Chameleon Paint job

[aN4rK1]

Hey guys i was just browsing the gallery at RCdrift, and i saw a HPI FD3S with the chameleon paint job, here is a link

http://rcdrift.rs-scooby.com/gallery.../Kameraguyfd02

As some of you know, i bought a CEN CT4S RC car and was planning this kinda paint job for the body i want, now i was looking at the chameleon paint set at the local walmart, the paint comes in a set, 1) a black base coat, 2) the actual chameleon paint 3)a special clear coat to enhance the chameleon effect. Now since the body is gonna be see thru, i cant do the base coat first, so i was thinking go the opposite way, first the clear, then paint, then the black. Now i was wondering if any1 had ever done this type of paint job on a RC body? is the steps iam taking right? Any suggestions would be helpful =]

[Howielong]

You got some answers on DRC.

[aN4rK1]

ya i saw, not really answers lol

[mike@af]

Find some extra lexan and try it out.

[aN4rK1]

i was thinking of that but then if it dont work, instant waste of $35

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by aN4rK1

i was thinking of that but then if it dont work, instant waste of $35

Paint your mailbox if it doesnt work.

[MoneyMike]

hehe, good 1 mike, i dunno about a see thru body, but goin backwards would be bad cuz the cars gonna be black at the end, i did a kemeleon paint job on a rc but its not see thru, i dont see the difference, i think it should work the same, unless u sayin that u want it to be a see thru kemeleon im confused

[Drevil]

Geez, you guys need to buy rc car action magazine or look around on the net some more...LOL j/k
Parma has sold paint like that for years now made for lexan r/c car bodies. I forget what it's called but i know parma makes it because i used it on a r/c dragster a couple of years ago. Its a semi transparent paint (much like pearl purple) that you paint on and then paint another color on. It looks like he used a purple color and backed it up with a blue.

Edit: Here it is, called faschange paint. When i used it i used very little purple backed up with yellow. The yellow would changed from yellow (duh) to pink/purple. The more you paint on the more the color changes. It NEEDS to be airbrushed on. Otherwise you will have ugly brush strokes in the paint.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXMW16&P=7

[aN4rK1]

Originally Posted by MoneyMike

hehe, good 1 mike, i dunno about a see thru body, but goin backwards would be bad cuz the cars gonna be black at the end, i did a kemeleon paint job on a rc but its not see thru, i dont see the difference, i think it should work the same, unless u sayin that u want it to be a see thru kemeleon im confused

No dude, habe u ever painted a clear lexan body? Ok what aima ognan do it paint it underneath, as usual, BUT put the clear on first then chameleon, then black, you get it? u will see chameleon, but i dunno what kinda finsih iam gonna get.

[MoneyMike]

no im not much of a rc type of guy but heres wat i did

[NeonAtron]

nah dont do it, unless u want to screw it up. they call it first, secound, and third coat for a reason. it wont turn out right at all. its hard enough just doing it the RIGHT way.

[aN4rK1]

well it is still first, 2nd, 3rd coat, but iam just reversing it, because the lexan is clear, here i hope this pic helps


I would start with clear, then chameleon, then black, it should work

[Howielong]

Ron you need to paint the inside of the body. You do the color first. Do one layer. Let it dry. Do a second layer. Let that dry. Then back that up with silver or white. Should work.

[aN4rK1]

Steve, iam painting the inside of the body, ur just looking at it from the side, and ya i was thinking of that too, but it says the colour change effect wont be all that it can be without the clear

[Howielong]

ok then.