Free wing A-6E decals

[Intruder0220]

The decals on this bird seem to be waterslide....has anyone had any issues removing them? See I'm former Navy and was in an A-6 squadron and plan on installing different decals from Callie Graphics but don't know if removing them or painting the whole plane over....

[Evan D]

Paint over them. What squadron? Whidbey or Oceana?

[Intruder0220]

Oceana....I was in VA-36 92-94

[Evan D]

Cool. Whidbey 128 for framp then VA-115/ Midway. Then A-7's VA-66 in Cecil/ Ike. Then OMD Pensacola, Rota, Guam, Pt. Mugu, Guam, Connie. 1976-96.

Thanks for your service!

[Intruder0220]

VA-42 FRAMP for me then I went to S-3B Vikings in North Island VS-38

[Evan D]

ES-3's for VQ-5 in Guam (second tour there)... Connie was home ported at NI but I wasn't there very much.

[Intruder0220]

I did my West-Pac on the Connie

[OV10]

I agree with Evan D, paint over them, here's what mine looks like sporting my squadrons livery



To both of ya, thanx for serving with the "Iron Tadpoles"
I was just getting out when you started your 20 year career Evan, served 72-77.

Best Regards,

[Evan D]

Thank you too!!!!

[Intruder0220]

Thank you...what kind of paint do you recommend?

[Evan D]

I've used house paint samples from Lowes/ Home Depot (very easy), or rattle can everything from cheap stuff at Wally world, rustoleum or testors. All work good. The house paint being latex is the easiest to spray and clean up.

[Intruder0220]

Better to use rattle tho yes? What color just any grey?

[Intruder0220]

[Evan D]

Really up to you. My last paint job was the latex house paint with a small spray gun I’ve had for years and never used. I already had a compressor too. I hung plastic in my garage, cheap to get the . This had less overspray than rattle can for me. And latex is easy to work with. I have done rattle can in the past but think I’ll do more latex. My friend brushes latex on a lot of his repainted planes and they look great too.

OV-10 is latex, Mig is Rustoleum, F-4 is Modelmaster.

Better to use rattle tho yes? What color just any grey?

[Intruder0220]

I hear you...thank you

[Intruder0220]

My finished product