01-10-2013, 05:31 AM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kingsbury, NY
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| Hard Body Help
I have an old Clod Buster body. Its a little rough with a lot of holes and other war wounds. What works best for filling holes? Bondo like you get at the parts store? Also, mine has the big indent in the hood where the supercharger went. What would be best to make that hood flat again? Is there a thread about this somewhere? I searched a while and found a lot on painting, but not much on body repairs.
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01-10-2013, 07:16 AM | #2 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: So. Charleston. Wv
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| Re: Hard Body Help
Ive used the automotive glazing putty works fine as for the hood, make a piece out of styrene glue it in and use less putty as possible
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01-10-2013, 06:56 PM | #3 |
Newbie Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kingsbury, NY
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| Re: Hard Body Help
OK thanks. Can I use automotive paint or should I get the rc specific stuff?
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01-10-2013, 06:58 PM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Boise
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You can use plastic safe paint and don't forget to use primer. Sent from my SGH-T769 using Tapatalk 2 |
01-10-2013, 07:22 PM | #5 |
Newbie Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kingsbury, NY
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| Re: Hard Body Help
Thanks for the help!
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01-14-2013, 04:04 PM | #6 |
Newbie Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: illinois
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| Re: Hard Body Help
If you look in paint and body now theres a guy that mad a cowl to go over the super charge hood out of styrene and it looks pretty cool i think
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01-14-2013, 04:44 PM | #7 |
Fan of wheelspeed Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Southern IN
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| Re: Hard Body Help I make them ready to glue on.
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01-16-2013, 12:02 PM | #8 |
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01-16-2013, 01:52 PM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica
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| Re: Hard Body Help
Most people full in the hood with a piece of styrene then shape to match the center raised line. Then body filler, whether the one part Bondo brand glaze or Squadron modeling specific. I've used both and prefer Bondo but really you could use either. I've painted dozens of bodies and have use hardware store rattle cans and Tamiya/Modelmaster/Testors spray cans. I had better results with hardware store stuff honestly. Never used plastic specific paint and never had issues. Also rarely primer except when I've done body filler. Best to even out the under color before final color spray. Better results. Again, don't really need plastic specific. |
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