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Adventures with Lexan
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Hi Anthony,....great job on the "clear" bodies... Thumbup

I am sure you already know this, but, just in case.......

Most vintage clear bodies (pre 1970) were made from Butyrate, and are best painted with enamel paint.
As kids most of us used Testors/Humbrol painted on the inside with a brush, while the really good guys used enamel aerosols.

Post 1970 (ish), the bodies made by Lancer/Dynamic etc. were Lexan, and a PC (polycarbonate) paint was the ticket.
(Tamiya PC, and others are the favourites).

More recently, some folks are making bodies from PETG, and for these, and acrylic paints(Parma Faskolor to name one) are best used.

Tamiya bottled acrylics, can be used to add detail bits, on any of the above.

As with all spray painting, multiple light coats are the way to go, and a final back up coat of white will often do wonders

Mix paint types with the various body materials at your peril  Wavegreen

Cheers
Chris Walker
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Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 5th-Jan-21, 05:54 PM
RE: Adventures woth Lexan - by Top Down - 5th-Jan-21, 06:05 PM
RE: Adventures woth Lexan - by chrisguyw - 5th-Jan-21, 07:12 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 5th-Jan-21, 07:51 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 6th-Jan-21, 01:23 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by chrisguyw - 6th-Jan-21, 02:43 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 6th-Jan-21, 06:29 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by chrisguyw - 6th-Jan-21, 10:17 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by KensRedZed - 6th-Jan-21, 07:45 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 12th-Jan-21, 10:56 AM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Top Down - 12th-Jan-21, 01:14 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by KensRedZed - 12th-Jan-21, 02:22 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by autoavia - 13th-Jan-21, 11:06 AM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 13th-Jan-21, 01:53 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 22nd-Jan-21, 10:36 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 22nd-Jan-21, 10:39 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 22nd-Jan-21, 10:41 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 22nd-Jan-21, 10:43 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by KensRedZed - 22nd-Jan-21, 11:21 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by chrisguyw - 23rd-Jan-21, 03:14 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 23rd-Jan-21, 10:52 AM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by KensRedZed - 23rd-Jan-21, 02:16 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by KensRedZed - 23rd-Jan-21, 03:30 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by chrisguyw - 23rd-Jan-21, 03:54 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 25th-Jan-21, 10:37 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by chrisguyw - 26th-Jan-21, 06:19 PM
RE: Adventures with Lexan - by Anthony B - 27th-Jan-21, 12:00 PM

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