MGone Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Hi there, I buckled and agreed to have a go at painting my sons WLtoys 12429. Not tried anything like this before and only had a can of orange paint and decorators tape...so happy with how it's gone so far. Question is now it's painted I feel I should at least have a go at protecting it. Since it's externally painted on a who knows what plastic (although certainly stiffer and less flexible than lexan!) I was thinking maybe just use an auto clear coat? Is there anything more specialist I should be looking at? Oh and I'm assuming that if he wants to add stickers and decals I'd be best putting decals on before any clear coat and let him go to town with stickers afterwards? Thanks in advance for any tips or advice. Keep on Bashing! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Most lexan shells are painted on the inside so no need to add anything else really you could try a sample of auto clearcoat with some of that paint and see how it reactions, another way to stop the body flexing is too use foil tape on the inside too some use shoo goo and that mesh tape too for stiffening as well :) came out really nice and some battle scars always looks good after her first couple of runs :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James.S Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 That looks really nicely done to me mate, especially considering the tools you had to work with & the fact it was a first time effort. Excellent job 👍 I think any sort of clear coat should be fine, and will be protection enough for the paintjob underneath. Decals on first for sure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Youve done a decent job on that looks great 🍻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGone Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Cheers guys.....I printed the pattern out first (just nabbed some vinyl wrap images and resized in photoshop) and used some spray adhesive to stick that on the masking tape whilst i cut it out. So that helped get the layout sorted... I was thinking about maybe adding some additional colour to the flames, just washing in some reds at the front maybe. I have some rustoleum toy paint that I've used on a few wooden toys I've made for the kids of the family and wondered if that would go over okay? It's described as a water based enamel... but I'm worried the clear coat may not be compatible. I guess it's a case of trying a test piece first...will report back, 49 minutes ago, Bajadre said: another way to stop the body flexing is too use foil tape on the inside too some use shoo goo and that mesh tape too for stiffening as well These panels are pretty stiff already. It's hard to describe the type of plastic it is but it's about 1.7-2.1mm thick at the points I can get my mic to...It has more flex than LEGO but less than the stuff my (Really Useful) plastic storage boxes are made from....but that's a cool technique for the future when I get onto a 'proper' car for me!! Been looking at some of the other guy's paint jobs on here and love the weathered look on some of the crawlers...takes me back to making tamiya tank kits with my dad...TANKS DONT HAVE SHINY PAINT! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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