Micro sol/set on old transfers

[orkwrangler]

I have some miniatures I applied transfers to some decades ago. They are not flush and have miraculously not been broken & flaked off.

Anyone tried applying solutions in a case like this?

 

[Brother Meredith]

Nope, but don’t see why the solution would not work, they essentially mildly melt the transfer to allow conformity to the surface. Good luck! 😉

 

[Citizen Sade]

☝️Assuming you haven't varnished them, ofc.

Give it a go & let us know how you get on.

 

[orkwrangler]

I may risk buying bottles of set/sol & giving it a go. I assume solvents are involved. Is water sufficient for cleaning brushes? I've found mixed opinions on other modelling forums.

I've never used varnish but it is something I'm reading up on. Varnish on miniatures, that is. Let me know if you have had secret success with Ronseal.

 

[ManicMan]

ugh.. mostly, Water is okay but... well.. I'm not fantastic at taking care of my brushes but depending on things, I mix between water, some Iso and 'used' biostrip. Between them, they do a pretty good mix at cleaning stuff.

with some of my varnish brushes though, I do just use water, and every once in a while a wash in boiling water (often small amount from a kettle) which REALLY loosened up stiff brushes from the bits of varnish which I don't clean out right.

 

[Citizen Sade]

@orkwrangler Water should do but probably wise to have a dedicated (decent but cheapish) brush for the job.

As life's too short, I tend to stick to spray varnish. Montana Gold gloss plus Windsor & Newton Pro matt. I occasionally use a bit of Vallejo too if I want to paint it on e.g. before applying decals.