First attempt at a painted shell
#1
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Bit of a rushed job. I've got an on-road shell to do next. I figure the off-road one's only gonna get demolished anyway, so I'll take my time with the on-road one.
#2
Dude very nice job way better then my first one. Maybe better then any one mine at all. Keep up the good work. I have been buying mine prepainted now a days.
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Ya, but you'r bodys don't have to look good I've seen that 8.5 go..... its fast..and I think better takin care of then most too....



#6
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Really, how you did those flares?
Really, how you did those flares?
Things I'll do differently next time:
1. Get better masking tape, or even some liquid mask. The cheap masking tape was a real PITA to work with and kept lifting at the edges all the time.
2. Get a smaller/sharper knife. The knife I've got is too big to enable me to easily work in tight corners inside the shell. I had a design worked out for the back half of the shell too, but the knife/tape just wasn't up to the task.
3. Back the light colour with some white, or maybe silver. The yellow didn't turn out as 'vibrant' as I wanted.
4. Take more than a couple of hours to do the job

I'm going to try some of that harlequin paint for my on-road shell. I've seen some photos of shells done with it and it looks great in the sunlight




