First time paint job

[dgreat001]

Just got a pro line unpainted hummer and red spray for my savage never painted a shell before What do i do??

[scoobs]

paint it

[Monstrous]

firstly IMO you should cut it out (some people cut it out after they paint it, its up to you really), i cut the bulk of the lexan off with curved scissors, then smooth it down with a sanding drum bit on my dremel. apply the window masks and make sure there are no air bubbles in them, then go round the edges of the masks with your nail or pen lid etc. then drill out the holes for your body posts, place the shell on your truck and use a permanent marker to mark the OUTSIDE of the shell, where the posts are (the marker wont show up once you remove the protective film)

when you have made sure they are all sealed and your holes are drilled, start spraying a very light coat, this coat seals the edges of the masks, so no paint can leak under. the keep building up the layers applying more paint each time, after each coat use a hairdryer to dry the paint so it is touch dry, then go onto your next coat

once you have finished spraying, leave it to dry for 24 hours before using it on your savage, while its drying you can apply the decals;

remove the protective film that covers the shell, then cut around your decals and peel them off, then dip them in warm soapy water, this allows you to move the decal around while its on your shell, so you can get the position perfect, then ruub it with kitchen towel to remove all air bubbles and allow it to bond to the shell

Monstrous

Edited May 22, 2005 by Monstrous

[dgreat001]

Can i drill the holes after i paint it.

[scoobs]

yeh but it wil be harder to do it

[Hawkeye]

Better to do before cos you can see where to drill ect

[dgreat001]

I havent got eney curved sccisors and its not cutting very easy is it better to use a stanly knife?

[scoobs]

depends if u hav a stedy hand

[Monstrous]

stanley knife will take forever, and if you cant cut it with scissors, leave it until tomorrow and go to your LHS and buy some curved scissors, they make the job 50 times easier

Monstrous

[jake01]

mine took about half an hour and i used a craft kife and if u look at the resalts in this then u will see u can do it with ether and it not take to long. im well happy

http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4746

jake

Edited May 22, 2005 by jake01

[dgreat001]

ive trimmed and sanded and drilled wiped it all then sparyed a thin first coat i got abit on the outside of the shell but that doesnt matter does it?how many layers should i do??

[scoobs]

depends wot effect ur goin for but i would say bout 4 layers or less or more as i said 'depends wot effect ur goin for'

[Monstrous]

doesnt matter if you get it on the outside, it wont show up when you remove the overspray film, i would say as many coats as you can get from your can, hold it up to light and see how translucent it is

Monstrous

[dgreat001]

just finished and it has dried looks great need to put decals on but lokks pretty good for my first time.ill get pics up shortly.

[Leopard]

Heres a nice tip for the hard to do rounded parts on the shell, score it with a craft knife and then cut lines into it then you can bend the lexan and it will snap just where you have scored it guaranteed

[dgreat001]

Here are some pics

Hummer1

Hummer2

Hummer3

[Monstrous]

looks good, you could always buy tamiya smoke grey paint and tint the windows, so it will look gangsta!

Monstrous