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Old 09-27-2009, 04:21 AM
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Hijikata
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Default RE: Paint jobs help and advice

Ok, my head is spinning with everything I have read in this thread, gel coats, spray guns, air brush kits, paints and enamels....

Right now I have a just bought my first RC Boat, a Traxxas Blast. I was going to put the stickers and all that jazz on it, but I decided not to because even though the boat looks fundamentally looks gorgeous (at least I think it does) adding all the stickers on it still makes it look plain because it's still just a white boat... So I thought it would be cool to paint it, but I have no idea where to start other than having a general idea of what color I want

I would like for it to be a blue with a metal flake in it, I have not decided what shade of blue I want though :P Here are the two "shades" that I have narrowed it down to:

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I also always liked the black metal flake like you see here:


So with that being said/seen, where should I start? What do I need to buy? Do I need gelcoats or primers? What kind of paint do I need for this boat?

Thanks for all the help