Holes on the body

[catman314]

Is it ok to just punch all the holes for the posts and exhaust before I paint the body or do I have to paint it first

 

[NCNitro]

It is much easier to do it first. This way you can set the body on the posts, line it up perfectly, mark the outside with a sharpie, then drill your holes for a perfect fit. I do all my cutting, trimming, and drilling before I paint, you run a much higher risk of screwing up the body if you paint first then trim.

 

[catman314]

if I put the holes first, should I put tape over the holes before i paint, or is it not necessary?

 

[Mayhem]

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[Diver6127]

What i do is punch out the holes for the body mounts, after I roughly cut off the lexan I don't need. That way you can see where or how much lexan needs to be cut for the wheels. BTW, I slike doing this since some bodys don't give reference points for the rear wheels. That way you can also ream out the hole needed for the exhaust.

When you finsih masking all that needs to be masked just spray. Don't worry about the overspray. The plastic film on the outside of the body will catch the overspray. After all is done, remove the masking and plastic film.

Not too hard, just gets more labor intensive once you're masking gets more detailed, ie: flames & designs.

If you want some designs you can go to RCXotic.com
and print out some of the designs on blank sheets of uncut mask for the inside of the body

 

[SuperMaxx97]

man maybe thats why i have a hard time trying to drill the holes for my bodies. i always painted and they trimmed and did the holes. but now i know!!!!

bryan

 

[espeng]

When I paint a new body I just mark of everything with a pen on the protective film, and paint everything before cutting the holes. I use the HUDY tool for making holes, works perfect for me every time.