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01-29-2014, 03:30 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Westport Island
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|  how does one "age" a lexan body??
Howdy, Im getting ready to paint a Dingo body and wanted to try to add character. I have never attempted this before, and have no clue where to start. I would like to add a few dents for starters and see where that takes me. Any ideas? Thanks, Troy |
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01-29-2014, 06:24 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: At your moms,she says hi!
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| Re: how does one "age" a lexan body??
Heat the body with a heat gun (be careful not to get it to hot) then use a small piece of wood to press in your dents.
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01-29-2014, 08:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Erie
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| Re: how does one "age" a lexan body??
There is a good article in this months issue of RC Car Action on "aged paint jobs".
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01-30-2014, 05:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Westport Island
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| Re: how does one "age" a lexan body??
I was also thinking of painting the body with a gun metal inside, and copper outside for a dull finish and a base to show scratches and so forth.
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01-30-2014, 06:39 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Port Richey, FL.
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| Re: how does one "age" a lexan body??
I think you might want silver inside, rust color primer outside, then a top coat of finish color.
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01-30-2014, 07:02 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Redondo Beach
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| Re: how does one "age" a lexan body??
I've also wondered about this as I'm about to paint a Lexan body to look older. Thanks for the tips! |
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02-02-2014, 07:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Streamwood, IL
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| Re: how does one "age" a lexan body??
Check out the thread "CarterFab Rock Rat body" in this section, I think it's on pg 8 now
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02-02-2014, 08:55 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milan
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| Re: how does one "age" a lexan body??
I did these two bodies with rattle can paint. IM me if you wanna know more.
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02-03-2014, 12:00 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Walters, OK
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I got a good one, paint the inside a rusty or copper color. Put your actual paint on the outside, roll overs will scratch the corners of leaving for a good rusty looking body. Give it some dents also as somebody mentioned above. My dad did this and it looks really good! Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk |
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