My first body

[Cupooterluvr]

Well I figured I'd jump on the bandwagon. This is the very first body that I have ever painted, so go light on me

For the first coat I accidentally went a little heavy with the paint. It leached in under the mask and made swirlies underneath it.

With the body cut out...

Mask removed and decals applied. Finished product.


So how did I do?

 

[Mattyfats420]

that seems like one of the most overlooked mistakes, that can be easily avoided. and checked my edges over and over again coat after coat of paint. i still got bleed through. i guess thats why they invented decals! lol

but for a first paint job, i give you an A

next time just keep checking those masks and you can limit down your bleed through.

one more thing....where are you RCNT decals!! lol

Great job man

 

[Cupooterluvr]

one more thing....where are you RCNT decals!! lol

Great job man

I guess I better go put those on. Thanks

I think this body is good for an extra 10 MPH because I swear it was going faster when I just ran it (although it may be that I put the Deans mini plugs on rather than the stock plastic ones)



Here you go, RCNT-ified

 

[Mattyfats420]

i think mini deans give you an extra 15mph haha
and a good paint job is at least an extra 20-25 MPH lol

and yeah lets see some pics with those RCNT decals on!!

 

[Cupooterluvr]

The RCNT decals are worth another 20 mph So by yours and my calculations, I'm up to 80 MPH now

 

[CharliesTheMan]

It looks great. You may try using liquid mask or plasti dip next time to prevent the bleed through edges. Also, make sure that you use good masking tape, wash the body throughly inside before you paint it, and NEVER touch your fingers to the inside of the body before you paint it, that release oil that will keep paint and tape from sticking correctly. I think you did a wonderful job. A lot of people are scared to do more than one color on their first paint job, but you jumped right in and it turned out beautiful.

Oh and one more thing, as you're painting it, hold it up to a light and look through the paint. That will let you see the heavy and light coverage, and allow you to get even coverage.

 

[Cupooterluvr]

I was actually hoping that if I did a thin enough coat of green then the yellow would soak through a little and turn it a lighter neon greenish. Unfortunately I made it way too heavy on the first pass. There's always next time

Actually in that last pic if you look down near the bottom left of the body you'll see what I meant. I think it was thin enough there to show through.

 

[billym9]

There is a good side to those bleeds now you wont be as afraid to wreck it..lol

 

[Cupooterluvr]

WRECK?? *cries in the fetal position*

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Where did the RCNT decals come from?

 

[Rolex]

You need to really get the edges of the masking tape rubbed down with your fingernail or the back of an Xacto handle. Then the first couple of coats should just be misted on, not fully covered.
Well done for your first try. Your next one is always better, no matter how many you do.

 

[Cupooterluvr]

You need to really get the edges of the masking tape rubbed down with your fingernail or the back of an Xacto handle. Then the first couple of coats should just be misted on, not fully covered.
Well done for your first try. Your next one is always better, no matter how many you do.

I'll make sure to do that next time.

One question though, I was having problems getting the tape to stick into little corners and crevices without skewing the angle of the stripe... Any suggestions?

 

[mustang_girl]

looks good love the green

 

[Lessen]

Rolex is right. Get those edges down good and the next one will always be better. Nice job, I like the green

 

[Rolex]

I was having problems getting the tape to stick into little corners and crevices without skewing the angle of the stripe... Any suggestions?

Get a thin (about 1/8") flexible masking tape from an art supply store if your hobby shop doesn't carry it. Do the edges of the stripe with that, then use a thinner masking tape than the 3/4" to fill in the stripe.
The flexible tape is plastic based and much smoother than the paper mask, so there's far less chance of getting any bleeding under it.
Just remember, several thin coats are WAY better than heavy coats.

 

[nitrogator]

looks great cupooterluvr i will try a paint job soon also.you did a great job

 

[Mattyfats420]

I'll make sure to do that next time.

One question though, I was having problems getting the tape to stick into little corners and crevices without skewing the angle of the stripe... Any suggestions?

use better masking tape. i use 3/4" blue painters tape and than 2" for the big spots.

you want to lightly hold your tape and than follow it with your finger pressing it down so theres no tension in any of the crevices, that should limit bleed through

Get a thin (about 1/8") flexible masking tape from an art supply store if your hobby shop doesn't carry it. Do the edges of the stripe with that, then use a thinner masking tape than the 3/4" to fill in the stripe.
The flexible tape is plastic based and much smoother than the paper mask, so there's far less chance of getting any bleeding under it.
Just remember, several thin coats are WAY better than heavy coats.

around here i looked everywhere for 1/8" nylon pin striping tape. but 1/4" should work just as well, when you get better you should be able to mask your own flames using this method. thats how its done when i do big flames on 1:1 car hoods and fenders.