Paint Tips! Create A Custom RC Drag Car Body With Spray Cans & Tape | RC Driver

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  • čas přidán 21. 09. 2021
  • In the back of the RC Driver workshop, Greg has been building up a fun Drag Car project using some old parts left over from a bunch of other builds. The Traxxas Slash base drag car project will of course need a body and the ProLine Octane body was selected to use. The body of course comes clear and will need paint. So Greg has turned on the cameras to document the simple custom paint job he’s created with some leftover Duratrax paints he’s had in the shop since the custom Arrma Infraction body video he posted many moons ago. Need some tips and inspiration to paint your own RC drag car? If yes, then this video is for you!
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Komentáře • 52

  • @Dubblesteel
    @Dubblesteel Před 8 měsíci +3

    I had it all mixed up, you painted it from the inside out. This helped a lot.

  • @storyracing387
    @storyracing387 Před 2 lety +3

    I think painting is the 2nd best part of this awesome hobby 🙂 Your "Getting into RC" videos were among the first videos I watched. 👍

  • @bobbybishop634
    @bobbybishop634 Před 2 lety +1

    Best painting video I have seen yet simple and easy and to the point I like it

  • @sharkfatrccustoms2211
    @sharkfatrccustoms2211 Před 2 lety +5

    When applying the window masks, roughly cut them out first, then peel back a small section of the backing and cut it off. Allows you to position the mask easily then you can push the sticky part down which holds it all in place while you peel off the rest of the backing. Makes it a million times easier and more accurate :)

    • @rcdriver
      @rcdriver  Před 2 lety +1

      Good tip! Thanks for sharing. With 30+ years of painting bodies under my belt and a bunch of them being magazine covers and box art, I found the eyeing it up method works best for me. Not all precut masks line up properly or they need to be maneuvered while adhering and having the backing on makes it difficult to make adjustments.

  • @GearWorksRc
    @GearWorksRc Před 2 lety

    We need to bring back old school paint schemes back i love these demo tutorial videos I wish I had the extra cash around I could just get better at painting bodys.

  • @Mrlegodj
    @Mrlegodj Před rokem +1

    That looks awesome

  • @hemistormrc
    @hemistormrc Před 2 lety

    Nice work, Greg! 😃👍🏼

  • @eilonlipton9640
    @eilonlipton9640 Před 2 lety

    Can't wait to build my next RC car so I can try out some of these more advanced techniques! The first RC car paint job I did was just solid colors... I think I can do better using your tips!

  • @saturnfivehynrgrc581
    @saturnfivehynrgrc581 Před 2 lety

    Greg
    Many thanks for doing said video. I just finished painting a TRX4 Sport Kit body with a black to white fade using Traxxas paints. I didn't get the exact look I was going for and your video explained why, thank you. The look I did get was a black to white fade/stone marble look. Doesn't look bad actually. Keep the videos coming I do enjoy the content and learing new things. Thank you!!!

  • @scottchilds5726
    @scottchilds5726 Před 2 lety

    Pure Awesomeness! The best

  • @rcmtb1052
    @rcmtb1052 Před 2 lety

    Great tips, I stop painting rc body 2yrs ago but now thinking to paint body for a crawler

  • @mikeymike3240
    @mikeymike3240 Před 2 lety

    Niiiiiiiiiiice video Gregg, the shell looks amazing 🤩, i really liked the colour choices, especially the met blue.

  • @arrmadrunk9169
    @arrmadrunk9169 Před 2 lety

    cut and fit the body BEFORE painting! Looks nice!

  • @andyb9994
    @andyb9994 Před 2 lety

    Very nice looks awesome!!!

  • @vapeapetn
    @vapeapetn Před 2 lety

    bought a blank body for my Typhon 3S, and 3 cans of paint. Going for Black, Yellow, with some outlines on white (Steelers Fan). will post picturers on my Facebook page when complete. Wish me luck, be my 1st RC body paint job.

  • @kitchenbriks3685
    @kitchenbriks3685 Před 2 lety

    Nice job!

  • @davidmayberry9335
    @davidmayberry9335 Před 2 lety

    Awesome video

  • @slotartminicars6909
    @slotartminicars6909 Před 2 lety

    Good work!

  • @FRESHFRAY
    @FRESHFRAY Před 2 lety

    Wow that was helpful , just got a car and needed tips on how to paint 🎨

  • @rccrazy
    @rccrazy Před 2 lety

    Awesome pro job man, looks sick🤘
    Wish I had the patience to get a detailed job like that😅👊

  • @redblue40rc33
    @redblue40rc33 Před 2 lety

    When applying decals, use soapy water so you can reposition them if you put them on wrong....then squeegy water n let dry....Chris Chianelli's trick I learned years ago, been using his trick for years... Rip Chris

  • @drewsin86
    @drewsin86 Před 2 lety

    I love painting and try to find any reason to paint stuff.

  • @derricksazrc3411
    @derricksazrc3411 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow man I love your tutorials. I’ve been painting hard plastics and leans for a year now and have been doing my best to learn any pearls of wisdom and you cover so much in this video. And such a clear message too. You know every time I start to spray the first coat I have to fight myself to not spray to much and run the paint. It is a battle of the titans in my skull…. Is that green bottle to the right in that rack on the wall a spray masking compound? That orange and yellow fade was cool. That turned out super clean.

  • @richardlee4279
    @richardlee4279 Před 2 lety +1

    I do like your spray booth, white door.

    • @rcdriver
      @rcdriver  Před 2 lety +1

      White background makes it easier to see what’s happening while painting. 😀

  • @rrrccc1571
    @rrrccc1571 Před 2 lety

    Great video! Still not been brave enough to paint my own body. In a ideal world should you wash the body again in areas where you have removed masking tape?

  • @bryceridesbikes
    @bryceridesbikes Před 2 lety

    You'll end up with colors that aren't exactly what you may have intended, but I think going lighter to darker on a similar fade to what was shown here helps blend and smooth out the change from one to the next

    • @rcdriver
      @rcdriver  Před 2 lety +1

      Yup, there are certainly different techniques and preferences. I’ve done both types of fades with cans. For some reason any white overspray into the yellow and orange bothers me more than the reverse.

  • @caesardeharo5381
    @caesardeharo5381 Před 2 lety

    Make sure to paint toward your white doors, so the overspray definitely get all over them.

    • @rcdriver
      @rcdriver  Před 2 lety +1

      I used the white doors as a backdrop so viewers could see what was going on and was of course far enough away so overspray wouldn’t get on them. But you knew that…

  • @strexttp
    @strexttp Před 2 lety

    Amazing paint 🎨😃

  • @niccoates7227
    @niccoates7227 Před 2 lety

    What's your opinion on spaz Stix color change paint? Wouldn't mind seeing a video of some of them.

  • @gihonda127
    @gihonda127 Před 7 měsíci

    I just bought a Proline Chevy Trailboss for my Senton 3s BLX that I wanted to paint, and your video has put my nerves at rest. It seemed so easy. I have heard that if you rub a fine sandpaper before paint, it'll give the paint more spots to grip to. What are your thoughts on this?

  • @phillybrc
    @phillybrc Před rokem

    Window trim: did you just cut out the original window masks? Or did you mask off the trim area prior. I missed that.

  • @josephmorelli3191
    @josephmorelli3191 Před 2 lety

    I am about to start my first paint job on a very nice clear GT body for my new LIMITLESS roller. It’s been a long time since I painted any RC body and never a clear body. I am very concerned about the body posts. How come you didn’t do the holes for the posts first? Now that the body is painted, how do you plan to take care of it?

    • @LongIslandP8ntball
      @LongIslandP8ntball Před 2 lety

      U should mark them b4 u paint the body with a Sharpe on the outside but u can use the flashlight trick...hold the flashlight underneath n some times u can see threw it n mark your body posts or stick pieces of folded up tape on the ends on the body mounts n try to put the body on straight mark it with a Sharpie. This trick may take a few times to get it right

  • @Geargrinder4258
    @Geargrinder4258 Před 2 lety

    Do you think you could review the redcat everest 10 crawler please and thank you

  • @kjs6469
    @kjs6469 Před 2 lety

    Nice video, some times a simple paint job looks the best.👍

  • @LongIslandP8ntball
    @LongIslandP8ntball Před 2 lety

    What happen to Parma faskolor paints?no longer available?

  • @alfflash
    @alfflash Před rokem

    Please help me i have tried several times and i cant avoid the duratrax paint to spit drips… what am i doing wrong ?

  • @christianmurillo8489
    @christianmurillo8489 Před 2 lety

    Day one of asking for an update on the lasernut because I want to buy it but I’m not sure if I should

  • @joebarker9462
    @joebarker9462 Před 2 lety

    What type of car is this. Camaro , nova ,cutlass

  • @LongIslandP8ntball
    @LongIslandP8ntball Před 2 lety

    Use blue painters tape instead of tan masking tape some of them can leave residue behind not like blue painters tape

  • @justinwilson5682
    @justinwilson5682 Před 2 lety

    Is there a reason that no one paints the wings on buggies nowadays? Just getting back into the hobby and I noticed everyone seems to leave them clear.

    • @arrmadrunk9169
      @arrmadrunk9169 Před 2 lety +1

      i painted mine on my Tekno Eb 410.2 no paint looks so stupid, they say the wings break too easy so they dont paint em, WTF, it take a couple seconds, I paint my wings

  • @shengzhan918
    @shengzhan918 Před 2 lety

    when kevin talbot sees that body shell, his going to be like "it looks absolutely epic"

  • @arrmadrunk9169
    @arrmadrunk9169 Před 2 lety

    i get a lot of paint on my fingers, lol

  • @arrmadrunk9169
    @arrmadrunk9169 Před 2 lety

    Rustoleam 2X paint, much easier, cheaper, same result, even better

  • @willardwilliams2248
    @willardwilliams2248 Před rokem

    You know you washed that and than touched it with your bare hands which put your oils from your hand all over it again and you didn’t wash it after you put your masking tape on which means there is oil on it again which defeated the purpose of washing it before you did anything

  • @harlyquin
    @harlyquin Před 2 lety +1

    its like 100% easier if you mount the body on the car before painting it so you can actually see where the body post holes need to go, again your showing us how to do easy stuff but not explaining how you are supposed to blind drill the body post holes