ribanett
Member
Here are a couple of things that I do when applying water-slide decals. I have cut the number of CA coats from 12 to about 8 to remove the edge from the image.
Before applying any CA, take a cloth (I use old T-shirts) dampened with water and wipe the image with the lathe running. If you look at the decal edges before and after. The edges are smoother after wiping.
I can reverse my lathe. I apply a coat of CA running forward, reverse, forward. reverse, then 4 coats forward and most of the time thats all it takes to get rid of that nasty edge:biggrin:
Before applying any CA, take a cloth (I use old T-shirts) dampened with water and wipe the image with the lathe running. If you look at the decal edges before and after. The edges are smoother after wiping.
I can reverse my lathe. I apply a coat of CA running forward, reverse, forward. reverse, then 4 coats forward and most of the time thats all it takes to get rid of that nasty edge:biggrin: