My painted Skyline.

[charliebrown]

Well, it's not much.
Just a dirty demolition derby car.

Chuckster...

[charliebrown]

Here's another view.

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Another picture.

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And another....

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[charliebrown]

Another view. (Last one)

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[Rotary Freak]

Not bad, its an interesting idea and paint app to say the least. Which Skyline did it used to be and what paint did you use on it?

[charliebrown]

It used to be the skyline shell that came in the starter kit, 49 mhz blue skyline. I didn't like the dark blue color, so I bought some cans and decided to spray paint it. It's Testors Spray Paint, I believe. I used the light blue color, with white clear coat.

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[Rotary Freak]

No primer? Just sprayed and clearcoated?

[charliebrown]

Originally posted by Rotary Freak
No primer? Just sprayed and clearcoated?

Yup....I cleaned the body thoroughly under hot water (but I did it with the masking tape on, so that must have explained the tape coming off the windows a little. But, after putting on the tape, some of the oils from your hand may come on the body, preventing the paint from sticking.) On SuperSlick and BCG/MS/ZZ bodies, you don't need to use primer, but I hear that Xmods and Mini-Z Bodies are a different story.) I think I need to use a different masking tape, I just used ordinary, plain old masking tape.

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[charliebrown]

....Ok, so any more opinions????

[charliebrown]

Originally posted by jmillsrx7
I woulda tried taping off the lights etc...

Bit late there aren'tcha?

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[HammerZ]

Originally posted by charliebrown
On SuperSlick and BCG/MS/ZZ bodies, you don't need to use primer, but I hear that Xmods and Mini-Z Bodies are a different story.) I think I need to use a different masking tape, I just used ordinary, plain old masking tape.

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I've used primer on BCG/MS bodies as well as Mini Z bodies. I think on ether one you can get away with no primer. I just use the primer because it helps the paint stick better and to seal the surface as well. Just on a BCG/MS I try to lay the primer as thin as I can, just one or two quick coats. And on Mini Z's I lay it on about three coats, so I can sand it smoother.

The only RS car bodies that I worked with are the cheaper RC cars and I've had all kinds of problems with painting those (not XMODS or ZipZaps), like the paint attacking the plastic. I have a few that look like a road map. And yes I used primer to keep that from happening, it still did it.

i got a yelow skyline and didnt like th color so igot a tin of metalik blue model paint and masked of windows lights gt-r badges and a strip slightly 2 1 side, gave it 2 coats and it looks great.