Zenith #26-235 Dial Scale Decal (Item: DCL-ZE-26-235-V2)

Great Reproduction Dial Decal

Posted by Tom Ridenhour-McHenry on Mar 19th 2015

I like this product. I only have two minor negatives to note: (1) the decals arrived without instructions. Yes, I now know that instructions can be found on the Radio Daze graphics page, but somehow this got past me before I received the decals. I only stumbled on the online decal application guide after placing a second order for other parts. A slip of paper with instructions (or even printed on the base paper reverse side) would have been helpful.

Nit (2) has to do with the height and width of the decal. Since the decal is made to fit a specific dial backplate, it seems to me that it could have been helpful to supply it with at least the width correctly sized. But maybe this would have driven the price up to an unacceptable level.

I recommend sealing this decal after it is COMPLETELY dry with a coat of Testors Clearcote or Tamiya Clear. Using some other product such as big rattle can clearcoat from a craft store may be OK, but the Testors/Tamiya products are compatible with both the decal film and base lacquer.

A suggestion might be to also supply this decal in an "aged" version. As supplied the decal has pristine white markings; most black dial Zeniths have markings which are now a light ivory in color. I assume that this is due to aging of the pigment; but even original dials in perfect shape are slightly off-white in color.