Etching gel glue

[CRAZY IVAN5]

Ok, I don't know exactly where to put this question so if it needs moved that's cool. Anyway I got some 3D cockpit decals [?] from Lanbo[ out of China] and the instructions call for etching gel glue to install them. What is etching gel glue? Do we know it by another name and something got lost in the translation?

[Dave Williams]

They could be talking about super glue.  For 3D decals, I usually use either super glue or PVA (white) glues to attach the decals.

[CRAZY IVAN5]

23 hours ago, Dave Williams said:

They could be talking about super glue.  For 3D decals, I usually use either super glue or PVA (white) glues to attach the decals.

You may very well be right . I've never used this brand before . They aren't the same as ,say, Quinta, which I've used a lot . They aren't decals per 'se in that they want me to carefully peel back the backing paper at the edges of the image to get it off the backing paper [ pretty odd]. They do look good and they're the only game in town if one is doing a J-10 PLAAF in 1/48 sale. I'll try some PVA on one to see how it goes. 

[thierry laurent]

Future is another option.

[CRAZY IVAN5]

7 hours ago, thierry laurent said:

Future is another option.

Good to know ,I haven't personally used Future but I'll give it a try. I basically use thinned down [with water] Micro crystal clear and found that it works real good. It seems to bond a little stronger than straight up PVA glue.