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Old 06-07-2020, 01:16 PM   #1
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Default Best method to paint a matte black roof on a Lexan body

I have an Axial SCX10 III build I'm about to start and I'm in the process of planning out the color scheme. I would like to do a matte black roof to simulate the removable top seen on the 1:1. I can think of a couple of ways to accomplish this but I thought I would ask here what the preferred method might be (Note I'm likely going to be using black as my backing color):

1. Mask the roof portion I want to be black, paint the inside body color as usual, take the mask off and come in with the black backing and paint the whole of the inside. Then apply a matte clear to the roof portion on the outside.

2. Same as above but instead of a matte clear as the last step, fog the Lexan with a harsh chemical such as acetone to get the matte look (the advantage being the matte finish cant be scratched off).

3. Paint the body color on the whole inside and simply paint the outside of the the roof portion matte black ( I don't like this because the body color would show through when scratched)

4. Same as method 1, but paint the outside with matte black instead of matte clear (not sure why that would make a difference but I'm just asking).

5. Other... (please elaborate).

Thanks in advance for your input!
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Old 06-07-2020, 01:23 PM   #2
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I'm fixing to paint the shell/ cap on my Bronco body. I've had it a while so it's scratched up pretty good. Gotta knock down the shine though. The one thing that I don't like about adding matte/ flat on the inside of the lexan is that you still get that shine from the lexan on the outside. You can mitigate that by laying down the matte on the inside where you want it. Then Use some steel-wool ( fine) to lightly scuff up the outside portion ( tape off around the area first... obviously). Then if there's still too much shine you can lay down matte-color on the outside OR just hit it with a flat-clear.
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Duplacolor Bed liner , on the outside gives a close look and sticks well


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Duplacolor Bed liner , on the outside gives a close look and sticks well
That's PERFECT!!! I'm going with that. Can you buy that stuff at Autozone?
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That's PERFECT!!! I'm going with that. Can you buy that stuff at Autozone?

Or Advance, it was one of the two


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Duplacolor Bed liner , on the outside gives a close look and sticks well


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That looks great...I bought Matte clear but Im thinking this would be the way to go for my trail doors Im building and possibly coating the bumpers
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