Lexan Camo Paint Design?

[budhatrain]

i am currently in the process of refurbishing my rs4mt and rc10t. For my 10T, I picked up a HPI Nitro MT hummer type shell. I am wanting to do a snow camo job for it.

What would be the best way to do it- liquid mask or using stencile?

Another way would be using cans and kinda spraying blobs- but I think maybe this wouldn't be defined enough

What are your thoughts- ohhh geru's of paint?

I am afraid of it looking like the cow mobile

[mikedealer]

honestly i would say use liquid mask the hole thing, get a exacto knife and use a picture as a template and start freecutting. just cut out all the "blacks" first, then browns etc...

if you have overspray film, u can use a sharpie right on the film and trace with xacto underneath

http://schrodingersblog.com/images/camo.jpg

[MOmo]

Another option is picking up some white Vinyl from a sign shop or office supply store. Trace a pattern on the vinyl and stick it to the under-side of the body. Its simple enough to figure out. Same painting principals apply, dark colors first followed by lighter.


Blacks, Grey, white.




MOmo

[scr8p]

i'd see if someone could do it with a vinyl wrap in a flat finish. shiny + camo = goofy lookin'...... in my opinion.

[Charlie don't surf]

Yes vinyl wrap/print can be done that way if it is laminated with flat, and most cast vinyl can also
be had in flat

[budhatrain]

Yes vinyl wrap/print can be done that way if it is laminated with flat, and most cast vinyl can also
be had in flat

do you know of any online companies that do that type of work with lexan and vinyl wraps?

[Charlie don't surf]

Highend--www.atomicsignworks.com--Dan Gill has all the best equipment and can design anything

reasonable--www.tnautographics.com--Tim McNutt has great equipment and fast turn-around

[budhatrain]

I am leaning towards painting it on myself. Trying to wrap my head around how is will be masked. I know that you paint darkest to lightest, but you need to mask the opposite way. My three main colors will be white, black and gray.

Plus I am not just camo everything- I am going to only camo certain sections to break it up a bit. I think I have a game plan.

Now I need to just pick up tape and painton mask stuff- I heard there was one to buy over the other with the paint-on making, Bob something- anyone know?

[bearrickster]

just go to your local sign shop a buy 2 feet of stencil vinyl and cut out crazy shapes and stick them on paint one color pull off a few paint another color and so on its not hard.

[rctenracer]

Most camo has the featherd look. I would just tape off the windows and free hand the camo with a airbrush.

[murphy3428]

paint the out side of the shell try to find some flat colors leave the inside clear and don't put the paint on to heavy