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Old 05-09-2007, 02:26 PM
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Default Home Depot spray paint?

Can I use regular old spray paint to paint RC car bodies?
Old 05-09-2007, 03:18 PM
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Lexan bodies? No because it'll flake off too easily. If you're referring to those ABS bodies that some Tamiya r/c's come with then yes.
Old 05-09-2007, 03:20 PM
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Im talking about the body that comes with the Savage X SS, it doesnt really feel like lexan but i dont know.
Old 05-09-2007, 03:25 PM
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Default RE: Home Depot spray paint?

That should be lexan use the paint for that and paint the inside
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Default RE: Home Depot spray paint?

Go to the painting and detailing body section in the forums and just read some post in htere. There is a lot of good info on how to paint a body.
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Default RE: Home Depot spray paint?

From experiance no. It will flex and flake off like others have said.
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Default RE: Home Depot spray paint?

You need to look, the ones that say for pastic, or the hooby paint they sell there, i know my local ace sell hobby paint!
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Default RE: Home Depot spray paint?

It has to be something like this or it will not last long at all. The bodies we run flex a lot so it has to be special paint.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXSF63&P=0

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