04-24-2007, 10:06 PM | #21 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: We-Go, Chi-Town, Ill
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Nah, it's in too good of shape.................... |
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04-25-2007, 08:06 AM | #22 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Great White North!
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What I do when painting the outside is first paint the inside a base color with lexan paint.. Primer type grey or redish... Then use the same lexan paint on the outside of the body... Once you have the lexan paint on the outside you can take your regular paint of any color and paint over the lexan paint.. Then if you get scratches you will see the base color on the inside of the body which will give it a bit of realism.. and of cource its not hard to always touch it up when its painted on the outside!
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04-27-2007, 07:10 PM | #23 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: somewhere in a land far away
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i should try that,that looks good by the way... |
04-29-2007, 06:50 PM | #24 |
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Ive painted several lexan bodies on the outside. It works great. Just be sure to prep well first. Ill take some picks of my proline jeep that I painted on the outside and post them on here. I decided to change the color to the bronze that is on the new 350z after I had already painted the inside, so I gave it a try and it worked awesome. Granted I work at a car dealership, so I have access to a bodyshop with paintbooths and a good compressor setup. Ill post pics tomorrow for ya. btw I used automotive paint with flex agent added, not special lexan paint.
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04-30-2007, 01:03 AM | #25 |
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Got it done today and I must say it looks just like I wanted to. First I sprayed the inside with Tamiya red brown. I used my heat gun and hobby knife handle to push some dents into the lexan. No real wheeling rig has a clean dent free body. I then sprayed Pactra sprint white and covered it with outlaw black. I then painted the body Pactra chazoom Teal. After it was dry I went crazy with a scotch brite pad and dremel wire wheel. Hope you like. |
04-30-2007, 01:31 AM | #26 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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Daaaaammmn..Looks good..Thanks Mnster.. |
04-30-2007, 04:56 AM | #27 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Here
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Awesome...I like the dents. Why do C10's look good beat up???? |
04-30-2007, 07:54 AM | #28 |
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very sweet, im gonna have to try that with my bronco body.
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04-30-2007, 01:00 PM | #29 |
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Well it looks like I know how I'm doing my next body!!! Looks GREAT!!!
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04-30-2007, 04:31 PM | #30 |
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Paint looks amazing. absolutely love it, and it will change so much as you run it too.
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05-03-2007, 12:30 AM | #31 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pilgrim,Ky
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Paint job looks great.Lot of good tips you gave us.
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05-05-2007, 04:20 PM | #32 |
MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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Finished with the decals today. Really liked the older late 60's early 70's grill better so I had one made. I can't have the same stuff as everyone else. |
05-05-2007, 04:24 PM | #33 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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I like that a lot Ben. One thing though the ROOF and hood are first to fade. |
05-05-2007, 04:28 PM | #34 |
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I figured most of the damage from rollovers would later occur there, so I went easy on it for now.
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05-05-2007, 05:06 PM | #35 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: perkasie, pa
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i am a ford guy but that is a heckuva paint job , so realistic!!!!!!
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05-05-2007, 05:51 PM | #36 |
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I'm telling you, it may be worth it to drive to IL to have both of our C10's in a photo shoot. Oh by the way the hood and roof always went first... Looks great... |
05-05-2007, 05:54 PM | #37 |
MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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Yeah you guys got me thinking I might have to do a little more fade action to the hood.
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05-05-2007, 06:52 PM | #38 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: White Lake
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| WOW , That is a really great paint job mnster, that makes me want to make a scaler with a body the looks beat up. |
05-05-2007, 10:04 PM | #39 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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I just shot mine flat black on the outside.
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05-06-2007, 05:17 AM | #40 |
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FrankR, Post some full bod shots...I like the looks of that. John |
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