Excellent Painting Guide/How-To

[cheapjeep2]

http://www.cptnet.com/ken/faq.html

[sabantw200@yaho]

i think i saw that a while back,it is pretty helpful

[colintrax]

Hi, how do I paint my Nylint without all the paint getting scrached up?:shock:

[sabantw200@yaho]

well,you will probably scratch it up anyway after you go crawling"thumbsup".

[grapegoat]

Hi, how do I paint my Nylint without all the paint getting scrached up?:shock:

paint it, then put it on the shelf and never crawl it.:lol:

[Crawlin']

paint it, then put it on the shelf and never crawl it.:lol:
:mrgreen:

[wheely king]

IF YOU WANT A CRAWLER THAT DOESNT GET SCRATCHED UP THAT YOU ACTUALLY DRIVE,,,,IS IMPOSSIBLE IF YOURE REALLY ROCK CRAWLING ITS GOIN TO GET SCRATCHED NO MATTER WHAT U DO...... U COULD ALWAYS PUT IT IN AN AIRTIGHT CONTAINER THEN IT A HUMIDIY CONTROLLED GLASS BOX AND STARE AT IT FOREVER:roll:.... BUT THAT WOULDNT REALLY WORK FOR CRAWLING..:lol::mrgreen::badger:

[MtnMan210]

This is exactly what I needed. I've never done any painting with RC stuff before and I'm getting ready to jump right into it.

[ANUFSED]

Good article, but my advice is just dive in and do it. The more time you spend, the better the results. Just dont forget the basics!

[poppamac70]

I guess I should have read this before I painted my body it sure would have helped Good Explanation Thanks

[CJMXXX]

Hi, how do I paint my Nylint without all the paint getting scrached up?:shock:

Well if your rig is for show and go, its best to have a beater body that you dont care about. If you are really picky and you have nice anodized aluminum piping you dont want scratched, you can wrap them in masking tape or a plastic sleeve before wheeling. :idea:

[wedjim]

Painting is like anything, practice makes perfect. The results might not be what you want the first time, or the fifth, but keep at it and it will improve!

One of the best tips...
Always apply paint in light coats, more coats that are thinner are less likely to run and drip, won't bleed under as easily and stick to the lexan better.




...Jim
W.E.D.
www.wedjim.com

[wedjim]

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/9541/crawlerbodywed1it6.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/353/crawlerbodywedrw1.jpg

Fresh painted Crawler bod. :)


...Jim
W.E.D.
www.wedjim.com

[47willysbuggy]

Well, simple yet affective way is to paint on the inside, then it wont be able to scratch unless you do some crazy shit and end up throwing rocks up inside of your body. good luck"thumbsup""thumbsup""thumbsup"

[BRUSSER]

Gents:
is there anyway to remove the paint from an already paint body?

[Jones323]

Gents:
is there anyway to remove the paint from an already paint body?



I've used break fluid to strip lots of layers of paint off some vintage tamiya rims. Didn't hurt the plastic I'm sure it wouldn't hurt lexan. Good luck

[JoeMotor]

Gents:
is there anyway to remove the paint from an already paint body?

The How To talks about using Denatured Alcohol to soften and remove paint.

[Lucas AX10]

hey all.

Can some1 help me with the faint for my new Axial body? i think i want it black and lime green, but i don't know for sure.
can some1 help me with making other color combo's?

ty
Lucas

[arcticjeff]

That link left me with a ton of ideas and even more strategies to carry them out. I only hope I can produce something even close to those."thumbsup"

[JarheadRCGuy]

That link left me with a ton of ideas and even more strategies to carry them out. I only hope I can produce something even close to those."thumbsup"

I'm right there with ya man!:shock:

[r-zeppon]

that is awsome, I wish I had the talents for painting. I have the mechanical part down, I guess that is half the battle

[lowlife_slim]

good read, answers a lot of questions. is it safe to say that most bodies come with window masking stickers?

[SoCalMike]

good read, answers a lot of questions. is it safe to say that most bodies come with window masking stickers?

From what I have seen yes

[jtrojan]

that write up was great been looking at some stickers realy like the mag pic tat tips have to try that out "thumbsup"

[crawlzzzs]

Just got a Bronco Body and some Pearl Blue, Silver, Charcol and flat black.

This was a great write up. I have a couple of temp tats that would work great for this body, thanks for the ideas, just tooooo many for one body, guess I better startr saving $$$$$ to buy more plastic "thumbsup"

[SaxtonSlaughter]

Nice write up"thumbsup"

[neverstp]

I am working on my painting skills nothing good enough to show yet

[nathand]

good write up very helpful