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06-15-2009, 08:01 PM

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Hey all. Im geting ready to paint another body and this one I want to take my time with. Im looking for tip on how to do a few things. 1 how do you do the stripes over the hood/roof/trunk? im guessing lay it out on the inside of the body with fineline tape,maqsk the rest of the body and pay the stripe color then lay the body color over that? if im right YAA but am I wrong and what collors can I use so I don't have to back spray the paint with white so I dont get the see through effect, will also keep from adding paint weight to a already heavy car. Thanks

I prefer to mask out where the stripes (or whatever detail I intend) will be first, and paint the main body color first, as opposed to having to mask the whole body to paint the detail first.

For the racing stripes on my Camaro, I masked off where I wanted the stripes to go first. Then I rattle canned the main body color (gunmetal). After that I pulled off the striping mask. I then laid out some very thin outline stripes at the edges of the racing stripes by masking only the center of stripes and leaving a gap around the edges. I then painted that in white. Finally, I pulled off the rest of the stripe tape and painted the main stripe color (black).

06-15-2009, 08:27 PM

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Its Tamiya's PS-49 Sky Blue Anodized Aluminum. It was $15 a can from Hobby People here in Vegas. I think I got screwed...

turned out nice tho

I have seen some colors go to $12 for the Tamiya stuff. So even if its high its not that crazy. The Spaz Stix can be exorbitant too, but it is good stuff.

06-20-2009, 01:48 PM

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nice snoop

06-21-2009, 04:52 PM

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nice snoop

TY thats the shell AndyH sent me for testing. So we have to beat it up.

06-21-2009, 07:15 PM

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im working on something to help get shells for the Cashville TA race...since all teams have to have the same body and similar paint schemes..hopefully we will get all the pre-register guys freebies...but we will have to wait and see..

06-22-2009, 07:34 AM

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Don't Know if these would go here or not but here are a couple new ones

and this one is done after the real car

06-22-2009, 07:43 AM

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I dont know either,but you are the KING of RC PAINT

06-22-2009, 08:50 AM

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I dont know either,but you are the KING of RC PAINT

Thanks ,

I think my only problem Is I take too long to get them done.

06-22-2009, 10:51 AM

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Thanks ,

I think my only problem Is I take too long to get them done.

the old Z is sweet!

You put out a lot more finished product than me...I've been trying to paint an Rx7 for about 6 months..almost got it all masked. lol but will have to put it on hold again so I can get our 'team' lids done for the up coming Endurance/Team VTA race.

06-22-2009, 05:15 PM

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so are you VOLS for painting our 3 bodies?

06-22-2009, 06:01 PM

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I dont know either,but you are the KING of RC PAINT

He is at least some kind of paint royalty.

06-24-2009, 07:30 PM

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My latest VTA Camero.

06-24-2009, 07:37 PM

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I dont know either,but you are the KING of RC PAINT

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Thanks ,

I think my only problem Is I take too long to get them done.

Chris is the KING of paint...

you don't take to long - you just got a lot of work

You know once you start shooting a car, it only takes you an hour or so

06-24-2009, 08:25 PM

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For me masking is the big hold up. I dont know theres a lot of prep. I trim to fit first then wash the whole shell, then mask, then I will spot clean anything that I might have gotten a fingerprint on..........Yup then I will spray.