I do have the Microsol decal coating and used it on the kit's decals as a precaution. I figured that if i could get new ones, I would use them and hold the old ones in reserve. I found a set on Walther's that I'm going to use. It's a Burlington Northern set so I'm going to paint the car BN green. The only problem I may be facing is the set I bought was for a 50' Airslide and I'm modeling a 40' car. I will try and make it work.
For the covered hopper I bought a set of Santa Fe decals instead of using the imaginary set that was in the kit: Scalecoat Paint. Quality Craft was being cute including decals for their model paint line.
I used future floor wax on the set of Hasegawa decals with my grandson's F-22, but the acrylic wax soaked into the decal film and changed their color. The importer sent a new set under their warranty.
