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from the R&F website: "All of our inks are opaque and waterproof so the colour of the design is not affected by the colour of the surface which the decal is applied to".
However it doesn't say it's oil proof.
I'd imagine they are laser inks, not inkjet, as I'm pretty sure you'd only get metallics from a laser printer metallic colours. I'm also assuming that the outline on your Fender-style font is silver.
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I used an R&F decal on my recent Es-5V build. The instructions stated not compatible with Tru Oil. I ended up putting the decal on a Tru Oiled finished headstock, left for 24 hrs to dry then carefully dabbed a coat of gloss wipe-on-poly over it. Left that for another 24 hrs then slowly built up about 6-8 coats over a week to cover it
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You could probably just spray a couple of coats of lacquer over the decal first, before any soaking, This should then take tru-oil over the top once the decal is on and dried. R&F mention that they can do this for you before they send the decals out, so you ought to be able to do it yourself.
Could be the Wudtone finish... exactly the same happened to me, stuck on fine, took the first finishing top coat, second one wiped it clean
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I bought a can of MIROTONE Spraylac, which I intend on giving a quick spray over the next waterslide when they arrive (my back up one teared, and then my wife had to calm me down).
Has anyone had any experience with the Mirotone?
My plan as mentioned above (if no-one tells me I am about to cause a disaster), is a few coats of the lacquer to seal in the decal.
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never used it before, sorry
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Pretty nasty stuff with Toluene and Formaldyhyde in it. Here's the MSDS http://www.mirotone.com/wp-content/u...05-2013-01.pdf
Definitely use a vapour mask, gloves, eye protection, covered skin etc. (but basically all the precautions you should use with any spray finish). But certainly don't use it in the house.
It would appear to be a resin-based finish, rather than poly or acrylic and as such I really don't know how it would react if you then put something else over it. I also don't know how it would react with the decal ink.
I'd try it out on that bit of torn decal (if you've still got it) and see what happens. You can also then try your choice of final finish over the top to check for any reaction.
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