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mirage paint question

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i'm thinking about buying a new body for my RC10 buggy..i want to use Duplicolor Mirage paint........but it's a 3 stage and one have any ideas about using this kind of paint on the body.........if it's even possible at all?

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If you are looking for flip-flop paints, check out SpazStix paints for Lexan bodies. They have a couple of color shifters. They are made for R/C and work the same way, and you won't have to worry about the techniques required to make flip-flops work on real cars.

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i have looked at that already it's not really what i'm looking for.........i have bad wrists so air brushing paint is out of the question that is why i was looking at the duplicolor mirage series paint............i've seen it done before but no one will tell me any thing about it

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to use duplicolor paint, you'd probably have to scuff the inside of the body first, then spray o clear plastic adhesion promoter on it before painting. i still wouldn't trust it sticking, though.

pactra has color shifting paints designed for lexan bodies in an aerosol can.

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When using paints not designed for Lexan, you always take the risk of the paint chipping and flaking off of the body.

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the RC10 i have now had the problem.......with the paint chipping off.........so i just hit both sides with some flat black paint.............seems to be sticking fine............would it be worth trying i mean the worst i would have to do is strip the paint off if it doesn't stick

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or just buy a new body.............

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i'm leaving the body the way it is on the one i have now.......when i get the other RC10 it's going to get a new body.....but just not sure when i'll get it

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smurf420 wrote:the RC10 i have now had the problem.......with the paint chipping off.........so i just hit both sides with some flat black paint.............seems to be sticking fine............would it be worth trying i mean the worst i would have to do is strip the paint off if it doesn't stick
I read this in a William Shatner voice. :lol:

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why did you do that is it the way i wrote it?.............or something else...............oh wait here i go again..............Lol

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Shatner.....wouldn't group.........so many...........words......................together. :wink:

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SmallScaleSmitty wrote:Shatner.....wouldn't group.........so many...........words......................together. :wink:
LOL! I'm a rc enthusiast, Jim, not a paint man!
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You must...book your....hotel....and....air for the...........vintage... nationals.............at Priceline.............dot..........com.

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ok this...............is turning..........into a.........shatner post................not about..........paint and............everything

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I have used the SpazStix paint from a rattle can before and it works great. I also can't airbrush due to wrist issues. I am always looking for good rattle can alternatives.

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