ORIGINAL: NJ Georgee
Hi,I had a Idea about selling nose art decals to the war bird guys.But mainly I wanted to see if my Idea works.What I wanted to do is,To print nose art on to decal paper with my home printer.I called a decal paper co. and asked them how can I make them water proof on the water slide decal paper?They told me after I print them to spray them with a polycoat and this would work.have any of you tryed this? Or do any of you know a source for nose art decals?
My source is the dozens of books I've collected over the years. "Vintage Nose Art", "Classic Nose Art", and at least a dozen more specifically focused on nose art. Then there are the various plane-specific books with plenty of nose art, half a dozen unit history books, conflict books (WW I, WW II, Korea, etc.).
About the only market I can think of for decals would be where the nose art isn't easily obtainable, or where the 'customer' hasn't figured out how easy decals are to make.
Krylon "Cryatal Clear" works nicely to 'fix' the ink on the decal before application. A fuel proof clear coat may also be needed.
With BelDecal selling every sort of decal paper, I think it would be tough to market 'ready made' decals unless you can offer hard-to-find designs (and can find folks wanting those designs).
IMHO.