Favorite base color under carbon fiber decals?

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Favorite base color under carbon fiber decals?

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What color(s) do you prefer to use as a base color for under your carbon fiber decals? I looked through a lot of previous posts and there were a lot of different suggestions but I wanted to get a fresh set of opinions. Thank you in advance for your thoughts.

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I use (gloss) black as undercoat for Carbon decals.
Works fine for me.
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Mostly I use a simple Semi Gloss Black.
Basically it is only important for me that it is dark or has about the same color as the decals so that they are not noticeable with complicated contours and possible flaws between the decals.
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Definitely black. Given their propensity to crack you want to hide it as much as possible.

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Leirodorp wrote: Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:59 am I use (gloss) black as undercoat for Carbon decals.
Works fine for me.
Thats what I'm using now.Used to use semi gloss black but had issues with wrinkles. As most of us clear over the decals, having a gloss coat as an undercoat makes it adhere better and you won't notice the difference with the semigloss vs gloss finish anyway
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tamiya semi gloss black for me.
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I have recently started using Tamiya TS-40 (Metallic Black) as an undercoat for both Carbon Fiber decals and Alclad Metallic Lacquers. The metal flakes add depth and more reflectance.
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