Custom Paintjob FAQ

Playing around with a pattern.

So the white you see is my stencil.
Whats kinda neet is when I invert the pic, it looks spiffy. snow camo, neet huh?

I'll post the finished stuff in about a week or so :)





Edited by Desert Wookie - 28 January 2007 at 9:25pm

I am wanting to paint all of my guns, a 98, A-5 and a Spyder Xtra,

 

My Spyder Xtra is that shiny blue and silver, so i need to sand all on the metal parts of the Spyder to get paint to stick?

when painting your gun how long can you stick it in the oven after its done to make the paint stay on better.. and do i spry the  clear coat before i bake it or after???????

sick

when you are painting a 98c, do you actually have to REALLY take the entire gun apart or can you just remove those 6 primary screws, remove the shell and paint that. then flip the gun over and do that side of the gun. or is their a chance of paint getting in the gun and damaging it?

oh and if you are looking for a sweet paintjob, you can get some of that Duplicolor Mirage stuff. they have a limited amound of colors but your gun will be freakin sweet with some of that. i dont want it cuz they dont have a color combination that intrests me but go to duplicolor website and check it out.

Edited by Chubby - 25 July 2006 at 10:09pm

i'ld like to paint my a-5 white.  can i do this with spraypaint if i fallow all the other steps?

A fade job might not work too good with rattle cans, unless you could find some really fine nozzles to put on your cans to help atomize the paint coming out. Also with painting plastic parts you should prep them with a 600-800 grit wet, clean with a automotive plastic prep cleaner, or even denatured alcohol to take off any mold release agents, and then use a plastic adhesion promoter. You can find adhesion promoter in a rattler now, so look at your local auto paint dealer or online at Autobodydepot.com.

Does it work well with spray paint?

I'm just worried about putting the marker back together, and retaping the hoses right.

Edited by KoolKidsKlan - 20 June 2006 at 12:16am

I want to do a Pink-Silver spraypaint fade on my 98.

How would I do this with spray paint? I have the spray paint and after I mill everything off with a filer what do I do?

Would you recommend painting the A5 Flatline? I think it has a factory clear coat and I would have to take off a lot of paint.