Thanks, folks. For reference:
The decal paper is
Testors #9201,
Great Hobbies TES9201.
The decal bonder is
Testors #9200,
Great Hobbies TES9200.
Both were in stock at my LHS which is, you guessed it, Great Hobbies. They deserve props too for all of the help they've given me since I started in the hobby just over a year ago.
I should add that when I went down later to check the plane, two decals were peeling. As it happens I wanted to remove both of them anyway. I applied some more decals last night with the following changes:
- Acetone to prep the surface (I've been handling this thing for months now and there's bound to be a lot of skin oil and other grit on it)
- Decal off the backing as soon as possible to avoid leaving too much adhesive behind (that's a hunch)
- No more water on the airplane surface to keep the adhesive from washing away (another hunch)
I'll check them again tonight to verify the results of my new approach.