Tips on New TC3 and painting

[RC10 RaCeR]

Hey, i just got my TC3 on sunday, i love the car alot, does anyone have any tips for me?
also, i was wondering, for painting my body, should i use an air brush? or spray cans?, i dont like the thinner in cans, i saw this air brush kit at Walmart that has a air propellant can that ataches to the air brush and paint cup, i was thinmking about that, but just tell me what you think, thanx

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You'll love the TC3, I've had a few different models of touring cars including HPI and Schumacher, and the TC3 is the best by far.

As far as painting the body goes, it really depends on what kind of paint job you want that will determine what you use to paint it with. If you want a paintjob that consists of masked off racing stripes or designs then spray-cans work fine. If you want to paint colors fading into other colors and things like that, you will want an airbrush to do a good job.

Remember to use paints formulated for use on Lexan, they will adhere to the body better, and there will be less chance of the paint chipping when you crash.

If you use spray cans, I would suggest putting the can in a bowl of warm water before you use it. This will increase the pressure inside the can and the paint will spray in a much finer mist and won't come out in globs.

Hope I've helped some. Good luck and have fun!

[ou812]

Also remember to put dark colors down FIRST ... if you put them on last, there's the chance they'll bleed thru the lighter color.

Flourescent and Candy colors will probably need to be backed up with a shot of white or silver to make them really "pop".

After 10+ years of R/C, I broke down and bought a reamer a couple months back to make body holes. It'll cost you $20+ up front, but if you plan to do a few bodies (and you probably will whether you think you will or not. http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif ), it'll pay for itself in the ease you can put a body post hole in.

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You can buy the same reamer that is sold in hobby shops for $20, at a hardware store for about $5.99. Except it doesn't say Trinity or something on it.