I am, by no means a professional painter but have painted lexan bodies in many scales over the years... many years. I've done 1/24 and HO scale slot car bodies, starting in the late 60's.
This is going to be as much as a step by step of my way of...
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Well, I was going to get all fancy like and use an airbrush but my equipment was in sad shape... bummer. I'll have to pick up a new one or try to rebuild it. To keep moving forward and have a painted body for this month's (Feb) build contest I...
What do you all do for airbrushing/spray painting indoors? The cold weather has pushed me to the basement! I'm not keen on filling the house with fumes.
Brian
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I just pulled a 90mm NMB from a Dell and it is rated at .68A. I am assuming that is peak power. If you wanted to run 2 of those, you would need a power pack that is rated a 1.36 amps.
I think two would work great. I want to heat the box. So the...
Has anyone managed to paint associated shocks with good results to refresh them or change colors ?
In the process of putting together a RC10 stealth 91 replica I have to get many parts from the rc10T.
I found some in my area but the...
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For something sitting on the shelf, paint works fine. Otherwise, as scr8p said, you can find most standard shock stuff still around.
It won't be immediate but with a little patience you will find what you need.
I am going to be airbrushing the body for my restore of a RC10 B stamp Kit 6011. I have an airbrush and know how to use it but need to know what brand of paint is good for the lexan bodies? Kind of would like to get a list together of what I will...
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OK, I know, they don't have the tenacious grip and hard finish on the lexan that Tamiya PS paints and other polycarbonate paints offer.
I think they bond quite well to Lexan when you back the final paint job with FasKoat, Krylon or Rustoleum Clear...
I've just finished masking off the window surround on a new body and applying a first coat of paint , I just looked up and saw the time and it's taken the better part of two hours ! And that's just for the black edging around the window , no other...
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Touring car bodies usually get smashed, thats why most people practice with 1 color bodies and use the fancy painted bodies for qualifying and the mains
I do both practice and races with mono-colored bodies :mrgreen: