How to Apply Waterslide Decals | Quick Tip | Motion RC
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Many modelers eventually experience their first set of waterslide decals which can be tricky if you don't know how to apply them. We hope this first video in our new Quick Tips series can help! Comment with ideas you have for more Quick Tips and use the links below for products seen in this video:
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Tip: Decals will loosen quicker in warm water. Older decal sheets lose the adhesive over time. After applying them to the surface and letting them dry, lightly spray over the entire area with 'Clear Krylon Fusion' for plastics. Dries in 15 min.
Exactly the kind of info we hope to see in the comments. Thanks for the tip!
Warm water is a good tip, that's what I use as well.
Good tip👍🏻
@@MotionRC Hi. Thanks for the video. How do you protect used decal from mechanical alteration?
Hello, I would just like to say thank you so much. I am building a model for the first time (f-86f-40) an had no idea what to do with the decals. This video is awesome and I’m so happy to find this, thank you.
Great tutorial for us nooberinos, thanks man. The arizona is getting some draft markings tonight
Just used this guide to finish off a late Xmas gift for my brother. Thank you so much.
No problem, glad it helped!
heyo! this helped me a LOT while applying waterslide decals to my helmets. thanks!
Glad it helped!
I use an old cotton t-shirt to burnish the decal down onto the surface and absorb any moisture beneath the decal.
If I need to reposition the decal within a few minutes of laying it down, I soak the decal again with warm water, sometimes with a tiny drop of dish soap to break the water tension, then use a corner from the decal backing paper to lift the decal off the foam. The decal backing paper has a "slimy" texture to it that won't tear the decal.
Great video!
Thanks for the simple video , its direct to the point !
Thank you for this!!!! As a stubborn "know it all" newbie who just got his hands on the flightline FW190, this video humbled me :) thank you!
Glad it helped!
When I first got into modeling I cut around the decals and glued them on with a glue stick I kid you not!
@ArizonakillerPK90 that gave me a solid laugh, thank you!
Purchased a custom water slide decal for one of my guitars- thank you for a very straightforward approach to applying it-
Same here , I'm refinishing my 83 Ibanez Roadstar2 , I'm just ready to apply the headstock decal , then a coat of satin urethane.
I recently purchased a Angus Young Devil child waterslide decal for My SG guitar, this made things way easier to get the job done, awesome video 😎👍😁
Thanks for the video, it has been a very long time since I’ve used these and I needed a refresher class.
You're very welcome!
Thank you for the tip, makes it a lot easier to apply them the right way!
Was making a P-47 Thunderbolt and couldn’t understand the stickers. Glad I found this video as it helped a lot and you explained it perfectly. Thank you!
Great video, and I like this new "Quick Tips" idea! I know quite a few folks I always see asking about balancing props. Seems Benchcraft now has a prop balancer!
This is unbelievably helpful! I thought I had defective waterslide paper-
Really great video, very helpful. Thank you 🙏
You're very welcome!
Also lightly brushing a little decal solvent or setting solution over the decal after application will help the decal settle nicely into all the panel lines and difficult contours.
Yes, very good tip as well.
Nice video man! Very helpful! Now, if I didn’t screw up everything I did this would go better on my end!
Brilliant video very informative especially for first timers 👍👏
Thank you! I figured it was somewhat like a water tatto! Huge help for my first drift rc build.
sweet, thanks for this! I built a Telecaster style guitar and applying a Fender decal will really tie it all together... thanks for showing how easy this can be :)
Great work James! I will be posting my usual mini updates on my Mig-29 repaint. I hope you will enjoy it! Callie was super busy. Good for me though got some flights done!
Nice Vic. I'll look out for it
Thank you for using waterslide decals. I hope that you continue to offer waterslides for all your models moving forward. As someone who likes to customize/paint my planes, having waterslides NOT pre-applied makes that SO much easier to customize my plane than those with traditional pre-applied stickers.
Thanks so much man!
Thank you I just got maverick’s f-14 by Revell and didn’t know how to do the decals
Useful video thank you.
It worked well for my first time 👍
Good to hear
Awesome video man
Encore une vidéo très intéressante, et des images toujours de très bonne qualités comme les autres..
Merci pour l'astuce que je connaissais pour les petites maquettes plastique ..
I love your Job and this job is for you really Merci de la France in the south !!
This is very helpful video
Great stuff thank you i am going to be applying two waterslide decals to an electric guitar body. I presume they can be removed in the same way by wetting them?
Good tips. Thanks.
This really helps for gunpla
You're great... I do that with photos onto porcellain, before baking.
PROPER ...
thanks for this video :-)
Very welcome, hope it helps!
Super cool video. I have a problem with my waterslide decals: they come off really easily after a couple of hours from laying down. Is it normal?
We like tips 👍🏻
I also prefer water-slide over stickers. The get sucked to the surface after the water is gone and form the details much better. There are also shops where you can order decals after your own drawings. Even with white on it.
I always thought these were defective when I got a waterslide in a rocket kit, seems like a better way to make a decal sit into body lines and odd curves especially on an aircraft!
wow looks so easy thanks .is a water decal a special kind of sticker or its just the name of the method you are using ?
I had repeated trouble with the edge of the decals flipping under and adhering to the underside of itself, creating a fold. Just as the first 1mm edge of the decal was sliding off the backing. These were tiny little 4mm by 4 mm decals on an Estes Saturn V and also the Saturn 1B. No way to unfold those edges on the model. Anyone know how to fix or prevent this?
How about some tips on how to apply water slide decals to compound curves such as nose art, wingtips, vertical and horizontal stabs tips?
Additionally... Got any suggestions on how to waterproof the decals on a foam warbird without leaving a glossy finish? I found that getting caught in the rain will soften the decals up, just avoid touching them until the dry again... Thnx!
We can do another video for sure. But a decal setting solution like Micro Sol will help with compound curves as it softens the decals and a coat of clear miniwax is what many use over their decals to protect them
When will the Mig 29 be on sale in Europe?
Just encountered these for the first time building a 1;48 scale aircraft. The ones for my model are so tiny, very hard to work with. Especially for ones that go inside the cockpit.
I can only imagine. I envy static model builders of small scale. Takes patience and the right tools. For that, you need a fine tip needle nose pliers
How can i remove decals from my F-14 for redesign without damage the paint?
Not that I would see a purpose to do this, BUT if you ever wanted to remove it or reposition it AFTER its dry, (say, a week or more) can you rewet it and do that? Other than that, I learned a lot on this video. I want to start applying the decals to my warthog but I didn't get instructions (unless it's in the manual. Who uses a manual?!?! Pfft ). This showed me exactly what I need to do! Thanks, James!!
Waterslides still have a type of adhesive to them that is protected by the backing when you initially wet them, but once they dry, they would just flake off if you tried to re-wet them and move them. Once they are set, they are set
Can i do that to a model kit
Simple, no time wasted talking uselessjunk. Good video. Thanks
How do you protect used decal from mechanical alteration?
Surprised you don't use Microset after application, gives a better detail end finish around complicated areas.
Thats an option, but not a necessity for the purpose of this video. This video is really just to help people unfamiliar with Water Slide decals on how to remove them.
Does anybody know what kind of paper he's using? or what is the best paper to use. I bought some waterslide paper but it seems like it creases too easy and ink comes off at the creases. Any help appreciated. would like to buy the best quality paper possible. Thanks!
These decals come with the plane. I have never tried to print my own waterslides, but know some who do. I'm sure a google search will lead you to the right type
There are 2 types, one for laser and the other for inkjet printers. You can buy in amazon or lazada very cheap. Best to use laser types as it doesn’t need sealing right after ptinting.
would spray painting several layers of clear coat help? just a thought....
@@flyinbryanfpv yes thank you. I sprayed it with a lacquer spray and that works well.
Can you tell me the exact model of the paper?🙏
Roderick!
comment thumbs up! 🤩👍
Well just did my first on a Boosted Birtha model rocket kit, looks great!
0:01 that was literally me yasterday with the F-35 decals....
hahaha, but the F-35 comes decaled?
blokes from across the pond pronounced them deck-ail not that there's anything wrong with that, just different 🤩BB
Try that with 1/72
I got this plane today and i thought they are stickers. Thanks for the tip
Lmao literally just tried to peel and yourtubed found this and lold
That is much easier with a good pair of scissors
small water slide decals are very annoying to work with