Print-it-yourself Custom Waterslide Decals

Bongo Thursday, 3/3/2022

I've got my first packet of blank decal paper on the way. Any hints or hardwon bits of wisdom you can share with an eager rookie driver?

Discussion

revhobbies 3/3/22

Make sure you seal it... there's different ways of sealing, I like to put a mixture of 85% polycrylic and 15% water into an airbrush and give it 2 coats. Not much more to it than that. If you want brand logos brandeps.com/ is a good site for the vector files which you can resize in graphic design software. Inkscape is a pretty good program for free, I think it should open those files but not guaranteed. I use CorelDraw myself.

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Thanks for the tips! That link is great! — Bongo

G4DiecastRacing 3/4/22

I print my own and seal them with a few coats of Aleene's Acrylic Sealer.

Make sure you check out this thread regarding water slide decals: redlinederby.com/topic/waterslide-decals-are-the-devil/4619

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Thanks! I had read that thread -- super helpful stuff. I've also watched probably too many youtube tutorials. — Bongo

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