Canned Spray Paint?

[aliikane]

Does anybody use canned spray paint to paint bodies? Can you do a good job with it or is it just a waste of time?

Pics of canned spray paint jobs?

Thanks for any pics or replies.

[HauntedMyst]

As long as you use Pactra or Tamiya brand paint for Lexan, you can do some incredible paint jobs with paint cans. All it takes is some masks, effort and a lot of imagination!

[aliikane]

I was wondering about the canned spray paint you get at the hardware store. Probably a stupid question. Can you use that? I'm sure you can use anything, but will it work well? or Do you have to use the specific paint for lexan?

[bluesy]

As Haunted Myst said in his previous post... to paint clear lexan R/C car bodies you HAVE to use paint especially formulated for lexan. This paint has binding agents that "over-the-counter or hardware store paints" don't have. Typically you can get "lexan" paint at your local hobby shop. If you try to use the non-lexan paint it will just flake off at the first bump. Hope this helps and steers you away from certain disaster....... :cool: :cool:

[smokinoutlaw]

And another thing when painting with rattle cans, run them under warm or hot water, it helps boost the pressure and keeps the spray a little more consistent.

hope this and the others info helps a little.

:cool:

[h2ovwdrvr]

another spray trick is you can get a nice fade with a rattle can just take a piece of cardboard and hold it like a 1/4 inch from your work then shoot towards it easy rattle can fade

[aliikane]

Thanks for the info. I might use the cans before I get an airbrush to see if it worth it.