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Thanks, Mark.

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Virginian EL-2A electrics (3 units): Decaling.

I got my decals from Bill on his website:

https://www.greatdecals.com/Byscale.htm

I've got some Microdecals but 'not needed'.

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My old bottle of Solvaset lasted about 50 years.

The new bottle should last until I croak!

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I cut the corners at 45 degrees to prevent corners from 'folding over'.

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Soft tissue laid over decal and lightly patted to remove excess water.

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A very soft brush for applying the Solvaset.

Normally, once the Solvaset is applied one does not want to 'play with it'

This brush allows me to remove any 'puddles' that can, sometimes slightly, deform the decal.

I had to apply 4-5 applications of Solvaset to remove all 'air bubbles'.

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Have to 'eye ball' from the end to insure the decal is 'straight and level'.

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An X-acto knife or pin works to 'puncture' any 'air bubbles'.

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One side done.

Took some research to insure 'nomenclature' was correct, ie, 'F' on lead unit, no number on center unit, etc.

Also, used some Scalecoat #10 black to touch up some 'over spray' yellow that I wasn't able to remove.

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