Inside or Outside

[PiErow]

This may seem really stupied but which side of thew body is BEST to paint, inside or outside? Not too complicted just a couple droops and a skull.

 

[Rolex]

Always the inside, where it won't get scratched off. Just remember, you need to do the details first, then the main paint.
Painting on the inside is also what gives the 'shine' since most of the paints for Lexan are flat.

 

[Candyman]

99% of the time, you paint the inside. That gives the paint job a nice, shiny appearance and protects it from too much chipping and scratching when you hit something....

Rolex, you're following me, aren't you?

 

[Rolex]

Rolex, you're following me, aren't you?

If I posted ahead of you, obviously it's YOU following ME.

 

[PiErow]

What do you mean by details? Do i mount and trim before i paint? Makes more since, because the body will be clear and i can see right throught it.

 

[Candyman]

A lot of people will trim the body and drill the body post holes before they paint. That's ok. It's easier to do that while the body's clear. And one simple rule: Paint from darkest colors to lightest colors. If you paint the light colors first, the dark colors may show through it.

 

[akmadmaxx]

True True and there is that protective flim on the outside so if you painted the outside you would be very disapointed when the flim peeled off.

I always love that part of painting a body, everything looks so dull, then you peel it off and everything looks 100X better, and makes it all shine nice.

 

[Rolex]

What do you mean by details? Do i mount and trim before i paint? Makes more since, because the body will be clear and i can see right throught it.

Details, like door handles, if you want to paint them. Stickers go on the outside.

 

[akmadmaxx]

Stickers go on the outside.

After the overspray film has been taken off. I am not admitting to anything but I got in a hurry.

 

[Rolex]

LMAO........If I read that correctly, you did your stickers on the outside, the way you should, then you peeled the protective sheet. Again.......LMAO.
Don't feel bad, I've heard that more than once. If it weren't for my neighbor asking me silly questions when I was painting my first one, I would have done it myself.
What finally clued me in, was him asking why it wasn't shinier. That's when I decided to read the instructions that came with the body. Luckily I was still cutting out the stickers.

 

[akmadmaxx]

I am just glad it wasn't a headlight or something that I could't replace. This was very earlier on in my RCdays. Just one of those stupid things you look back on now, and laugh.

 

[PiErow]

Alright. How do you mask on the inside? I know on th outside you spry orange, put face mask, paint blue, take mask off and wala.

 

[Candyman]

When you're painting on the inside, you kinda have to work backwards. The best strategy is to know exactly what you're painting first. Lay out the design and colors. You want to paint the dark colors first if that's possible. A lot of it depends on the paint scheme. One thing that might help is to kinda draw out your design on the outside of the body. But only do this if the body has an overspray film on it. that way, it just peels of when you're done. That helps you visualize what you're doing. Then it's pretty much the same as masking on the outside. Just mask off what you don't want to paint on that coat and have at it.

 

[PiErow]

But say I'm using red and blue. I mask my droop because they are going to be blue. Paint the whole body red then how do i do the blue neatly?
Or do i paint the whole body blue, put my masks on, then paint red. This doesn't make sense to me because once you have painted the blue you can't see the red.

 

[Candyman]

Well, here's where the interesting part comes. Sometimes you have to reverse mask. If you're going to be painting the droop (what is that, by the way?) blue, make a mask that is the opposite of the droop to mask off the red first. The problem with doing the dark colors last is that they can show through or darken your lighter colors. The only time I suggest doing the darker color last is if you're intentionally using the dark color as a backing to darken the primary color.

 

[PiErow]

Alright i think i got it. Put on my masks. Paint the wohle thing red. Take off masks. Make an outline of the masks and masks the area around where the masks is going and paint it blue.

 

[4u2nv]

yeah put on masks... Paint...Take off masks (After fully dried)...Then paint the area where the masks were...Wait till that dries...Then paint the whole inside with a backing color..

 

[PiErow]

So i have to make a mask of the outline of my mask so the paint doesn't go onto the red? Or will the blue ontop of the red be fine?

 

[ImBroken]

So i have to make a mask of the outline of my mask so the paint doesn't go onto the red? Or will the blue ontop of the red be fine?

I'll try to simplify it for you....

We're painting this lid on the Inside.
Whatever graphics/design you want to be Blue, you will need to cover these areas with the masking material, be it painters tape or precut R/C mask. Now that you have your design masked off, all you shpuld have left is the areas to be painted red. You can spray the red, at least 2-3 light coats for good coverage. Let this dry completely, before pulling off the masked areas to be painted blue.
Once the masks are removed, you can shoot the blue. 2-3 light coats again, and if you get some overspray onto the red, it's really not a big deal. The worst case scenario is that you will slightly darken the red a bit. Makes a nicer transition anyway... lol
Then you could back the whole job with either a Black, or White.
Black of course, darkens the colors a bit, and the White brightens them a bit... Hope this clears it up for ya...

 

[PiErow]

ya i got it now.

Step 1) put on drip mask
Step 2) paint whole body red
Step 3) take mask off and paint around and in the masked part blue
Step 4) paint whole thing white
Step 5) enjoy

I just have been lost on the painting idea and everything. I think i got an am ready to piant.