Faskolor Painting: Scratching/Chipping
03-02-2003, 05:08 AM
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Faskolor Painting: Scratching/Chipping
Hi all. I’m new to the RC world and I picked up a Traxxas 4Tec a few weeks ago. I’m having the time of my life. I wanted to get into painting bodies to be totally honest. I have had and used an airbrush for years and I recently geared up to paint a few this past week. I painted 3 bodies this weekend. All 3 were toughly washed inside before being sprayed.
Each body has been sprayed a solid color using Faskolor Paint. I have about 4 coats of paint on each body. I was removing the masks on one and hit another area with my finger nail and made a scratch! I thought... dang I didn’t hit it that hard, so I tried scratching the paint off on some other areas. The paint seems SUPER easy to scratch off and I’m totally freaked out!! Am I doing something wrong or are all paint jobs this delicate??? Is there something I need to do for a final coat to protect the bodies?? I want to sell these bodies once I get decent but I can’t imagine selling them if they scratch this easy! Any suggestions??? Please post any advise!!!
Each body has been sprayed a solid color using Faskolor Paint. I have about 4 coats of paint on each body. I was removing the masks on one and hit another area with my finger nail and made a scratch! I thought... dang I didn’t hit it that hard, so I tried scratching the paint off on some other areas. The paint seems SUPER easy to scratch off and I’m totally freaked out!! Am I doing something wrong or are all paint jobs this delicate??? Is there something I need to do for a final coat to protect the bodies?? I want to sell these bodies once I get decent but I can’t imagine selling them if they scratch this easy! Any suggestions??? Please post any advise!!!
03-06-2003, 07:12 PM
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Faskolor will not harden (cure) completely for 48 hours. But you should ALWAYS back your paint with FASKOAT, It is a thin clear fluid almost like glue. (you can use it to apply magazine pictures on lexan). It gets super hard,provides superior scratch protection and fuel proofs up to 40% nitro. I use it everyday. Since I paint 5-10 bodies a week I use a separate airbrush just for it, Clean up is VERY important when airbrushing faskoat. Have a great day. stan www.1stPlaceRace.com
03-06-2003, 07:37 PM
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Thanks. I actually went up to the rc shop around the corner and got the same answer. Here's what I ended up with for my first paint job. What do you think for a first go?
03-06-2003, 07:39 PM
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hey 1stPlaceRace, what are you using for all the chrome finished bodies on your website? is that paint a decal or some type of material on the insides?
03-06-2003, 08:53 PM
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Faskolor Painting: Scratching/Chipping
All the chrome on my site is painted with alclad 2 chrome. It goes on almost clear, then you back it with fasblack and you have a mirror. It works well and is about as durable as pactra enamel. Some of my jobs are also alclad 2 color changing paint. It runs $8-$13 per oz. Thanks stan www.1stplacerace.com
