Lone-wolf Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 has any one painted a shell with core taxi yellow, if so could you post a pic of painted shell, and what colour to back it with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeaski Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Here's my Hobao DC-1 Rattle cans Core RC Yellow Taxi (CR601) Backed with Core RC Metallic Silver (CR621) The black is Core RC Metallic Graphite (CR620 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 thank you for posting looks like it comes out well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeaski Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 It looks better in real life than the pictures. That's a fairly big shell so I used about 1 1/2 cans to get a good even coat and then 1 silver can to back it. As I wanted a black roof and a black stripe (which can hardly bee seen under the side mouldings 😐) I had to mask the whole thing off first, which took ages. There's the odd spot here and there where the masking wasn't quite tight, so a bit of faint black got under, but overall I'm happy. The black originally was going to be a carbon effect, but my practice pieces didn't turn out as I'd have liked so didn't risk ruining the shell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 On 08/06/2021 at 16:58, MrPeaski said: It looks better in real life than the pictures. That's a fairly big shell so I used about 1 1/2 cans to get a good even coat and then 1 silver can to back it. As I wanted a black roof and a black stripe (which can hardly bee seen under the side mouldings 😐) I had to mask the whole thing off first, which took ages. There's the odd spot here and there where the masking wasn't quite tight, so a bit of faint black got under, but overall I'm happy. The black originally was going to be a carbon effect, but my practice pieces didn't turn out as I'd have liked so didn't risk ruining the shell i decided against the Yellow, it was a tough decision but im going to use Core Petrol blue, with black backing, i think this will contrast nice with the black plastic grill and other parts for a more scale ford Ranger look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seminole81 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Jack Reacher said: i decided against the Yellow, it was a tough decision but im going to use Core Petrol blue, with black backing, i think this will contrast nice with the black plastic grill and other parts for a more scale ford Ranger look Taxi for @Jack Reacher Ok, so my novice then. When it comes to painting clear shells, is it literally just a spray can? Do youse setup a "clean room" to paint or just whack it on? I'm wanting to get a new shell for my Quantum...and also look at painting the bright green wheels another colour 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Seminole81 said: Taxi for @Jack Reacher Ok, so my novice then. When it comes to painting clear shells, is it literally just a spray can? Do youse setup a "clean room" to paint or just whack it on? I'm wanting to get a new shell for my Quantum...and also look at painting the bright green wheels another colour 😄 Plenty of video`s on youtube but you need PS spray, i try to paint on a warm dry day with little wind outside, cant help with the wheels, you may need a nylon dye for them i know @tomr did his black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seminole81 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, Jack Reacher said: Plenty of video`s on youtube but you need PS spray, i try to paint on a warm dry day with little wind outside, cant help with the wheels, you may need a nylon dye for them i know @tomr did his black Yeah, I was looking at the sprays on ModelSport, so I'd buy specific RC sprays. Yep, warm day, minimal wind. Just curious as to how far to go with it (setting up a clean environment with plastic dust sheets etc.) but if it's just a spray can... I actually saw another post where someone did one of the nylon dyes from a mix. There's a few different types, but I know you need to be careful with the tyres as sometimes ABS warp. Not sure if the Quantum are nylon or ABS either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeaski Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 When I did this in March this year, I was doing it in my garage and it was quite cold. I set up a pasting table and made a 'booth' out of a couple of large cardboard boxes and set up a small fan heater (on low) to blow into the 'booth' from about 1.5 meters away. I guessed that overspray could go anywhere so I covered my bikes up with a couple of dust sheets. (it did get through a couple of gaps though) Before starting I put the shell into the booth, with the fan on and left everything to warm up. Each can of paint was left in a jug of hand hot water for about 5 mins and then shaken well before spraying. I did a few light coats, leaving each about 10 mins in the warmth of the booth before re-coating. Once all the painting was done, I brought the shell into the house, and left it in a warm room to dry for a couple of hours before fitting the body mouldings etc. Despite the room being 2 storeys up, the smell did permeate throughout the house, but it was only for a few hours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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