Artesania Tweezers for Water Decals

A flat tip that protects your decals

Most modeling tweezers end in a fine point. Perfect for grabbing a tiny part, that point becomes a trap the moment you handle a wet decal: the film is fragile and slippery, and it punctures, folds or tears at the slightest slip.

The 27030N takes the opposite approach. Its slim arms meet in a flat tip 2.5 mm wide, giving you a real contact surface: it holds and retains the decal gently, with no pressure point sharp enough to damage it. You slide the decal off its backing paper, bring it into place and adjust it on the model — with grip, never with force. A tip fine enough for precision, flat enough for delicacy.

Not just for decals

That flat tip also makes these tweezers an ally for every flat, delicate part a pointed tip would dent or bend: small photo-etched parts, flags, fine elements to be laid flat. Tweezers designed for finishing, where precision must stay gentle.

How to apply a water-slide decal properly

A well-applied decal looks painted on; a badly applied one can ruin an otherwise flawless model. Here is the method we follow in our workshop, where these tweezers come into their own:

• Trim the decal as close to the design as possible.
  
• Dip it in water for a few seconds, then set it aside until the film releases from its backing.
  
• Using the 27030N, slide the decal into its exact position on the model — the flat tip lets you adjust it without tearing.
  
• Blot off the excess water and work out any air bubbles.
  
• On a curved or textured surface, a setting solution (softener/fixer) helps the decal conform to the relief.
  
• Let it dry undisturbed.

Tweezers built for the finish

Around every model, Artesanía Latina designs tools and accessories that help you achieve at home the very finishes we achieve in our workshop. These decal tweezers are part of that world: a small piece of tooling that changes everything when the markings go on.

Features

• Stainless steel: durable and corrosion-resistant
  
• 2.5 mm flat tip: gentle grip, no punctures or tears in your decals
  
• 121 mm long: easy to handle and well balanced
  
• Designed for applying water-slide decals
  
• Versatile: ideal for flat, delicate parts too (photo-etched parts, flags)
  
• An Artesanía Latina finishing tool, in the spirit of "the same finishes as our modelers"