Bricky0 Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 (edited) Well, I got Krylon crystal clear a while ago to coat my waterslide decals, and I have been having some issues. The attached image shows a picture of Two torsos I have coated you can't really tell the difference though(I know my decals are not sized properly and there is some color issues) But the one on the right when you reflect it against the light it is "scaley" and feels a little bit rough, while the one on the left is smooth and glossy. I didn't really do anything different, but I am wondering if how much I sprayed on them affected it? If so, what is the proper amount and time to spray them? Also, is there a way to get the decals to stay on better? Because sometimes when I am trying to snap the arms back on to the torso my finger rubs the decal and it just peals off Thanks guys! Also, is it possible to do a decal overtop of a decal? Because I read somwhere that they were doing it... Edited September 19, 2011 by Bricky0 Quote
mmcb Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 I haven't used Krylon Crystal Clear for ages (haven't done decaling for ages!), but the amount you put on can effect the outcome. More lighter coats is always preferable to one or two heavy coats. I know of people putting 5 or 6 coats on and achieve excellent results. As for getting the decals to stick better.....the only thing you can really do is to put more overcoat on. You could look into using a decal fixative (I haven't used any). These rare normally used to help a decal settle on curved surfaces, but they may also help it to stick better to the flat ones. MMCB Quote
Tontus Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 Did you spray them at different times, and maybe not shake the can as much on the other one? Quote
Bricky0 Posted September 19, 2011 Author Posted September 19, 2011 Did you spray them at different times, and maybe not shake the can as much on the other one? I did spray them at different times, but the weather and humidity was about the same. Which way are you supposed to do it? Less shaken or more shaken? Quote
Tontus Posted September 19, 2011 Posted September 19, 2011 I don't know about the brand you used, but generally the instructions say shake for 30 to 60 seconds. I don't think you can over shake. Also, the can is supposed to be upright while spraying, which might be the problem. Quote
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