How to Paint your RC Body with Metallic Paints - Pactra Paint Series EP2

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Here's how I use metallic paints on an RC (Polycarbonate / Lexan) with Pactra spray cans. I go over how to fine tune the color/shade of the metallic paints. There's many ways and techniques, but this is how I make the bodies at The RCNetwork look good!
There will be 4 episodes in this series (if the URL doesn't work, it hasn't been released yet):
1. Prepping your RC Body: • How to Paint Your RC B...
2. Using Metallic Paints: • How to Paint your RC B...
3. Getting a Flat Finish: • How to Paint Your RC B...
4. Using multiple Colors: • How to Paint your RC B...
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@949Designs 7 лет назад

As usual, good tips for someone who is new to painting Lexan. 🤙🏼 Thanks for sharing Rich.

@joshgraziosi8159 7 лет назад

Rich, that color is rich, ha! I may get a new body just to use this paint. looks awesome

@chrischupp9760 5 лет назад

Great videos on R/C. Always liked Testors paints

@paulgarwood192 7 лет назад

Thanks again Rich! The first coat especially with metallic paints, is the most important. (opposite on a real car). It sets the the metallic flakes to a uniform consistancy and eliminates what can be patchy shades of dark and light. It is where you can get a more consistent finish with the metallic paints. Think of the tiny aluminum partictal and how they react to the heaviness of your coats. Wet coats flood the metallic particles and tend to be darker, less sparkle and can give you a mottelled or patchy paint finish. The flake is laying flat and is drowned by colour. A light dusting, for the first coat, I get out the better halfs hairdryer & make sure it's dry, then my next 2 coats would be getting heavier with each coat, then your back up paint to finish. The best part is you don't have to be careful with top coats of clear which can effect that last coat of metallic flakes on a real car. My advice, first coat should almost be a dusting of paint & dry before you apply more paint. All the surfaces should look the same and as you pointed out, try to cover all the nooks & crannies and even give areas you know are going to wear through an extra coat. Cheers Garszy

@onemansvideos2134 7 лет назад

im excited to see how you did the matte

@ShenRC 7 лет назад

Great job!

@TheRoadTaken 2 года назад

Thanks for taking the extra effort to demonstrate what the color would look like with the black, silver, or white backers.

@TheRCNetwork 2 года назад

Glad to help!

@section23 6 лет назад

Great video, really helped. Thank you!

@nikolaiiaksenov 7 лет назад

Hey rich, I'm having the issue of when I paint the first base coat, blue, then I back it with with a white, it does not change color, I do about 6 coats for the base, then 2 for the backing, are you supposed to lightly paint the blue on so it's a bit transparent?

@TheRCNetwork 7 лет назад

Yeah, it might be too many coats of the blue. It should still be transparent - I would only do 2-3 coats of the blue

@TroBudden 7 лет назад

thats seriously nice !

@Jamiegilman81 4 года назад

Thank you for explaining how to use as I normally use tamiya paints & warm the paint up in cold temperatures but I've experienced with pactra in the past & with its (window tint black & flouresnt red & flouresnt green) I find pactra paints oily were as in tamiya paints are matt. When spraying coats. But seeing how different backers/base coat changes the affect really makes a difference. Thank you for showing as I'm in middle of spraying a matrix Mercedes C25 body in pactra candy purple.

@LargeeeScaleLife 4 года назад

Planning on painting my Baja truck body candy red probably with black under it great video has given me the confidence and desire to try it myself

@TheRCNetwork 4 года назад

Glad to help out!

@stephenforman8816 6 месяцев назад

Beautiful!!

@TheRCNetwork 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@midship_nc 6 лет назад

Nice video. I have some lime green pearl and metallic midnight black I'm trying this with.

@rccrawler70 3 года назад

Wow ..! Awesome work. I loved.!

@TheRCNetwork 3 года назад

Thanks buddy!

@rccrawler70 3 года назад

@@TheRCNetwork Thank you for sharing..!

@terrysmith386 3 года назад

Good looking rig. Getting ready to spray MI Wraith M. Blue. Your video Helped Me A lot. T.Y. thumbs ☝

@TheRCNetwork 3 года назад

Ah, cool, glad to help!

@andrewmagro7703 2 года назад

absolutely one of the best presented and spoken tutorials ,thanks so much bud for taking the time out and showing the examples of the backing techniques there really awesome to see like that side by side , 10/10 and will definitely like and sub will look out for more great content from you :-)

@TheRCNetwork 2 года назад

Thanks buddy - glad to help. I'm definitely not an expert painter, but I can lay down a nice body

@glebsemenov6060 7 лет назад

The best colour on RC model)

@chicagotom2006 7 лет назад

Nice job. I'm a rattle can painter too. I add 3 more prep steps. First I scuff the inside of the body except the windows with Scotch brite pad, then I wash and dry again and put the body out in the sun for a couple of hours to heat it up. Then just before spraying I run hot water over the can of paint to also warm it up. This allows the paint to come out in a nice even pattern. Now I have a lexan body that will never chip off it's paint. Ever try painting with chrome paint? Tricky, tricky but sooo cool when done. Keep your fine work here.

@TheRCNetwork 7 лет назад

Good tips, Tom.....I've never scuffed the inside, but have heard that. I've never had any pactra paint flake or peel either - and yes, chrome paint is cool....I've used Spaz Stix Ulitmate mirror chrome - super easy to spray

@xm4rux 6 лет назад

nice explanation of how metallic paints look after you spray it on your rc body! using different backers and things like that. thank you!!! but, what i have to do to let the paint look like on the cap of the spray can? at 5:27 you can see that none of the colours you sprayed match the colour of the cap.

@allanalvarado7129 5 лет назад

great paint job. what backing color if I were to use candy apple red?

@HondaRider137 3 года назад

Great video thank you

@TheRCNetwork 3 года назад

Thanks HR137!

@FLSharkdiver 4 года назад

I just bought a new Jconcepts Finnisher for my #v3 KRATON! How did you get your cuts so nice with a dermal or did you use a Hobby Knife?

@TheRCNetwork 4 года назад

Use a sharp hobby knife to score the outside of the body, and then just start tearing on the score line

@robertpashley5352 4 года назад

Good job m8

@TheRCNetwork 4 года назад

Thanks buddy! Maybe a subscribe?

@bluebenjamer 7 лет назад

Looks great! How long do you suggest between coats? Thanks

@bluebenjamer 7 лет назад

No Humans Allowed of course! 😂😂 Real world experience from Rich may say different. It never hurts to ask. Thanks

@TheRCNetwork 7 лет назад

i usually wait about 15-20 minutes between coats, but it depends on the temp. If the sun's out I usually let it sit in the sun for a bit in between coats.

@bluebenjamer 7 лет назад

The RCNetwork Thanks

@luigynkaren062011 7 лет назад

Ben Cobb 5 mins is all you need if the sun is out, 15-20 mins is over kill as the first coat is lightly it almost dries within a minute, you actually need to wait 20 mins for the last coat as is the most wet coat because is more heavy, so at 20-30 mins is pretty much dried and ready to be handled, i wait atleast 45 mins though so it can cure more, sometimes an hour if I'm in no hurry. Also make sure to stay away from the wind as it can mess with your coats.

@bluebenjamer 7 лет назад

themessiah809 Thanks

@scottb4389 4 года назад

Adhertion, is that an actual word, adhere and adhesion together? Awesome vids

@TheRCNetwork 4 года назад

Scott B a grammar or spelling lesson is not what you watched for.....😉

@sfc415rider 5 лет назад

How did you make the black matte finish? Great job

@TheRCNetwork 5 лет назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nuRf2HPmvtk.html

@davidcarroll2035 4 года назад

Can’t thank you enough x

@TheRCNetwork 4 года назад

Thanks for tuning in!

@seanh6725 4 года назад

Any Advice on how to get a Black Cherry color? What would be the first stage color and what would be the backer?

@TheRCNetwork 4 года назад

It's paint a test strip - you'll likely need a light shade of the red you choose, but not too may coats to get a deeper almost midnight red look

@jdtisme9100 5 лет назад

How long do you wait to take the window mask off and how do you get it off without messing up the paint edge?

@TheRCNetwork 5 лет назад

I usually wait overnight - you want to make sure the paint is fully cured and not tacky, so it depends on the temperature. I start the window masks peeling by scraping with an exacting knife on the corner, the peel carefully

@jdtisme9100 5 лет назад

@@TheRCNetwork thank you..

@amason85 4 года назад

Would this have the same effect on a hard body such a Tamiya clodbuster body if the proper paint was used in reverse order? Such as a silver base coat followed by a metallic green followed by a clear coat?

@TheRCNetwork 4 года назад

I doubt it...the Tamiya line of paints called "TS" is for hardbodies and is designed to make the color on the lid. "PS" (All the Pactra Paints) are for polycarbonate and use the clearness of the body to adjust the color depending on backing color

@amason85 4 года назад

The RCNetwork thank you for the reply.

@setharoni1987 7 лет назад

I think I missed something. Where did the overspray film come from? Was it already on the clear body or did you apply it at some point? Thanks! Very helpful video!

@TheRCNetwork 7 лет назад

Yes, most aftermarket and OEM bodies come with an overspray film (just a clear film)

@krakow0457 6 лет назад

Hey! Great vid, body looks great!! I want to make my body the same, where could I get the same paint? I checked in my local hobby shop, but they don't have it. (Btw, I live in the U.K., just if that changes anything) cheers mate!

@TheRCNetwork 6 лет назад

Not sure if this will work in the UK, amzn.to/2wu7uky

@nsvaluto48328 4 года назад

Hey Rich, I’m about to mask and paint my proline body. The body has a sunroof window, but didn’t come with a mask for that can I use blue or frog painters tape for that?

@TheRCNetwork 4 года назад

Yeah, sure - I usually use that Pactra / Testors thin strips as it gives you a clean edge with no bleed through. Some masking tape allows the spray paint to bleed the edge

@nsvaluto48328 4 года назад

Well I guess Ian going to have to take that chance 1) it’s already sprayed and waiting for backer color will see

@nsvaluto48328 4 года назад

I came up with a unique idea can you ghost in a label or design after it’s been painted and before backer color?

@rcdynamicshots2451 6 лет назад

So u only used one can of each color? I haven’t painted my own body before and I just want to know how much paint I’ll need

@TheRCNetwork 6 лет назад

For this size, yes, one can of the blue and one can of the black

@rcdynamicshots2451 6 лет назад

Ok thanks

@FrankBoston Год назад

Crazy how three cans of that paint plus a clear car body are over $100. Good, appreciated video, nonetheless.

@TheRCNetwork Год назад

Totally agree with you there.

@jesuschese2028 5 лет назад

Is the body for the UDR

@troyflanagan4237 3 года назад

So u spray the vehicle upside down with the Truck first blue then black thats how i want my 4s kraton clear body to look blue with black stripes sick looking paint JOB

@TheRCNetwork 3 года назад

Yes, everything is done on the underside of the body - and some paints need a backer to reveal the true color like this metallic blue. The lighter the backer, the lighter the blue. Also, plan to do the black strip at the end with the backer

@Ligbofma 2 года назад

Bro is immortal to the chemicals

@TheRCNetwork 2 года назад

100%! lol

@kylegeldmaker 3 года назад

what makes RC model paint different than regular spray paint or even auto spray paint?

@TheRCNetwork 3 года назад

RC bodies are very flexible, so the paint has to adhere with out peeling or cracking. There’s extra additives in polycarbonate paint to keep it looking good. If you tried using automotive paint, it would just all peel right out

@kylegeldmaker 3 года назад

@@TheRCNetwork I see, thanks for responding.

@peterbennpan7288 2 года назад

When a RC body shell comes pre painted from factory it has this like grayish white colour on the inside of the body shell. What is this?

@TheRCNetwork 2 года назад

They're usually screen printed and not painted. Very few RTR's are painted

@unknownname6773 5 лет назад

I do not have a clear body - that said, how might I be able to achieve this same colour or what other paints should I use to achieve it? I have a 1979 model of the Jeep Wrangler CJ5 from the show "Mork & Mindy", which appears to be very close to this same colour (darker, if anything) based on shots from the show - if this helps. Because this model/kit is notably rare and is a collectible, I really don't want to screw this up and I only want to invest in the best for it. Any suggestions from anyone would be much appreciated! (Note: I am in no considerable rush to make it, since I want to do careful, thorough research for my materials. Thus, late replies are welcome!)

@brandonwatkins5445 6 лет назад

Were can I find that body for a 2wd traxxas slash.

@MrMrWife 5 лет назад

Go on jconcepts

@security1guy 5 лет назад

What is overspray film and where do you get it

@TheRCNetwork 5 лет назад

It comes already installed on most clear bodies

@blakerogers9706 5 лет назад

3m spray mask. Best stuff ever

@Cooldibs 2 года назад

I’ve heard of some people lightly scuffing up the inside of the body before painting. Do you subscribe or see a benefit to that method? Thanks Rich!

@TheRCNetwork 2 года назад

I know that Chris does from Hemistorm, but I've never needed to, nor seemed any issue with not

@Cooldibs 2 года назад

@@TheRCNetwork gotcha! Looking forward to seeing your new trx4 Bronco in action👍👍 stay safe!

@rworden96 4 года назад

what pacers colors to get a dark red?

@rworden96 4 года назад

pactra*

@TheRCNetwork 4 года назад

You'll have to experiment......pick your red, give it 2-3 coats and back it with Black. A black backer will darken the color. The less amount of red (2 coats) will make it appear more red/black, if that makes sense

@brich2929 Год назад

R.I.P. Pactra

@TheRCNetwork Год назад

Yep, it’s sad….and this was the second time for them. They already discontinued once!

@burn1gotbeats 2 года назад

Is it possible to paint 🎨 plastic Aarms

@TheRCNetwork 2 года назад

It's possible, but the issue is whether the paint will stay. it will mostly likely flake off due to the arms bending or get scratched off anyway

@burn1gotbeats 2 года назад

@@TheRCNetwork appreciate you replying & the information Yea that paint wouldn’t last thx😇😎⚙️

@letfingerswalk 3 года назад

Back the Blue.

@TheRCNetwork 3 года назад

Exactly!

@jairusloo4106 7 лет назад

Why do you use pactra paints why not tamiya paint? (even though this series is sponsored by pactra)

@TheRCNetwork 7 лет назад

I've always found Pactra's paint a bit better not in just quality, but availability at my local shops, price and also the color assortment - plus I love the metallic blue

@jairusloo4106 7 лет назад

Dang! I've always wanted to try pactra's paint but unfortunately i haven't been successful in finding their paint so i only use tamiya