First build, blue widow LP quilted

[Denial]

That's exactly what I did on the cherry with the aluminium TRC. I just cleared it and did a water slide decal and cleared again over the top of that.

Sonic
I have made a aliminium blank I am happy with. See pictures

How shiny can I make it an it will still take a top coat of lacquer finish?

Where did you get the decals from?

[Sonic Mountain]

Sonic
I have made a aliminium blank I am happy with. See pictures

How shiny can I make it an it will still take a top coat of lacquer finish?

Where did you get the decals from?

I tired a few things and ended up using a Rustoleum clear as the clear acrylic didn't want to stick to the polished aluminium very well. I started out with it highly polished, but, I ended up with something similar to the level of buff you have there. I think I could have made it shinier and the Rustoleum still would have stuck to it. You just have to really clean any polishing compounds off it before painting.

I drew my decal up in illustrator and the printed it on waterside paper that I got from these guys:

https://drdecalmrhyde.com.au

It's pretty easy, just make sure you get the right paper for your printer. I used a laser jet. It's not very dear and it arrived very quickly. Use the same clear to seal the decal after printing as you are going o use on the TRC and it will blend in nicely.