[Nonfractal]

Decals can vary so much from one printer to another.
My techniques:

1. Use halfords car spray clear laquer as a thin coat over the decals  a day before cutting them.
2. Cut as close to the edge as possible
3. Float in tepid water until the decal starts to separate from the back sheet then lift both out together, position the decal then slide the backsheet out.
4. Always buy TWO sets of decals because a first time perfect fit never happens and postage is normally the same whether you buy one set or two.
5. Leave for a day in a warm dry place before applying final laquer. Decals can trap water and that is a disaster if it's still there when final laquering is applied.

 My fave decal supplier: KevinOZ from ebay
 My least: Black Arrow factory kit decals. They always seem to fall apart in the water dip, especially the pinstripes.

Top tools:
- wooden toothpics for sliding the decals off the backsheet
- carpet knife blade for retrieving decals from the water dip. Even if the decal totally separates in the dip , a flat blade can retrieve it without the decal curling up on itself.
- cotton buds :
-- for adding water to the decal (after application to the body) to get a decal to slide if it starts to dry prematurely (before final positioning)
-- for drying the surface of the decal after final positioning.
- shaped (bent) nail scissors for the difficult to cut round edged decals

AlanW