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How to get the best of our waterslide decals

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The optimal preparation of the mini depends on the type of decals you have purchased from us: 

- Standard decals (white card) on clear paper/substrate: 

if applied on a dark surface or if you want to make sure it “pops”, first apply a coat of white paint where the decal is meant to go on the mini (we recommend using a white acrylic pen) 

- Standard decals (white card) on white paper/substrate : 

no need to apply a white undercoat on the mini as the decals are fully opaque. You need to cut them very precisely, however. 

- Premium decals (blue card) with white ink underlayer: 

they can be applied to any paint scheme, even dark ones, without a white undercoat on the mini. They can also be cut loosely around the shape as the substrate is clear.

- Cut it from the sheet 

- Soak it in water until you can slide it from the backing paper with your finger but not so much as it detaches by itself from the paper; if you leave it in water for too long the starch substrate dissolves too much and the decal loses its integrity 

- Transfer the decal from your finger onto the mini 

- Use a cotton bud (or QTip) to adjust the decal precisely in position and remove the excess water 

- Once the water is mostly evaporated but the decal is still moist, dab it carefully (and orthogonally) with a QTip soaked in Microsol solution to "melt" the decal in place

- Let it dry 

- Optionally (if you have applied a white undercoat), touch up the paint job around the decal

- Finally, spray a clear coat of varnish