VW Bug Body Paint Schemes

[Krawlin]

Please post all of your VW Bug body paint schemes. I just got a new one, and I need some ideas. So please, any VW bug body will be great. Thanks.

-Chris

[Badd]

on My little girls Axial my Bender comp rig

[TIMZKRAWLER]

wow...those are beautiful....nice jobs...especially like the first pic ...very cool

[the DMG]

[BJoe]

Look here for mine, it's below the Caddy
Post Your Custom Painted Bodies Here!!!

[quads4_life]

Here is mine first painted then hacked and mounted.

[SPECIAL ED]

Here's a couple of mine...Parma lid Old Skool.

[scuzzy51]

[Krawlin]

Thanks for the pics guys! I really appreciate the help.

I have actually found a bunch of pictures of them on google as well, and I decided on this-

Base Coat- Chevy Orange, and I may do some marbeling with a piece of saran wrap.

Detailing (engine, air scoops, headlights, and a smile in the front)- Gloss Black

Secondary Coat- White double racing stipes right down the middle.

BTW, this body is the Mega Baja body from Team Losi.

If anyone has some info on marbeling techniques with saran wrap, please post them. Thanks again.

-Chris

[Rogue]

Originally Posted by Krawlin

If anyone has some info on marbeling techniques with saran wrap, please post them. Thanks again. -Chris

The marble look is easy. I usually use a plastic bag instead of saran wrap, only because I can always find one. I'll pick the two colors that I want to use and for me at least I always use the lighter color first. I pour a little paint on something and dab the bag into the paint. I always blot the bag a few times to make sure that the first time I put it on the body it does not come out too thick. Cover area wanted, then fill in secondary color.

[Krawlin]

Originally Posted by Rogue

The marble look is easy. I usually use a plastic bag instead of saran wrap, only because I can always find one. I'll pick the two colors that I want to use and for me at least I always use the lighter color first. I pour a little paint on something and dab the bag into the paint. I always blot the bag a few times to make sure that the first time I put it on the body it does not come out too thick. Cover area wanted, then fill in secondary color.

Alright, I dont think I fully understand your directions, but I have another question...

If I just spray the base coat (Chevy Orange), can I take a piece of a plastic bag or saran wrap, and lay it on the paint, and then take it off, leaving me with a marbeling effect?

Or do I need to spray, then lay/dab plastic on the paint, then take the plastic off, and spray black behind the orange, then do I get a marbeling effect?

[TIMZKRAWLER]

nothing close to you guys but here's mine

[ecoli]

Originally Posted by Krawlin

Alright, I dont think I fully understand your directions, but I have another question...

If I just spray the base coat (Chevy Orange), can I take a piece of a plastic bag or saran wrap, and lay it on the paint, and then take it off, leaving me with a marbeling effect?

Or do I need to spray, then lay/dab plastic on the paint, then take the plastic off, and spray black behind the orange, then do I get a marbeling effect?

The second one is right. Spray, dab, let dry, then back. If you did the first, all you'd have is the orange with clear spots with the lexan showing through!

Depending on the colours used, you can do a three step marbeling effect. If you use a metallic or candy that is semi-transparent, spray that on first in a light coat, let dry, back with silver, blot this, let dry, back with white or black.

The following picture isn't mine (off of the CFX forums), but shows the results:



Note also this was done by a pro, but it's still a relatively simple effect to create!

Chris

Edit: Practice on scrap lexan first! No point trashing a $30 body by screwing up the paint job.

[drzjohn]

Here is my 9 year old daughters Bug body that is going on her AX10

[Krawlin]

Originally Posted by ecoli

The second one is right. Spray, dab, let dry, then back. If you did the first, all you'd have is the orange with clear spots with the lexan showing through!

Depending on the colours used, you can do a three step marbeling effect. If you use a metallic or candy that is semi-transparent, spray that on first in a light coat, let dry, back with silver, blot this, let dry, back with white or black.

The following picture isn't mine (off of the CFX forums), but shows the results:



Note also this was done by a pro, but it's still a relatively simple effect to create!

Chris

Edit: Practice on scrap lexan first! No point trashing a $30 body by screwing up the paint job.

Hey, thanks man. I appreciate that . I am for sure going to do marbeling on this body, providing I have the time. I am trying to get it ready for a crawl on Sunday, so I may not.

I really appreciate everyones help. Thanks guys.

-Chris

[tooslickforyou]

[Rogue]

Originally Posted by Krawlin

Alright, I dont think I fully understand your directions, but I have another question...

If I just spray the base coat (Chevy Orange), can I take a piece of a plastic bag or saran wrap, and lay it on the paint, and then take it off, leaving me with a marbeling effect?

Or do I need to spray, then lay/dab plastic on the paint, then take the plastic off, and spray black behind the orange, then do I get a marbeling effect?

If you look at my Betty body that I did. I masked off the body in three different sections. Bed, silver sections on hood and doors, fuel cans.
The marbled section was left clear, being the first section painted.
The first step in painting was to put the purple in for the marble. I poured paint out on some paper and then wadded up a plastic bag and blotted the bag into the paint. Then blotted the paint/bag onto a clean section of paper to remove some of the paint so it is not just a big blob being put on to the body. I repeated this step until I had enough coverage. You really don't need it very thick, unless you plan to have the base color lighter then the marble color.
The second step was to use black over the purple.
Third step was to use gold and silver to get the carbon fiber look
Fourth step was to pull off all masking except for the silver and gas cans and paint black.
Fifth step was to pull of masking for silver on doors and hood and paint.
Sixth step was to spray in the chrome paint.
Last step was to back the chrome in black and to give every thing one last coating in black.
I plan on painting another body tonight and I'll try to do it with step by step pictures.

[BrockGrimes]

I spray on a light candy coat and dab it with a bag, wait for it to dry then spray on the 2nd color when that's dry I use a cover coat either black, gold, or silver.

[BrockGrimes]

If you looking for a practice bug to draw on check out this site:
http://www.volkswarenhaus.de/bugselecta.htm

I changed the year, tires, wheels, stance, etc. on a white bug
then copied it into paint to make my own color scheme.



I'm painting my real bug and my tamiya bug and my crawler bug body like this.

[Zardoz]