Help Mounting Pre Painted Bodies

[HPI-Killer]

Ok I'm about to mount a prepainted lid & need help in my measuring from front to back, I'm going side mount up front and top mount in back, any suggestions? Thanks

 

[beason]

they sell some pointed covers for the body post, you put them on, set the body on, then press down and get a dimple. you then make your hole there.

you could also use a grease pen, or crayon or something. put that on the tips of the posts, center the body and push down. you then get dots where the body holes need to go.

 

[Lessen]

I may pick up something like this in the future

https://www.ssl-stormerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/seekpart.pl?src=ns&pn=IMXRCO9485

 

[HPI-Killer]

they sell some pointed covers for the body post, you put them on, set the body on, then press down and get a dimple. you then make your hole there.

you could also use a grease pen, or crayon or something. put that on the tips of the posts, center the body and push down. you then get dots where the body holes need to go.

+1 to you, came out perfect, thanks

I may pick up something like this in the future

https://www.ssl-stormerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/seekpart.pl?src=ns&pn=IMXRCO9485

Wow great idea

 

[w bill]

The best way not to damage the paint on your new painted body is,to stick some modeling clay or playdoe in around the area of the body post carefully lower it into position and press down lift it off and the marks will be there from the post.Drill it take the clay off and your done no scratches.Learned that trick 35yrs ago when i got anxious and painted before drilling it.