Have you tried any decal improvement liquid ? If you need something stronger you may add some drops of acetone into you favorite solution .

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Decal disaster well I got all the decals on out of all of them one went on ok, the rest are terrible. I tried to repair them by painting the broken parts but the color was wrong, so I gave up and move on to the next step which was the frame. I’m deeply disappointed, but a friend from another group @dion-dunn Dion suggested I weather the heck out of it (he is also the person that gave me the Nickname Bike Queen ; ) (Thanks Dion) 🙂

I dont know much about weathering but the more I think about it I may give it a try. Any suggestions? I have all the supplies necessary I have just never tried it. I even bought the brown Panel Line Detailer to simulate oil…I think @chinesegeorge George used it on his car

Engine crankcase is next

Anyway pics of the frame and the decal mess are attached. One cool thing about these Kawasaki’s is the fuse holder complete with simulated glass fuses…kinda hard to see in the pic

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@bikequeen - The biggest thing to remember when adding dirt, scratches and weathering in general... you can always add more... it's really hard to remove it. Go slow and build it up in layers. It's really satisfying to make things dirty.

@bikequeen - I like to try to think about the surfaces that stick up will get wear, so a bit of dry brushing and sponging with a metallic on edges, sparingly, to look like paint's been chipped. Adding some brown washes by stippling with a soft brush will add up to look like dirty water some black wash can look like dirty oil or just add depth to shadows. You have some built in guidelines too... wherever the decals are chipped, add some of the chipping and scratching to make it look like the paint's been removed with the decal. Then just continue to add slowly. You'll get the feel for it.

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Okay here’s attempt one at weathering…. Oil leaking from filler cap…. LOL. You guys may have created a monster 😉

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@johnb Thanks John…it will work out one way or another or it will be the subject of an M80 🙂

Hi Cricket @bikequeen, I think weathering the oily mechanical parts is one thing, but trying to hide the pin stripes this way is another thing altogether, good luck with this. You’ve had plenty of advice already above, and searching for videos on the net will probably give you loads more ideas.