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Old 05-15-2012 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by DARKSIDE
I used Tamiya paint on this body too...
Looks very nice too My local track races outdoor under lights at night and I've found the light blue and white colour combo is easy to see but still looks realistic on a VTA car without having to go to flouro colours.

Originally Posted by wwddww34
Tamiya has an excellent selection of colors to choose from and their paint bonds better (does not flake off) than the Pactra rattle can paints.
I can't say for the Pactra as I haven't used it but I agree about the Tamiya paints toughness, I had a Mini Cooper body that after many race meetings was completely beat up, cracked and dented, but almost none of the paint had peeled off, I think the paint was the strongest part of the body left!!

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