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I've recently begun painting an Ultramarine tactical squad and applied one of the little white shoehorse shaped transfers to the shoulder of one of the models but it looks shiny and not in keeping with the look of the rest of the paintwork. I do want to use the transfers as I'm not skilled enough to paint such small logos by hand. Is there a method I can apply to dull the transfer down slightly?

model store sells product called

http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=MI-2&Category_Code=FINPROD&Product_Count=0

decal setter , decal solvent .

its very nice thing to have. it actually eats the plastic parts leaving only the colored decal parts so you wouldnt even know its a decal

LunaHound wrote:
model store sells product called

http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=MI-2&Category_Code=FINPROD&Product_Count=0

decal setter , decal solvent .

its very nice thing to have. it actually eats the plastic parts leaving only the colored decal parts so you wouldnt even know its a decal

It doesn't 'eat' the decal when I've used it, just softens it a lot to make it easier to apply. It shouldn't be used with some manufacturers because it disolved the whole decal, I'm told this happens in the newer Tamyia kits, but GW decals are quite thick and work well.

Also remember to paint some gloss varnish on the place you are going to apply the transfer. It helps with the setting of the transfer and after the transfer has dried you should apply some matte varnish to remove the shininess and to protect the decal.