GOTCHA: Some of the die-cut stickers weren't cut completely through the upper layer. It took a few passes with my knife to free the stickers.
These are plastic stickers, not water slide decals.
TIP: I recommend dipping the stickers in a dish of water and wetting the body tube before setting down the sticker.
The water allows lifting and repositioning of the sticker to set them into the right position.
TIP: Wash your hands before handling the stickers. Oily fingerprints will show through on the finished model. It helps to lift and initially set the sticker onto the model when stuck onto your knife blade. Avoid touching the sticky back.
The first sticker down was the large model name. It centers directly over the white fin line.
The low end wrap sits behind the trailing edge of the fins.
TIP: Start and finish all body wrap stickers in a line on the back side (launch lug side) of the model.
Notice the body roll wraps weren't long enough to meet at the back!
Notice the body roll wraps weren't long enough to meet at the back!
The smaller lower wrap doesn't matter with the start and finish points over black paint.
See the next post for a concern with the upper wrap.
What type of adhesive is on those plastic stickers? I've never considered, nor heard of, wetting them.
ReplyDeleteHi Phill,
DeleteWith stickers, I always thought you had one chance to position them before you were stuck with something in the wrong position. I finally gave into the instruction suggestion to dip the stickers in a shallow bowl of water, then set on the model. Before placing the sticker on the model, I also rub some water on the final sticker location.
The adhesive on the back is not effected by the water. After working any water out to the edges of the sticker, they stay in place.
Dipping the stickers only work when they are printed on clear plastic. Don't dip paper stickers!