ep010 The BEST Way to Apply Decals

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In this video I go over the best methods to apply decals to that shiny new body you just painted!
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@2ndLastJedi Год назад

Wish me luck, I'm building my first RC car, the Tamiya 1973 Porsche 911. I wont it as a show piece and the paint and decals have me worried.

@quietrc Год назад

Just take your time and everything will work out well, I'm sure. I also did a painting tutorial as well. You may want to give that a look as well.

@2ndLastJedi Год назад

I was so successful, it turned out great.

@quietrc Год назад

@@2ndLastJedi Awesome to hear! Thanks for the follow up!

@2ndLastJedi Год назад

@@quietrc Just took my time, misted the paint layers on and with the decals i soapy water wet them and used a hair dryer, they are 94% perfect. For a first time builder i am so stoked :D

@dazofthemoo1531 2 месяца назад

@@2ndLastJedi Glad to hear your project was a success. You definitely followed the right tutorial. Even if it takes alot longer, always better to do things to the higher spec. 👍

@dejaya7945 5 дней назад

The reason i like to cut them all the way out is you can cut and remove just a little part of the backing, place the decal on the body and easily check alignment, then peel the backing while laying down the decal. Helps with air bubbles and alignment. But for smaller ones ill try your method of leaving it on the sheet

@dazofthemoo1531 2 месяца назад

This is how the Pro's do it. Love your patience here. 👍&🔔 Have you ever considered using pinstripe of paint between the body panels.? Sometimes black is too dark, so i mix in up to 60% colour that the car is painted. Edit:- Haha. 19:25 This is why i should leave ALL my comments to the END of the video. (forget everything i said about pinstripes & panels)

@quietrc 2 месяца назад

The body panel work does elevate it a bit more. Interesting idea about using the car color for the panels.

@rogerwright2512 Год назад

I’ve been building/restoring rc’s off and on for 25 years and I learned LOTS from this! Some really solid techniques I’ll try out on my next shell, thanks 👍

@quietrc Год назад

That’s awesome to hear! Glad it was helpful!

@LukazRC 3 месяца назад

I find it so much easier using scissors for decals

@quietrc 2 месяца назад

I was just using scissors to cut out some windows masks and my hand was cramping up almost immediately... So I think I am stuck using the xacto knives.

@easyrider9950 7 месяцев назад

Terrific instructional video!

@quietrc 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! Hope it helped!

@rmb1 4 месяца назад

Excellent tips and beautiful job I learned a lot thanks!

@quietrc 4 месяца назад

Glad it could help!

@flounder2394 4 месяца назад

Dude - love the Dr. No lunchbox and Bond stuff!!! Also great tips for decaling!

@quietrc 4 месяца назад

Glad the tips can help! Bond is a longtime obsession!

@MrPaulsix9 4 месяца назад

Great video I'm new to the model RC building and have got sooooooo many good tips from this vid thanks 👍

@quietrc 4 месяца назад

Glad to hear it!

@txpatriot7038 11 месяцев назад

I like scissors myself they are fast and accurate if you get good at it. I have not tried a razor and will try it out. The hair dryer and soap water is a great tip. I'll use tweezers for the small stickers.

@tp8382 Месяц назад

Great instructions, I'm in the middle of putting the 140 stickers on my Tamiya rally car (FLIPPING TEDIOUS!), I had no clue they wanted you to go in order starting with #1, great tip! Too bad I have already done the front of the car, I was working front to back, now I will change it up and find # 1. LOL.

@quietrc Месяц назад

Glad it was helpful. I just completed another Tamiya body with 100+ decals. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment, because I love it!

@rexrcs 10 месяцев назад

Lol. I call them stickers to avoid the DEEKAL VS DEKOL arguments 😅. Pedal vs peedal😂

@quietrc 10 месяцев назад

Yeah... and then I went and said "sticker" anyway.🤷

@DIYglenn 7 дней назад

Great instructions, thanks! How about windows, mine (M06 Beetle) are laid out so it's obvious that I could just cut around the trim, not having to cut the actual transparent window out. But I'm feeling it could be a mess with air bubbles etc. Thoughts?

@Savagetoastness 4 месяца назад

I have used tooth picks as well to help push decals into tough spots on models...

@quietrc 4 месяца назад

Yeah, anything that is softer than metal and closer to hardness as a fingernail will work great.

@laserbeam1620 Месяц назад

Great video! It blows my mind that people don't use scissors lol. I'm much more accurate with scissors.

@quietrc Месяц назад

The debate continues, I guess!

@thefakemaker 5 месяцев назад

Thanks. Our channels are similar in size. I’m building the mk2 escort kit but I’m only hoping to put on some of the car stickers and leave off the rally livery.

@quietrc 5 месяцев назад

I don't know how people do this and similar liveries without this method. Seems like it would be so difficult! I have the MF01x Escort. Fun car!

@JimBoBJames-no5db 4 месяца назад

Nice work there and some great tips. Yek ive used Tamiya PS paind on small pieces of abs plastic and it doesn't have a gloss result but seem to be okay. A lot of people say not to use PS paint on ABS plastic as it may dissolve the plastic. Like even hobby shops and Tamiya instruction manuals say this. Nice work again 👌👍

@quietrc 4 месяца назад

I wonder if laying down primer like I do mitigates any danger of dissolving the ABS. I haven’t seen any issues myself. Hope there were some helpful tips in there for you!

@JoeOvercoat 4 месяца назад

Leaving the number on until the last moment helps you keep track amongst the batch you cut out, so you don’t put the lefthand decal on the righthand side…that kind of thing.

@quietrc 4 месяца назад

This kind of backs up my argument for using a hobby knife to cut them and leaving them on the whole sheet. When you cut them all the way out with scissors, yeah, you have to leave the number on and then cut *again* to cut the number off. I have to be missing something, because a lot of people do use scissors.

@lowercentenary 3 месяца назад

Smallish fine sissors for me every time...not good with knife...both are an exacting skill and requires both time and patience!

@dazofthemoo1531 2 месяца назад

Excel make a hobby knife with a swivel blade. The blade rotates inside the barrel (handel) of the knife. Brilliant tool for cutting curves. Scince i found it, I've never looked back.

@eric_w3333 2 месяца назад

Would clear coating over the whole outside of the body help keep them on long term?

@quietrc 2 месяца назад

Not for Lexan/polycarbonate bodies. For hard plastic ABS bodies, it would help.

@sreissing 7 месяцев назад

Aren’t decal sheets typically precut?

@quietrc 7 месяцев назад

There are many that are, yes. About 50-50 for the kits I come across. These Tamiya body sets with decals are almost alway *not* precut.

@chauffeurmarco 6 месяцев назад

Yeah, I know that now. I'm french and could not understand the word decal when I started to be interested in scale models. For us, french speaking people, we call them stickers.

@quietrc 6 месяцев назад

It’s a little bit of a joke, because “decal” and “stickers” basically mean the same thing. But somehow “decal” sounds more sophisticated. Merci!

@chauffeurmarco 6 месяцев назад

@@quietrc I think we give the sticker name if it is already sticky it self.

@bryanwhat2268 Год назад

Look s like a sticker to me. 😁I have no idea why people cut stickers out any more I feel a true deal would be water base decals. And for all the serious people out there I'm just joking around between stickers and decals

@quietrc Год назад

Stickers are what my toddler plays with… I’m trying to pretend I’m a fully grown adult over here! I think the vinyl decals are more robust than the water slide decals on static models. But the technique I’m using here is basically mimicking what you do with water slide decals.

@bryanwhat2268 Год назад

@@quietrc 😁

@quietrc Год назад

I made an earlier video on how to paint a body as well… at least what I think is the best way. Good luck, I’m sure it’ll turn out great!

@JoeOvercoat 4 месяца назад

Decals tend to show wear & tear more than stickers. Coating can reduce that, but stickers are generally easier to apply w/peel & place.