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05-13-2008, 10:12 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: FLA
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|  Painting outside of lexan?
I want my next body to be flat desert tan or flat olive drab. Any tips on doing this for lexan? Its for my ax10 and I wanna do something different. Also wondering who makes flat paints for lexan?
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05-13-2008, 10:21 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Japan
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I usually just paint the outside with a regular PS paint and the use the Tamiya TS matte clear to knock the shine of it!
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05-13-2008, 11:06 PM
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well after some research I think I might paint the inside and 800 grit wet sand the outside for the flat finish.
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05-13-2008, 11:12 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gold Bar
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05-14-2008, 06:44 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Earth
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if you do paint the outside, spray the inside with a bit of silverish paint so it looks like the metal being exposed when you scrape the paint off when you roll over or try to drive through a rock  |
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05-14-2008, 09:36 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Great White North!
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Not only paint the inside silver.. When painting the outside use a black or rusty color lexan paint firts then after that dries use a regular spray bomb in the flat color you want.. I like using the Krylon paint as it pretty durable.. But make sure you do your first couple coats in lexan paint otherwise the krylon doesnt bond that well on lexan!
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05-14-2008, 05:25 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: WEYMOUTH
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use some steel wool and wipe it down with some mineral spirits, then use some adhesion promotor, then spray your color, i did this on my last truck with auto paint from atuozone looks great.
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05-14-2008, 05:29 PM
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| Im Brandon   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA
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Paint the outside. Also paint the inside whatever color you want to show through... Rust worked for me  |
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05-14-2008, 10:40 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: vancouver
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|    the more it is scratched, the better it looks |
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05-19-2008, 08:22 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Blanchard
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that scratch/rust looks awesome! It'll definitely be a part of the next body I do.
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