DSallee
Member
Hey all,
I'm finally getting around to doing my "School Sports" pen and need some advise on applying the decals...
Well, I got the decal stuff at Hobby Lobby, designed what I want on the pen, turned the blank to finished specs.. pretty much a finished pen except assembly, micro-meshed to 12k to make sure I got ALL micro scratched... (boy it's a shinny one... LOL ... Solid BLACK!)
Anyway, got the images printed on the decal, got the decal curing and bonding as I type..
Now my questions (s) ...
1. do I need to "rough up" the finish, maybe go down to 600 where the decal is going to be?
2. once I do that, how do you apply the decal to the blank?? water? CA?
3. Once the decal is applied, do you just apply CA as normal, lightly to build up over the decal then micro-mesh it to the super shine again?
Appreciate any input you may have...
Dave
I'm finally getting around to doing my "School Sports" pen and need some advise on applying the decals...
Well, I got the decal stuff at Hobby Lobby, designed what I want on the pen, turned the blank to finished specs.. pretty much a finished pen except assembly, micro-meshed to 12k to make sure I got ALL micro scratched... (boy it's a shinny one... LOL ... Solid BLACK!)
Anyway, got the images printed on the decal, got the decal curing and bonding as I type..
Now my questions (s) ...
1. do I need to "rough up" the finish, maybe go down to 600 where the decal is going to be?
2. once I do that, how do you apply the decal to the blank?? water? CA?
3. Once the decal is applied, do you just apply CA as normal, lightly to build up over the decal then micro-mesh it to the super shine again?
Appreciate any input you may have...
Dave