Creating a custom paint job for your new radio controlled cars lexan shell is great fun, I’ll show you how to do this with perfect results every time, no artistic skills required, you don’t need an airbrush or an entire weekend to do it, and you will be amazed at the fantastic results you can get with a little know how.
For the purpose of this article I have selected an old favorite of mine, the flames. The techniques can be applied to any design you can dream up, all you need is a little imagination.
First things first.
The first thing you need to do is clean the shell, use warm water and soap, be sure to rinse all the soap off and let it dry before your continue, it’s critical that the lexan shell is clean or your paint job won’t hold, or will have blemishes once your done.
The second thing you need to do is cut the shell out, we do this first for two reasons:
- It’s easy to line up the wheels and body posts to the chassis
- After it’s painted you will scratch the paint while you cut out the shell
Imagination is key
Now that we have the body cleaned and cut out we need to look for natural lines on the body that we can use to keep our design perfectly symmetrical, it’s often difficult to paint over vents and other highly detailed parts of the car so pick your locations wisely.
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A car enthusiast will find few things more pleasurable than standing back and admiring the results of a few hours labour on a Sunday afternoon after having washed and waxed his car.
If you are interested in maintaining that showroom look you need more than elbow grease. You will also need quality products, especially when it comes to getting a nice shine onto your car using wax or paint sealant. Both will give you a lasting shine and both need to be applied regularly, so what’s the difference?
Ok, first off, wax and car paint sealant achieve the same desired effect. They are both paint protectors. They are designed to be applied after you have polished your car’s paintwork. The tiny abrasions and scratches in your paintwork is reduced or removed with polish. As it is designed to restore your paintwork to its original colour and shine, polish is slightly abrasive which also means that it will remove any wax that was previously applied leaving your paintwork unprotected. This is where wax and paint sealant comes in. It is applied after the polish has done its work in order to protect it.
I hope you have picked up on the fact that because the two types of product do the same thing then you don’t need to use both at the same time. Some people think that they need to apply paint sealant before they apply wax. This is not the case. You can do if you so choose but you don’t really gain anything. So, you have a personal choice to make. Paint seala More…
Benefits of Getting Car Paint Protection Sydney
If you like your car, you’ll probably do what it takes to protect it from scratches, dents, and other forms of damage. It is important to realize though that over time, your new car will have all sorts of scrapes and the paint has a possibility to fading away. This scenario sounds grim for many car owners. Fortunately, there is a way to protect your beloved vehicle from outside elements and make your car look and feel brand new. Getting car paint protection Sydney is recommended.
The car paint protection Sydney works best because it gives immediate protection against different weather conditions. Be it rain or shine, you can be sure that the paint on your car won’t fade or peel off anytime soon. The sun, in particular, is a major cause of fading. By using car paint protection Sydney, you eliminate the problem. In essence, car paint protection a defensive layer on top of regular paint. It can be matched to the color of More…
