Spidernad
Quarry Creeper
Freakin awesome
Thanks man! "thumbsup"
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Cherokee build - Very Scale - SCX10
Thanks man! "thumbsup"
CaptainScale
Newbie
Love the Cherokee, put some Tamiya Wrangler light buckets in the front!
Spidernad
Quarry Creeper
Thanks. I think the lights I have in there look pretty good and don't want to cut the body up for the Tamiya lights.
FATALLYILL
Pebble Pounder
how did you paint your body? every time i roll my rc i can see spots where the paint separates it self from the body :/
Spidernad
Quarry Creeper
You have to use spray paint made for Polycarbonate body's.
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It has different solvents in it that sort of "melt" into the plastic to make a strong bond. If you used something else, you probably can't try to just spray over the first stuff because it may react and wrinkle or at least not penetrate through to do any good. If you can flake off the old paint with a fingernail or old credit card then you could start over with the Poly paint. Also washing a body with warm soapy (dish soap) water first is always a good idea, just make sure to rinse clean and dry with clean paper towels.
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FATALLYILL
Pebble Pounder
I washed it and dried it and used the tamiya paint though..
Spidernad
Quarry Creeper
Tamiya makes several kinds of paint. The type for Polycarbonate bodies has a PS in the first part of the part number.
Make sure that's what you got.
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FATALLYILL
Pebble Pounder
i painted the inside of the body. I guess I used too much paint.. do you know of a good way to remove the paint? other than brake fluid? cause i really dont wana try that.. lol
FATALLYILL
Pebble Pounder
i just checked and i bought the wrong paint. i have tamiya for plastics not polycarbonate. this all could have been avoided is the sucky part. i did a really good job painting it too.
Spidernad
Quarry Creeper
Oh, okay, my mistake. When I saw pictures of the body I thought you had some black paint on the outside of the body too. I don't think it would be worth it to try to repaint the Cherokee body, easier to start with a new body.
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Spidernad
Quarry Creeper
Oh, that's why I mentioned about the part number with the PS in it. So now we have the answer.
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Spidernad
Quarry Creeper
I agree, you DID do a good job on the painting. Did you do the window trim and the black on the rear quarter panels in flat black on the outside? It looked good.
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FATALLYILL
Pebble Pounder
yea i did the details on the outside. i have to wait till monday to order the correct paint.
But in the mean time im not sure what method to use to remove the old paint
But in the mean time im not sure what method to use to remove the old paint
Spidernad
Quarry Creeper
Man, I know you don't want to hear this but I think it's easier to start with a new body and keep that as a beater.
I don't know any way to get that paint off without ruining the body.
Maybe you can flex the body and make the rest of the paint fall off?
I don't know any way to get that paint off without ruining the body.
Maybe you can flex the body and make the rest of the paint fall off?
Spidernad
Quarry Creeper
On second thought, you can sand the paint off with say 220 - 320 grit and paint it again. The paint will fill in the sand scratches and you won't even see it from the other side. As long as you don't hurt the clear outside surface.
But you will have to make new window masks unless you kept the old ones.
And now that you peeled off the overspray film you will have to mask/paper off the whole outside when painting the inside.
See what I mean about starting with a new one would be easier.
But you will have to make new window masks unless you kept the old ones.
And now that you peeled off the overspray film you will have to mask/paper off the whole outside when painting the inside.
See what I mean about starting with a new one would be easier.
FATALLYILL
Pebble Pounder
thanks anyway man. I guess when i have the extra money I will buy another body and some other supplies to make it easier this time around.
The DC
Quarry Creeper
Man,that's anamazing build you got going! 
Spidernad
Quarry Creeper
Man,that's anamazing build you got going!
Thanks. "thumbsup"
Spidernad
Quarry Creeper
*New Video!*
Just a quick video of some scale brakes, wheel lugs, and wheel hubs I installed on the Cherokee today.
I made the special Wheel Lug tool used in this video a couple weeks ago and there is a thread about it on this forum at the link below. "thumbsup"
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/tools-procedures/423889-tool-rc4wd-scale-wheel-lugs-1-55-wheels.html
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RZBi5FvDHwo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Just a quick video of some scale brakes, wheel lugs, and wheel hubs I installed on the Cherokee today.
I made the special Wheel Lug tool used in this video a couple weeks ago and there is a thread about it on this forum at the link below. "thumbsup"
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/tools-procedures/423889-tool-rc4wd-scale-wheel-lugs-1-55-wheels.html
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RZBi5FvDHwo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
05Fronty4x
Rock Crawler
Very nice. Where did you get those Warn-style front hub covers, and do they repace the standard nylock nut or are they just a cap?