Hey all, i painted my first clear lexan body for my G3 today. it looks pretty good, simple for starters. but how do you keep the paint from fogging the outside of the body?? It fogged sides of the body and the decals. any tips?? thanks in advance. mj

I usually mask off the entire outside of the body then put decals on after the painting. The masking tape will remove the decals if you put them on first.

I used to use one of two different tapes, which ever one I was able to grab first. I used 1" wide masking tape or scotch tape. Just put in on the outside of the Lexan, but make sure it is pressed semi-firm where the body bottom ends. he tape is covering the sides as you shoot.

You said to fogged the decals? Are you putting the decals on the outside of the body? One other thing I did was place my decals on the inside of the body first, then paint. Some decals will stick good. Some, will not have any glue on their surface, so an old modelers trick is once the decals has loosened from the backing paper, flip it over so the face of the decals now faces the backing paper. Let sit for a moment and the decal will pickup some decal glue on it's face now. You may get alittle silvering, but it shouldn't be much. You will have to experiment with different decals to see which ones set better than others. You can also use decal setting solution found in most hobby stores. Someone may be able to post inprocess photos?

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Thanks, no i decaled from the inside but the paint on the exterior made the decals look foggy. i will mask the exterior, i didn't think of doing that before........ till i saw the issues. live and learn. thanks for the tips any others are sure welcome. how about a tip for getting paint into the narrow, narrow resesses (like fins/spoilers) without flooding the flats mj

CL, Try taking some Denatured alcohol on a paper towel and cleaning the overspray paint off of the outside of the body. I've also had luck with WD-40. Not sure about getting paint off of the decals, Probably have to get new ones if they are on the outside of the body.

Cutting out the body after it's painted is a good way to not get too much over spray on the outside. The best way as mentioned above is to tape off the outside.

the wd40 worked fortunately the decals were on the inside. but they were just a couple of numbers. this was a test to see if i could paint one to my satisfaction. nowi know what to tighten up on next time, the next one will be better. thx guys mj

When doing Lexan I usually do a few at a time and I developed a simple trick for it.

First, paint before you do ANY trimming.

Now take a good sized piece of cardboard and cut rectangular holes about 3x1.5". Keep the holes a few inches apart Put the bodies into the holes and use masking tape at the ends to hold them in place.

Now you can work on two or three bodies at a time without having to put down one and pick up another. And the cardboard will keep overspray from getting on the outside of the body.

When doing Lexan I usually do a few at a time and I developed a simple trick for it. And the cardboard will keep overspray from getting on the outside of the body.

Whooooa, thats BRILLIANT!! Easy, fast, cheap, and elegant in it's simplicity. Thanks DD mj

Whooooa, thats BRILLIANT!! Easy, fast, cheap, and elegant in it's simplicity. Thanks DD mj

Awwww... Shucks. 'Tweren't nothin'. I just ran into the same problem a long time ago and worked out a solution. Happy to pass it along. :thumbsup:

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Thanks Tom Stumpf

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Thanks Tom Stumpf

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