snerdsville Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 This is my first try at a head stock decal, it is a black head stock and I am using Stew Mac rattle can lacquer. I have applied six coats of lacquer over the decal, and the edge keeps showing through, I understand how this happens, and am assuming that I need to hold a shield or something over the decal and build the lacquer up to the level of the decal? Any tips would be appreciated, or any links in the archive here would help, I did some looking back a dozen pages for some tips, thought I'd ask to save some time, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 You have to block sand it back down between every few coats. Or else you are just building it up on the decal, making it higher. Spray some coats, let dry, wet sand with 400, spray more, until needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snerdsville Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Thanks for the reply, yikes, I will have to finesse it a little as not to sand off the decal. I'll try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan_kara Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I'm currently trying the same thing, though I just brushed on thick nitro with a brush, it builds much quicker (but needs a lot more sanding to get flat obviously). My guess would be that after 6 coats of rattle can nitro you should be able to blend the edges nicely with sandpaper, so that after a few more turns of spray-sand-spray-sand you get a perfectly level surface. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snerdsville Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 TAH-DAH!!! The sanding worked out super well. Thank you for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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