Bbdave Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I have a couple of vehicle kits one is a tractor I'm currently building they have rubber tyres how do I best treat them ready for decals weathering etc. or can I just do as I would for plastic? Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ade H Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) I'm not sure how to put decals on rubber or vinyl -- are you sure that they are decals rather than wet transfers? But the weathering is in my wheelhouse. You will want to use water-based pigment mixtures, preferably with a high concentration of binder, which I recently covered elsewhere in: ...and... Edited October 16, 2021 by Ade H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggy Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 12 hours ago, Bbdave said: I have a couple of vehicle kits one is a tractor I'm currently building they have rubber tyres how do I best treat them ready for decals weathering etc. or can I just do as I would for plastic? Dave I have a similar issue with zvezda tank tracks, I can't get the paint to stay on despite using Vallejo primer. Paint stays on tamiya tracks ok so it must be the cheap zvezda tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbdave Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 9 hours ago, Ade H said: I'm not sure how to put decals on rubber or vinyl -- are you sure that they are decals rather than wet transfers? But the weathering is in my wheelhouse. You will want to use water-based pigment mixtures, preferably with a high concentration of binder, which I recently covered elsewhere in: ...and... I thought a decal was a transfer. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ade H Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 No. As a rule, if a marking is printed in reverse and upside down on its backing paper, that is a transfer and will require either a wet or dry direct application. An example of dry transfer is the type made by Archer; an example of wet transfer is the type made by HGW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbdave Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 15 minutes ago, Ade H said: No. As a rule, if a marking is printed in reverse and upside down on its backing paper, that is a transfer and will require either a wet or dry direct application. An example of dry transfer is the type made by Archer; an example of wet transfer is the type made by HGW. These are just the standard decals that come with kits that you dunk in water. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 In order to apply sidewall decals to the rubber/vinyl tyres of my 1/43 sports cars, I start with two or three coats of acrylic gloss varnish after the tyre has been mounted on the rim. With surface now suitably smooth and shiny, I apply the decals as per usual and then use satin (or matt, depending on desired finish) acrylic varnish as a topcoat. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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