Automoblie Touch Up Paint?!?!?!

[minimole]

Hi, searched, but didnt find anything...

Just wondering, can you use car touch up spray paint on lexan, or will it not be flexible enough, and just crack everywhere? Just wondering becuase I have some at home, and want to use it on a DIY canopy for my micro heli, but want to know if it will be OK or not...

(I dont mind if it doesnt, I have RC stuff, but prefer the colour of the touch up paint...)

Thanks, Duane :D :D :D

[rwarner]

as long as your careful when removing the canopy i think it should be fine ,not like a truck or car body that is being rolled and thrashed ,,mainly be for good looks,
but i could be wrong also ,,
just my $.02
rick

[loopy]

My local croda paints rep suggested touch up paints ( lacquer ) would be ok for lexan bodies as there is enough elasticity in these paints (withn reason ).
I have painted bodies with resene and croda laquers in the past with ok results. :D

[BJoeHandley]

I used some Mopar/ Chrysler touch up paint on a Mini-T body, it has held up well, but it also has some pretty nasty chemicals in it, I'm probably lucky it didn't melt the body. I've only had so so luck with Dupli-Color on lexan, their Adheasion promoter should be used if you're going to use Dupli-Color paints and does work very well.

[Cosmo]

Depends on what the canopy is made of. If it's ABS or styrene, it should be fine. If it's lexan, you may be okay since the canopy doesn't have a lot of contact like a regular r/c body does. But, you would be better off using something with a flex agent in it.

[minimole]

Tell you the truth, I dont actaully know what its made of, its going to be made of a Johnsons Baby Shampoo botttle!!!
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102540&page=3&pp=15
its a bit down, post No.40...

I guess it will get flexed a bit, you sometimes have to bend the canopy a bit to get it to fit...

Duane

[BJoeHandley]

Something you also have to think about is that lacquer paints have been known to eat into and craze the plastic that they'e applied to, so be careful with it.