Painting RC Bodies

[triumphrider-1]

Has anyone used automotive paints like PPG to paint a body?

 

[tmaxxman]

i used spray paint once and it looked good till i ran my truck it cracked all to hell

 

[triumphrider-1]

I was hoping to use PPG or the Duplicolor color matching spray cans. Did you sand/prep the plastic like you would when doing standard autobody, or something else?

 

[Snoranger]

Automotive paint isnt going to stick to lexan very well. It will crack and peel from temp changes or crashes.

Now if your painting a polycarbonate body, (think old school tamiya, white plastic) automotive paint will work.

 

[Chris.S.]

Automotive paints, even if you can get them to bond well won't work for long. Paint for Lexan needs to be flexible...

Bend an rc body, paint doesn't crack. Bend a body panel paint cracks.

For the 3-5 bucks the right stuff costs I wouldn't waste a $30-$40 body on experimenting.