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Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:52 am
by zuki250
So the servo is solid mounted? Not with servo tape?
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:54 pm
by LosiXXkid
Servo posts are much better than tape - velcro for a servo is a definite no-no! RPM make a pair of servo posts and cost next to nothing, part # 70062
- RPM Servo Posts
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- RPM Servo Posts
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Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:16 pm
by knixdad
LosiXXkid wrote:Servo posts are much better than tape - velcro for a servo is a definite no-no! RPM make a pair of servo posts and cost next to nothing, part # 70062
RPM_Servo_Posts.jpeg
Velcro twists. Servo tape twists less.
Screws don't twist at all
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:18 pm
by Coelacanth
knixdad wrote:LosiXXkid wrote:Servo posts are much better than tape - velcro for a servo is a definite no-no! RPM make a pair of servo posts and cost next to nothing, part # 70062
RPM_Servo_Posts.jpeg
Velcro twists. Servo tape twists less.
Screws don't twist at all
That's not necessarily true.
Servo posts that have only a single hole for a screw *can* twist. Ones that have little stand-off posts that insert into a hole, in addition to the mounting screws, won't twist.
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:38 pm
by JK Racing
zuki250 wrote:So the servo is solid mounted? Not with servo tape?
Yes, this car was drilled with servo post holes by the previous owner...so I continued that with a pair of posts. No tape or velcro.
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 1:52 am
by JK Racing
Got a TBG jrx2 body & wing in today. Working on masking, planning on matching my ReC10 if I can pull it off
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 1:43 am
by JK Racing
masking coming along just fine....maybe sling some paint this coming weekend.
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:18 am
by Coelacanth
I'm liking that paint scheme idea...looking forward to your color choices.
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:28 am
by LosiXXkid
JK Racing wrote:masking coming along just fine....maybe sling some paint this coming weekend.
How do you do it? I mean successfully mask on the inside like that......
Looking good by the way.
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:44 am
by Coelacanth
LosiXXkid wrote:How do you do it? I mean successfully mask on the inside like that......
That's not the hard part, IMO...it's when you've sprayed the paint, removed the mask, and found paint-bleed in various nooks & crannies, and have to painstakingly remove it.
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:01 am
by Diamond Dave
What are you using for masking?
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:13 am
by JK Racing
3m 1/8th vinyl tape and blue painters tape.
I will be mirroring my ReC10 paint, mostly. I wont do the JRX2 roof in black, here was when I was masking my Protech I:
and the colors that I will match (other than the black, like I said):
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:18 am
by JK Racing
LosiXXkid wrote:How do you do it? I mean successfully mask on the inside like that......
as I have gotten older...much, much older, I have learned to take my time and do it slowly, pull and move to even them up as much as I can. I havent always had the patience to do it. I truly wish I was better at mixing the paint for the airbrush, I do still rush through the painting itself. Old habits die hard
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 3:55 am
by Diamond Dave
It was the blue painters tape I was wondering about. I have used the green stuff and it does not create a clean edge.
Thanks for that, I will look into the better tape. I am going to give liquid mask a shot soon as well.
Looks good so far.
Re: early JRX2 clean up and race prep :)
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:36 am
by LosiXXkid
JK Racing wrote:LosiXXkid wrote:How do you do it? I mean successfully mask on the inside like that......
as I have gotten older...much, much older, I have learned to take my time and do it slowly, pull and move to even them up as much as I can. I havent always had the patience to do it. I truly wish I was better at mixing the paint for the airbrush, I do still rush through the painting itself. Old habits die hard
Ahh! Our old friend 'patience' seems to be the key.....something I've always lacked when it comes to painting body's with more than one or two colours...
