Reddit mentions of Semi Gloss Lacquer Clear Coat Testors

There's actually two things happening here. Once a model is painted you (should) varnish the model, this is especially important as it helps to keep play damage down. Before finecast arrived metal models were a particular problem as they would chip, even with most varnishes. Eventually the owner of my LGS suggested army painters quickshade (found here) as a varnish. Its great in that it helps to shade the model (be care it will darken the entire thing, esspeically the strong and dark tones), but it does result in a high gloss finish. That's why the model was so shiny in some of the WIP pics.

You then need to apply another layer of varnish to remove that effect (its quite strong). Most tend to go with a matt varnish. I personally find this to be too flat for tau, i wanted my suits to look as though they are in a clean maintained condition, so i used model master's semi-gloss lacquer which gives a small shine, that's not so strong (found here)

I used Testor's Model Master Lacquer Overcoat Semi Gloss. I've used this stuff so many times before and never had this problem, but it totally melted the white coloring off the decal. I'm thinking of just removing the top coat and have already ordered waterslides that will get here someday (from overseas). Would that be a viable option to remediate?