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01-31-2007, 12:08 PM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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|  How I Painted mine Well I got the body painted. I took some pic's as I went. I would like to say this is only the 2nd time I have used more then one color and only my 3rd body I have ever painted. Step one: Cut and trim the body on the factory lines. Some poeple do this after it's painted, but I like to do this first. Then wash the body with dish soap and water. Rinse the body clean.   Step two: You can either let it dry over night or use a rag blow dryer to speed things up.  Step three: Apply window mask and liquid masking. I used a brush to apply it.  Step four: With a marker draw your design on the outside of the body. Make sure your body comes with an overspray film.  Step five: Cut out your design with a hobby knife. Don't press to hard or you will leave a groove in the lexan.  Step six: Peel the front part of the masking off and get it ready for paint. I outlined the design with some black paint by hand.  Step seven: After I outlined the cracks. I then sprayed two thin layers of white pearl. I took a tooth brush and some yellow paint. Dipped the tooth brush in the yellow and used my thumb to spray spots all over the front.l Then I backed all that up with orange.   Step eight: I then peeled the rest of the masking off and sprayed some more white pearl and back the whole body with sprit white.  Step nine: Let everything dye and remove he window masking. I used smoke paint to make the windows look tinted. Then let that dye.   Step ten: Remove the outer flim and she's done. Not to bad. I've seen better, but have also seen alot worse.     Now it's time to apply the stickers. The windows aren't really that dark. The flash is making them look darker then they are.  |
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01-31-2007, 01:03 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: US
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| Looks really nice. I like the simplicity of splatter paint and the little cracks. Definatly not bad for only doing a couple before that one. |
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01-31-2007, 07:42 PM
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| Team *   Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hellifiknow
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| I'm impressed with the black outline by hand.I wish my hands were that steady.  |
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01-31-2007, 07:44 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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| Excellent step-by-step write up!!!! Nice Job and Thanks!!! |
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01-31-2007, 10:01 PM
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02-05-2007, 03:36 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: So*Cal
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| I bought some tamiya smoke paint and am about to paint my body all white with smoked windows. Now I noticed that you painted the smoke after everything else was done, over the white on the back side of the body. Did it discolor the white around the windows because of the dark backing? I would hate to have my body painted perrrrfectly white and then mess it up with the smoked windows. Another question: how do you think elmers glue would do as far as a paint mask. The last time I used elmers it ust peeled off of plastic. Maybe Ill try it on a spare piece of lexan. Thanks!!! Last edited by srfrkyle1234; 02-05-2007 at 03:39 PM. |
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02-05-2007, 03:41 PM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| Just make sure you put 2 or 3 layers of White. Then Just mist the whole thing with the smoke paint. That way if it doesn't change it you won't see the diff. You can spray a little extra on the window if you need to. I didn't have any issues with mine changing the color.  Last edited by run2jeepn; 02-05-2007 at 03:47 PM. |
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02-05-2007, 05:01 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newburyport, MA
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| Great job. Sure makes me want to give something more complex a shot. Thanks for the motivation! |
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02-05-2007, 05:09 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Flagstaff
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| In regards to window tint be sure to make really light coats and make sure your body paint is completely dry (overnight if you can) or the window tint can run into your paint and ruin everything. |
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02-05-2007, 05:22 PM
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| Prick   Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bargersville, Indiana
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| That looks great! |
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02-06-2007, 02:04 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: So*Cal
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| great thanks for the great info guys. |
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02-06-2007, 10:20 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY
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| Wow R2J. Thats a really nice paint scheme. A few days old, but this is the first time I saw it. |
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03-05-2007, 11:52 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: East Helena
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| i was wondering how the paint on masking worked, thanks for the helpful hints, and i think that the blacks pin stripes look awesome. |
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03-09-2007, 07:25 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: toolsa, jokelahoma
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|  you know whats good about the liquid mask? strippers use it to help keep the nips hard and pointy  thats my excuse to stop by the local adult toy store now and again ha ha. |
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03-10-2007, 01:07 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Santa Rosa
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Anyway, i think the body looks great, i would like to try something like that, were did you get the mask from? | |
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03-11-2007, 10:38 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nor cal
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| swweeeetttt |
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03-11-2007, 10:45 AM
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http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...+mask&FVPROFIL=++ | |
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03-11-2007, 10:50 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Santa Rosa
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| that is cool, i will need to buy some and try it on my next body! Thanks! |
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03-11-2007, 10:53 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nor cal
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me too!! | |
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03-12-2007, 10:08 PM
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| I lost my vendor privileges Join Date: May 2006 Location: TOP OF THE HILL
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| nice write up on this subject. and i like the step by step pics also. thanks. made it a little easier for a redneck like me.lol |
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