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Been decaling a long time, but I never remember this happening before...Applying two different sets - Microscale - one several years old and one brand new (??) - decals took a lot longer to release and as they dried they "crazed". The decal stayed intact - it was as if the printing or ink was crazing and the carrier stayed in once piece.Now, on the first I was using Solvaset - so figured maybe it was too strong (although I have been using a lot lately for decals going over a lot of irregularities. But the second one was softened with Microscale products.I am guessing this is age related? Decals are stored in my basement which extremely consistent - 68 degrees, 31% humidity all year long.
No, they dried crazed - I'm going to photograph them tonight and then remove them...Actually, they look a lot like paint that has crazed from years of age, but of course they are not faded....
No - the decal film was fine... The printing disintegrated into a zillion little pieces - but stayed intact on the carrier. It looked like cracked paint. Actually it looked like a solvent was spilled onto the decal. However - the shell had been cleaned thoroughly and then clearcoated.Maybe it was the clearcoat ??? (Model master) I am running some tests today - new, old decals - the modified surface and unmodified surfaces and with different softeners.I don't understand - been doing this for many years and never had a problem. It's the fact that it was a new and old set that has me worried.Lou