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Has anybody heard of this. I have got 2 FG MT bodies to paint and was reading a tutorial on painting and it said to rough up the inside of the body. I have painted bodies before and never done this.
 
YES I have - it helps the paint adhere better.
Must do it lightly.
Must AVOID windows.
Must ensure is thoroughly cleaned afterwards, and dry before painting.

I would Google YouTube video tutorials to give a better idea.
Al.
 
Scuffing not necessary

Hi
I've painted over 900 bodies and have not received any complaints about chipping or flaking. The reasons paint flakes are:
1. oils or release agents left on the plastic. Clean with water and or rubbing alchol.
2. paint is sprayed on to thick and starts to adhere to it's self while drying not the plastic. Spray on in THIN misting layers, let each layer dry before applying more. This thin layer is forced to adhere to the plastic as it dries to fast for it to start adhering to it's self. Once a base coat of paint is applied, thicker layers can be added as the paint is no longer sticking to the plastic, it's sticking to the thin layers of paint you've just misted on.
3. Your using a paint that is not by it's nature flexable. Auto paint is an example. Use paints designed for painting plastic body shells.
All these paints will scratch off if you don't apply a sealer coat to protect the paint.
4. Scuffing bodies where your going to use opaque paint colors will not harm the results. However if your going to spray candy colors, transparent, or translucent colors will show skuff marks.
I don't know any professional painter that scuffs their bodies before painting.
hope this helps
 
caci623 said:
Hi
I've painted over 900 bodies and have not received any complaints about chipping or flaking. The reasons paint flakes are:
4. Scuffing bodies where your going to use opaque paint colors will not harm the results. However if your going to spray candy colors, transparent, or translucent colors will show skuff marks.
I don't know any professional painter that scuffs their bodies before painting.
hope this helps
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.... he painted the body in my Avatar ;)

Thanks Pat,
Al.
 
cleaning

caci623 said:
Hi
I've painted over 900 bodies and have not received any complaints about chipping or flaking. The reasons paint flakes are:
1. oils or release agents left on the plastic. Clean with water and or rubbing alchol.
2. paint is sprayed on to thick and starts to adhere to it's self while drying not the plastic. Spray on in THIN misting layers, let each layer dry before applying more. This thin layer is forced to adhere to the plastic as it dries to fast for it to start adhering to it's self. Once a base coat of paint is applied, thicker layers can be added as the paint is no longer sticking to the plastic, it's sticking to the thin layers of paint you've just misted on.
3. Your using a paint that is not by it's nature flexable. Auto paint is an example. Use paints designed for painting plastic body shells.
All these paints will scratch off if you don't apply a sealer coat to protect the paint.
4. Scuffing bodies where your going to use opaque paint colors will not harm the results. However if your going to spray candy colors, transparent, or translucent colors will show skuff marks.
I don't know any professional painter that scuffs their bodies before painting.
hope this helps
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Hi there. I have cleaned the bodies with warm water and done most of the masking. would you clean the body again to remove any residue of my fingers before painting.
 
spike.1965 said:
Hi there. I have cleaned the bodies with warm water and done most of the masking. would you clean the body again to remove any residue of my fingers before painting.
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I use rubbing alcohol (a typical bottle would be 70% alcohol) Put a little on a paper towel to remove finger prints etc. A 16 oz. bottle sells for 99 cents. it's also known as Isopropyl.
 
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