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wing paint
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:57 pm
by chophead69
Hi new guy here i am putting a new body and wing on my car but dont know how or what paint to use for the wing. Can anybody help with that? Thanks
Re: wing paint
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:03 pm
by Coelacanth
chophead69 wrote:Hi new guy here i am putting a new body and wing on my car but dont know how or what paint to use for the wing. Can anybody help with that? Thanks
Same paint as for a Lexan body. Pactra and Tamiya make good Lexan paints from rattle-cans. If you have an airbrush, you have a lot of options: lacquer-based Pactra, water-based Parma FasKolor series & Createx, and more. You paint from the underside, so that the top, visible side is nice and glossy and protects the paint from scratches as the Lexan is on the outside. If you go to the hobby store, the correct paint will say something like "For Lexan or Polycarbonate bodies".
Re: wing paint
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:31 pm
by chophead69
Thank you.i am going to use my airbrush.i guess you paint the bottom then the insides of the wing?
Re: wing paint
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:23 pm
by Coelacanth
chophead69 wrote:Thank you.i am going to use my airbrush.i guess you paint the bottom then the insides of the wing?
Yup. If you paint the top side, it'll look more flat and be prone to scuffs & scrapes.
Re: wing paint
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:48 pm
by Lowgear
A lot of times people leave the wings unpainted too.
Re: wing paint
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:05 am
by chophead69
I have seen that look and i like it.i also seen where they scuff them? But not sure how they go about it.i was going to try grey Scotch brite and if i dont get the look i want go to red.or should i wet sand it? If wet sanding is what i should do what grit? I really dont want a clear wing.
Re: wing paint
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:11 pm
by vsefiream
IIRC Pactra has window tint for RC.
After reading this thread, I thought that would make a cool wing.
Re: wing paint
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:31 pm
by Coelacanth
vsefiream wrote:IIRC Pactra has window tint for RC.
After reading this thread, I thought that would make a cool wing.
I've used that stuff from a rattle-can and recommend avoiding it. Within minutes of spraying it on Lexan, you'll see it begin to stipple in little black dots all over the place. It even did this when I test-sprayed some Lexan
from inside a clear garbage bag to ensure it wasn't being caused by dust, and it still happened. Maybe I just had a bad can, but I doubt it. It's a problem with the formulation, more likely. Just sharing my bad experience because I almost ruined a body because of this.