Tamiya polycarbonate paint

[youngdrifter_x]

Whats that mean? The people at the hobby shops dont know what it means. i wonder why they're working there

[RallyRaider]

The PC range is designed to paint clear RC bodies. It is ment to be sprayed from the inside. If doesn't have much of a gloss to it and is supposed to be more flexable to accomodate the flex in the RC bodyshell.

I've just recently bought some to try painting seatbelts, hoping it won't crack off when they bend and thread up, as some other paints have done to me in the past. I've also heard of people using it to spray stenciled lettering on tyres. Since it is more flexable it won't crack - that is the theory anyway!

[Ferrari TR]

PC may also etch regular kit styrene. It's ok over automotive primer but will have a rough low gloss finish.

[s2peed13]

Is it okay to use PC paint on the model kit 1/24 body? cause I bought a can and dont want to damage my kit. thanks

[youngdrifter_x]

same hurr

[RallyRaider]

Originally Posted by s2peed13

Is it okay to use PC paint on the model kit 1/24 body? cause I bought a can and dont want to damage my kit. thanks

Best to test it on some scrap first. The solvents could be a problem as Ferrari TR mentioned, a good automotive primer will protect your styrene body. Having said that the finish of the PC paints will not be anything like the TS range - i.e. not glossy. You may be better off all round buying the colour in the TS range, othewise you'll have to be very careful primeing and clearcoating it to give a shiny finish. Of course most of us primer and clearcoat anyway so it may not be an issue. Give it a go and report back with your findings

Originally Posted by youngdrifter_x

same hurr

Same here?

[youngdrifter_x]

Yeah. Sorry. I forgot you like...uhh...out of where I'm from. Hurr is a cool word here. Bring up where your from and you'll be cool..like me! If i'm wrong..i'm so sorry...

[RallyRaider]

No worries, just speak english, it helps us understand each other Go getting all coloquial and this forum will be about as coherent as a browned off billy lid who just pranged his treadly out the back o' Bourke.