dakrat

this may sound really dumb but here it goes.... which side do u apply the paint for spoilers? i never pay attention! top in or out?

Tommy Bergfeldt

I recently started to paint the wing on the top side to get a dull finish, it's pretty hot

Kcdzim

iTrader: (1)

The spoiler varies with body manufacturer. However, if you want the paint to shine on the top, you want to paint on the outside of the curve. On protoform, that means you need to remove the overspray film and shoot from the wrong side of the body. On Parma (alfa's for example, they mold the spoiler so that you paint from the inside of the body.

And hpi, I think they do something completely daffy, mold the separate with the overspray film on the wrong side. Not sure though, haven't painted an HPI body in a while.

kcd

dakrat

im working on protoform bodies right now, what do u prefer?

Kcdzim

iTrader: (1)

To paint or use? Just spoilers? The parma alfa spoiler is a total pain in the butt to paint. but then, the stratus 3.0 has that heinous wing mount that does the same thing.

dakrat

i working on protoform mazda6 and the wing is different. it has two more fins for more support and comes with big ass screws. what side should i paint the wing?

Kcdzim

iTrader: (1)

Ah, hmm... I gotcha.

I tend to paint the wing last (or cut it off the rest of the mold) and not back it with white or silver or whatever, so that the color on it matches on either side.

ummmm, other than that, if I feel like spending the time, I paint on the inside of side dam. If I'm rushing, or it doesn't matter, I paint the outside. And I used to paint the optional inner air dams, but no one uses them (or at least the people I paint for don't) so now I leave them clear.

But like all other protoforms, paint on the overspray film side (on the outside of the curve at the back of the spoiler). Be sure to mask the inside though, cause you don't want the other paint from painting the rest of the body, obviously.

BritRacer

Or you can buy silver of carbon fibre sticker sheets and put that on the outside of the wing. Looks better than the paint.