decals
 

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Building my second plane a Super Sporster I wan to use decals and striping tape will they stay on or do I need to spray them with clear?</p></span>

RE: decals
 

Decals and pin striping that are made for planes, and are fuel proof, usually stay pretty well. A little clear nail polish at the leading edge of a pinstripe, or on the sharp point of a decal will usually keep them in place.

I have even used non fuel-proof decals and covered them completely in clear nail polish, and they have lasted so far.

Good luck

RE: decals
 

I usually put  a dab of thin CA on each end of a pinstripe just to keep the ends from lifting

RE: decals
 

One thing about ARF's though. I've found that we really have to pay attention to things like pin striping. I built... oops... assembled...:D a Hanger 9 Alpha trainer for the club. I spent what I thought was a lot of time on it ironing out wrinkles, loose trim, edges, and so on.

The maiden flight... the orange pin stripe on the left side of the fuselage came right off. Jeech.. and I thought I spent time on that bugger trying to keep it from doing just that.

Then there is the story about my Goldberg Tiger 120. I flew it a couple of times, then on one pass, I heard a noise coming from it. I thought it was flutter, so I chopped the throttle and landed it immediately. I inspected it thoroughly found it to be ok, and put it back up. The noise started again, so I again landed it right away. I played with this thing for over an hour. The "club pro" showed up and I asked him to fly it and tell me what he thought it might be.

He flew it, flying all sorts of maneuvers, and on one, directly towards us from a distance, we heard it. He landed it and told me he thought it was a piece of loose trim. So, I looked it over very closely and found a strip of striping on the wing, running the length of the right side, loose. Not enough to notice under normal situations because it was tight but not stuck down. So, I put a piece of celophane packing tape on it and... voila.. noise gone. Problem was that there was now some oil on the wing which made it difficult to try to get the stripe to adhere on it's own. So I guess it's time for some CA on that bugger... and then fly the darned thing!! Other than that, which is not a problem, the plane flys great, by the way.

Cgr.

RE: decals
 

I've used just about every brand of pin stiping tape you can get. The only thing I've ever had good luck with is auto pin striping tape by 3M. I buy it from an auto paint store, not the "Autozone's" on every corner. I've never had any luck with the modeling tapes. Using auto tape, I never have to seal it, but you should set it in the sun for a while to let it cure. As far as decals, I seldom clear coat them, but if you do, be sure to "scuff" them with a Scotch Brite pad or the clear will not stick. Good luck.

pmw

RE: decals
 

I've used just about every brand of pin stiping tape you can get. The only thing I've ever had good luck with is auto pin striping tape by 3M. I buy it from an auto paint store, not the "Autozone's" on every corner. I've never had any luck with the modeling tapes. Using auto tape, I never have to seal it, but you should set it in the sun for a while to let it cure. As far as decals, I seldom clear coat them, but if you do, be sure to "scuff" them with a Scotch Brite pad or the clear will not stick. Good luck.

pmw