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You ever have one of those projects that became snake bit in the middle of it? I’d put down a clear coat of Tamiya for decalling and the large C&EI decals just would not adhere to the car. Every time I put a decal setting solution the decals would crinkle up. I ended up removing the decals with 0000 steel wool and removing the painted sides with a Q-tip and Scalecoar Unpaint.
Yesterday I repainted the car with TruColor Wabash Freight Car Red and today I sprayed on two coats of the Tamiya Clear for decalling. I’m going to let the clear dry for a few days before tackling the decal again.
Looking back I don’t believe the sides were glossy enough for the large C&EI letters. Here’s the new paint job with three coats of Tamiya Clear that gave me a high gloss for decals. The decals are a mix from Mask Island decals, black patch added for the restenciled capacity, load limit and light weight. The Mopac numbering is from the Microscale sheet for 50′ slogan boxcars. I’ll let everything dry for a few days and then hit the decals with a flat.
