How to paint a body, and get it to stay there.

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Hey guys.

I'm after som tips here, i have recently bought some body's and tryed to paint em myself.

Tho i cant get the paint to stick to the body, it looks great an all, until i take em for a ride, then the pain starts to fall off. i wash the body before i paint em, and paint em good, and in small layers about 4 layers or so until im done.

But always on my first run they start to loose paint random places on the body.

What am i doing wrong? i buy spray cans that is for the lexan body's the same place as i buy the body's.

Tim,-
 
There are plenty of threads on it.
Most important thing with any painting is the preparation.

They use mould release agents which can limit the paint from adhering.
ALWAYS wash in soapy warm water.
ALWAYS rinse thoroughly.
ALWAYS rinse again.
Areas that are not required to be transparent, many use 'scotchpads' to rough the surface up.
Any residue in this preparation MUST be washed and dried off again.
Now decide how you want to paint it, and mask accordingly.

OR

Find a professional painter. I do for largescale as its SO EASY to get wrong.

Al.
 
Yeah i tryed some of those, but dident work out for me.
Gotta find out what they put ontop of the paint aswell, when you buy a painted body they always have some layer of protection ontop of it
 
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Hi,
What kind/brands of paint are you using. I back the bodies with black for a little protection but mostly to give it a finished professional look. I seal the bodies with parma faskote sealer. This product will prevent the paint from scratching and chiping. The biggest key is to spray your first coat VERY thin so that it dries instantly. If to thick, the paint will dry slowley and it tend's to stick to it's self not the plastic body. Paint will stick to paint easier than plastic, so a thin first coat lets the added layers of paint stick to the first thin coat of paint.
 
In Aerosol I know Tamiya make some of the best paints but they're not cheap, I guess you get what you pay for.

If you've got a spray gun or large airbrush you can use Faskolor which is specifically made for lexan shells. Otherwise "Createx" make a whole range of paints, they're standard Createx colours are fine or for the more custom type colours use their Auto Air range of paints, brilliant stuff.

Backing wise I make sure the last colour I put on is thoroughly dry, then back it with "Plastikote" from an aerosol can.

You do need to prep the shells real well, wash them in the bath or shower with lots of washing up liquid to get rid of the residue left from the releasing of the mould. You can scotch brite them to give them a key if you like. I usually do but I know plenty of people that don't. Once you've washed the shell do not touch the inside with your hands, if you do get some lighter fluid to wipe it over with, the natural grease in our skin will stop paint sticking.

Everything Atom has said above is correct. Take your time with them, gentle coats of paint, then cure the paint with a heat gun or hair drier, more gentle coats, more heat, just keep building them up gradually.
 
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