I write the above in the
morning, and I write this in the evening. After giving the
flat coat time to dry I applied very thin masking tape. When
they were all applied, I figured I'd better make certain the decals
wouldn't come off after I painted, so I popped off the tape on the
last window, and the decal came right off with it!
I removed the masking from the rest
of the windows extremely carefully without taking any more off
(though it was close, many came loose), repaired the broken decal
with decal solvent, and gave them all another (heavier) flat
coat.
Gee, I guess that's not gonna work,
'eh? I have to figure out a way to mask these things, as I
intend to paint the inside black, then aluminum. I think I'll
end up taking small pieces of paper (possibly the decal backing) and
taping them to the windows tightly. Not exactly what I had in
mind.
In working with the thick fibre that
will be run for the flashing running lights, I've confirmed that I
don't have enough room to place them. I've learned how to bend
them with heat from a candle without breaking them or altering their
conductive properties. So, each fibre will be bent to a 75-80
degree angle with heat, then placed.
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