Post by J1A3L5 on Oct 18, 2005 18:04:20 GMT -5
Hi all,
I generally have always kept my printed and stickered pieces sorted out, but I recently noticed that a lot of my stickered pieces were very severely flaking off and making a mess. Also, I had some printed parts in my stickered, and vice-versa.
It was fairly tedious, but I ended up checking each piece, sorting them accordingly, and removing the stickers that were low-quality and were flaking. I finished doing that last night. Ironically, the stickers are extremely sticky...they just crack and flake by themselves. Hot water and soap did work quite effectively, but it took a while. Strangely, not all stickers are created equal. Most of my older ones are still stuck on as if they were new, and show no signs of deteriorating. It's mostly the newer ones that are poor: Especially the Star Wars Republic Gunship set!
That said, for the last few years I have refrained from using stickered parts unless they are something I plan to display for a long time, or something special.
Personally, I prefer printed parts. I am likely to use printed parts in a MOC: I can't even recall when I've ever used a stickered part for an unofficial model.
What do you prefer and do?
-John "J1A3L5" Langrish.
Edit: I am trying to discuss official set stickers used in their intended applications, not custom-made stickers.
I generally have always kept my printed and stickered pieces sorted out, but I recently noticed that a lot of my stickered pieces were very severely flaking off and making a mess. Also, I had some printed parts in my stickered, and vice-versa.
It was fairly tedious, but I ended up checking each piece, sorting them accordingly, and removing the stickers that were low-quality and were flaking. I finished doing that last night. Ironically, the stickers are extremely sticky...they just crack and flake by themselves. Hot water and soap did work quite effectively, but it took a while. Strangely, not all stickers are created equal. Most of my older ones are still stuck on as if they were new, and show no signs of deteriorating. It's mostly the newer ones that are poor: Especially the Star Wars Republic Gunship set!
That said, for the last few years I have refrained from using stickered parts unless they are something I plan to display for a long time, or something special.
Personally, I prefer printed parts. I am likely to use printed parts in a MOC: I can't even recall when I've ever used a stickered part for an unofficial model.
What do you prefer and do?
-John "J1A3L5" Langrish.
Edit: I am trying to discuss official set stickers used in their intended applications, not custom-made stickers.
