Grubby Decal Restoration

[will2017]

Hi,

 

I have discovered a set of grubby decals in a stash I didn't know I had - I think it's from a 1:72 MiG-29 that I've never got around to building.

Apart from the mild yellow-ness, they appear to have got grubby as well. Is there any way I can clean these up, without fundamentally destroying the sheet? - or is it a wasted effort?

 

http://s661.photobucket.com/user/willroney/media/IMG_1978.jpg.html

[iainpeden]

Some ideas here. It's a few posts down from yours.

 

 

[Matave]

If it's pure dirt it may come off in the water.Maybe using en soft dishcloth with warm water before putting it into water.

 

The yellowness will disappear when exposing the decals in sunlight or UV-light.

[Work In Progress]

A gentle rub with a soft pencil eraser will shift a lot of marks. Must be a nice soft plastic one though, and itself scrupulously cleaned before you use it, not a hard scratchy one in the end of an old pencil.