decals sheet 48-028 which includes those as I had a disaster with one of the vertical stabiliser decals. If you don't need all of them, I may have some parts of the sheet I don't need Les Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MiG Hunter Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 Hello Les, Thank you for your reply. I need the inner decals(yellow stripes) for the port vertical stabilizer(upper right corner decal in the photo above). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lesthegringo Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Looks like you are in luck - I stuffed up the port outer one. I still have to apply the inner one, but I have two of them so there should be no problem sending you the spare, assuming nothing goes wrong! the problem I had was not due to any issue with the decals, some thinner dropped onto the part after the decal was applied and ruined the paint and decal, so I had no option but to strip it back to the plastic. For info the best colour match that I have for the yellow on the CAM decals is Tamiya XF-3 - if you want to check yours to see that they are similar it might help. I will apply the decal this week and PM you for the address once I am sure it is spare Les Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MiG Hunter Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 Sounds great. Much appreciated, Les. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lesthegringo Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Decals on fine, do you just want the stripes or do you want the lightning bolt too? PM me with the address to send to Les Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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