[ShiShiLeo]

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Originally Posted by kamen rider Q

What brand? I've heard that some have elements that have an adverse effect on plastic.

Yeah I think I got lucky, I just picked up whatever brand was at my local convenience store. The brand is called "pop-arazzi" and I've used it on various toys and figures (mostly to add shine to the compound eyes of vinyl figures) without any issue other than a lingering strong smell when you first apply it.

Note that this is the clear bottle labeled "Clearly Thinking Nail Polish" and not the other clear bottle labeled "3-in-1 Treatment One Step Prep". I think people using things like the latter that look like clear nail polish is where they run into problems.

[kamen rider Q]

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Originally Posted by ShiShiLeo

Yeah I think I got lucky, I just picked up whatever brand was at my local convenience store. The brand is called "pop-arazzi" and I've used it on various toys and figures (mostly to add shine to the compound eyes of vinyl figures) without any issue other than a lingering strong smell when you first apply it.

Note that this is the clear bottle labeled "Clearly Thinking Nail Polish" and not the other clear bottle labeled "3-in-1 Treatment One Step Prep". I think people using things like the latter that look like clear nail polish is where they run into problems.

All right, thanks. I'll try looking into it a bit more to see if I can find the harmful substance so I know what to look out for on the labels.

[Chasing]

Brand shouldn't matter, from my experience. I use SO much clear nail polish because of SO-DO figures. None of it has directly damaged my plastic as long as I applied it properly. I HIGHLY recommend getting the rapid-drying ones, which are a dollar at your convenience store. I'd say it's absolutely required - you don't want the nail polish to drip before it actually solidifies.

The big thing you need to keep in mind is to NEVER brush the nail polish on - you drip it. Pretend they're eye drops(don't actually put them in your eyes though lol). The reason for this is that brushing/swiping nail polish onto the surface of a sticker will absolutely ruin it. If you mess up, DOUBLE DOWN, apply more nail polish - just make sure you never brush. Once you've got it down, it won't even feel like a sticker anymore, which is so awesome.

I've used 4 different brands of clear nail polish and none of them have directly damaged anything I collect, which includes RKF, SHF, Gunpla, and SO-DO.

[kamen rider Q]

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Originally Posted by Chasing

Brand shouldn't matter, from my experience. I use SO much clear nail polish because of SO-DO figures. None of it has directly damaged my plastic as long as I applied it properly. I HIGHLY recommend getting the rapid-drying ones, which are a dollar at your convenience store. I'd say it's absolutely required - you don't want the nail polish to drip before it actually solidifies.

The big thing you need to keep in mind is to NEVER brush the nail polish on - you drip it. Pretend they're eye drops(don't actually put them in your eyes though lol). The reason for this is that brushing/swiping nail polish onto the surface of a sticker will absolutely ruin it. If you mess up, DOUBLE DOWN, apply more nail polish - just make sure you never brush. Once you've got it down, it won't even feel like a sticker anymore, which is so awesome.

I've used 4 different brands of clear nail polish and none of them have directly damaged anything I collect, which includes RKF, SHF, Gunpla, and SO-DO.

Should I do this just over the sticker or go over the edge a little?

[Chasing]

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Originally Posted by kamen rider Q

Should I do this just over the sticker or go over the edge a little?

You definitely want to cover the edges. Give it a day to completely dry, and if you can still feel the sticker's edges, do it again.

[Jello]

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Originally Posted by Chasing

The big thing you need to keep in mind is to NEVER brush the nail polish on - you drip it. Pretend they're eye drops(don't actually put them in your eyes though lol). The reason for this is that brushing/swiping nail polish onto the surface of a sticker will absolutely ruin it. If you mess up, DOUBLE DOWN, apply more nail polish - just make sure you never brush. Once you've got it down, it won't even feel like a sticker anymore, which is so awesome.

I've used 4 different brands of clear nail polish and none of them have directly damaged anything I collect, which includes RKF, SHF, Gunpla, and SO-DO.

Wait... really? I've been using the brush that came with this bottle, with almost no issues aside from some minor scrapes on OOO So-Do that were due to me touching it after brushing.

[ShiShiLeo]

You can apply it with a paint brush if you have paint brush with thin and soft bristles. It's just that the one that usually comes with the nail polish is too rough.

[kamen rider Q]

As I can't get my hands on nail polish, could I use mod podge? It would probably not be as quality but it should work?