RE: Futaba 9 CAP frontplate paint trouble!
Very true Tande but the majority of auto drivers do not tend to get a misting of nitro laced fuel and exhaust spray on their plastics and usually do not continually rub them with oily nitro laden fingers. I suspect the real situation is simply paint formulas and of course that is a cost driven selection by the manufacturers. Both Hitec and Airtronics as well as some selected models of Futaba have all worked well in this environment.
Perhaps it something as simple as the use of a polyurathane based silver or gold or whatever paint?