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Hi all, I've just completed spraying 6 coats of Tamiya TS (41, coral blue) onto my Lunch Box (see pics below). FYI I waited 24 hours between each coat of paint. I understand that I should now let it "cure" for 7 days before applying stickers and clear coat? My intentions are: after curing, I will apply THESE stickers (Mystery Machine, vinyl) followed by two cans (approx 6 total coats) of TS-80 Clear Flat Spray. My understanding is that I will need plenty of clear-coat to smooth over the edges of these stickers (which are thicker than the stock Lunchbox decals provided by Tamiya). I'm also going for a matte look, which is why I opted for the TS-80, and why I will not be sanding my paintjob prior to spraying on the clear coat. Nonetheless, I'm curious to hear your tips about what to do PRE-clear coat, i.e. I recall someone suggesting washing the paint after curing with dish soap (I suppose to wash off all the paint dust? Up until now I've only used a paper towel and compressed air between each coat). In another thread, someone else wrote: What does "flash out" mean exactly? And how long is too long before the clear coat fails to "adhere chemically" to the paint? And in another thread, this user wrote: Why did this happen? And how to prevent it? Should I be concerned about the TS-80 Clear Flat Spray eating these vinyl stickers? Thanks in advance, I really appreciate everyone's feedback!

1/10 scale stickers for your Lancia 037 model: the 1983 Lancia 037 – Jolly Club Totip 1983 Group B Rallye San Remo livery, drivers M. Biasion and T. Siviero. Accurate and detailed design Printed on high quality, transparent vinyl Gloss laminated for optimal protection Worldwide shipping € 30,-- including worldwide shipping

1/10 scale stickers for your Lancia 037 model: the PVS Wladoil livery, driven during the 61 Rally Costa Brava, drivers E. Baldaccini and “Pedro”. Accurate and detailed design Printed on high quality, transparent vinyl Gloss laminated for optimal protection Worldwide shipping € 30,-- included shipping

I design decal stickers for TAIYO / Tyco Vintage RC. Looking to see if there is any demand for reproduction decals? Have already designed for Jet hopper / turbo hopper Heads up hopper BANDIT Nissan Racing Pickup Truck 348 ferrari Can do more on request.

Hi, Would anyone have these for sale by any chance: 53504 TRF sticker b (blue/white) 49246 TRF sticker b (blue/pink) 42237 TRF sticker c (blue border) 49229 TRF sticker b (blue/yellow) Many thanks Justin

Hi guys, when building a custom car, where do you get your decals? Is there any online store specialized on this? I am looking also to make my own customized numbers, did anyone try some print on demand services? Thank you.

On a car that you've built strictly for bashing, do you put on every sticker that came in the kit, or just the important ones?

This is probably going to be a long shot, due to the fact I cannot find even ONE of these in the UK, but does anyone have a spare set of Tamiya Aqroshot stickers laying around that they do not want? The item number is 319495852 if that's of any help, the chassis is the DT-03T, though that's probably less help. Like I said, long shot... but if anyone has one, please do let me know ASAP. Many thanks.

OK, so I've searched and searched the internet for what feels like forever trying to find a sticker sheet for sale for the Tamiya Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 bodyshell. I ruined some of the stickers by removing them over and over trying to line them up properly, but I can't for the life of me find a SINGLE sticker sheet for sale ANYWHERE in the UK. The only one I've found on Earth on eBay is in Germany. While this isn't a problem, the time it will take to arrive in the UK is somewhat unappealing. I am also in need of the plastic H-Parts (mirrors/spoiler) as I somehow managed to the lose the plastic inserts for the mirrors. I have managed to find this on eBay UK... but if can find both from the same person, or at least from the same PLACE, then would be helpful. The item number for the bodyshell is 9005356, the item number for the sticker sheet is 9495576 and the item number for the H-Parts is 9005356, not really sure if this helpful though. If anyone can help out a fellow Tamiya fan, even if it's just the sticker set as those seem to be the hardest to come by, that would be a major help. Cheers much.

As per title. Thanks Max