Paint Custom Flames on lexan RC car shells

For the purpose of this article I have selected an old
favorite of mine, the flames. The techniques can be1. It's easy to line up the wheels and body posts to the
applied to any design you can dream up, all you needchassis
is a little imagination.2. After it's painted you will scratch the paint while you
First things first.cut out the shell
The first thing you need to do is clean the shell, useImagination is key
warm water and soap, be sure to rinse all the soapNow that we have the body cleaned and cut out we
off and let it dry before your continue, it's critical thatneed to look for natural lines on the body that we can
the lexan shell is clean or your paint job won't hold, oruse to keep our design perfectly symmetrical, it's often
will have blemishes once your done.difficult to paint over vents and other highly detailed
The second thing you need to do is cut the shell out,parts of the car so pick your locations wisely.
we do this first for two reasons: