Custom Colour Silver Polycarbonate Spray 150ml (175S)

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Some of our bodyshells come pre-painted and with stickers, whilst others are supplied clear so that you can customize the paintwork and decal design and let your artistic tallent take over. These clear polycarbonate bodyshells should be painted on the inside and are usually supplied with a clear film on the ouside to prevent overspray, it's critical to remember to remove this clear film before applying any decals, yes it's been done before! To prepare a bodyshell before painting, clean it thouroughly with hot, soapy water and allow it to dry completely. Cut the body out to suit your car using a good quality pair of curved scissors and use a tapered reamer or drill to make the body post holes. Some people choose to cut the body out after painting, but this is a matter of choice. If spraying a solid colour; not a metalic or flourescent; it is advisable to lightly key the body with fine grade sandpaper to allow the paint to adhere to the body better. To mask a design on to body use good quality masking tape such as Tamiya Masking Tape. When you spray the body make sure you spray in a well ventilated warm area, spray multiple thin coats to the body allowing each coat to dry before applying another,(usually dries in about 15 -20 minutes) hold the spray can about 12 inches from the body and apply sweeping strokes of spray paint as concentrated spraying will cause the paint to run. Certain finishes will require you to back them up with a further colour to solidify the effect, for example flourescent and chrome colours will need to be backed by white and black respectivley.

Please note that it is crucial to use specific Lexan, or Polycarbonate based paint for decorating these bodies as other bases of paint will crack or peel in use. We generally recommend Custom Colour Spray Paints, which give an excellent finish.

Delivery outside of the UK. Please note that, due to a change in carriage regulations, our couriers are no-longer accepting shipments of paint spray cans for delivery destinations outside of the UK.

Custom Colour Silver Polycarbonate Spray 150ml (175S)
Despite being able to cover a bodyshell in one heavy coat, probably without runs or sags the best and most reliable way, in the sense of the paint staying on the body is to spray a series of light, thin coats allowing each one to dry thoroughly before applying the next. Bodyshells flex a great deal, especially in crashes and although the paint does have a strong bond to the surface if one thick coat is applied it will be more rigid than the body. Should the body have to flex excessively, say in a crash, the paint layer not being as flexible as the body will inevitably crack and the bond being broken, come off. Applying the paint in a series of thin layers nets a much more flexible covering which will be less likely to come off.

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