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Steve Salhany
Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 151
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:52 am Post subject: Jeff Gordon's '99 Rainbow Warrior |
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Paints were Tamiya TS-36 and Testor's Star Spangled Blue lacquer. Decals were two sets of Slixx and they were a nightmare due to age and brittleness, even with decal bonder coating. |
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thenderson0728
Joined: 15 Feb 2018 Posts: 89
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Steve,
If you have any other Slixx sheets upcoming, just a tip. Get the water as hot as you can stand it. I have found with Slixx decals, the hotter the better. Use needle nose pliers or tweezers to dip the decals if needed. I also found a couple drops of dish soap helps too. The couple years and about 15-20 builds with slixx sheets i have done have had zero issues with cracking or breaking. Well done on that one! Was never a huge Gordon fan myself but he always had the best paint jobs..lol |
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Steve Salhany
Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 151
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the tips!
I do use very hot water for my decals. But these florescent decals from Slixx don't do well at all under any circumstances. With other Slixx decals I've done alright, but these...yikes. |
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xober
Joined: 25 Feb 2020 Posts: 29
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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Despite the decal problems it looks great! |
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KDM_Racing
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 80
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Hey I just saw one just like this on Reddit. They both look great |
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Steve Salhany
Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 151
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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LOL the one you saw on Reddit was this one. That's mine. |
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Henryjint
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 1957 Location: NY State's Hudson Valley
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Very nicely done!!! _________________ Forum member since 10/25/2010 |
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Old Coyote
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 249 Location: High Point, NC
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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Beautiful build sir, most impressive. _________________ I may have to grow old, but I refuse to grow up |
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