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Potentially ruined tank now sorted... phew!

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by NigeW, May 7, 2012.

  1. NigeW

    NigeW Member

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    Following yesterday's post about my clumsy application of tank badges (not level with each other (no excuse) and using glue which melted the paint) I have managed today to rescue it.

    I wet'n'dry'ed the damaged paint then carefully removed the damaged sections of stripes/decals below where the new decals sit.

    I created new decals/badges in Illustrator and printed them onto self-adhesive material, then lacquered them. Hopefully avoiding any sharp edges to the design will mean they won't lift.

    I know they don't look original, but believe me when I tell you that I'm very, very relieved to have got a result like this after thinking that my tank was ruined.
     

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    looks like a solid solution - well done :D
     
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    I like that a lot! :D I wish I could find a good quality decal for my tank.
     
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