5LikesSC10 4x4 Thread
06-20-2012, 09:28 PM
It's good to know that i'm not the only one. One crash and the paint shatters off the body, then peels like tape off it from that point on. Frustrating as hell. Worked very hard on painting 'correctly' this time more than others.
06-20-2012, 09:39 PM
Most body shells have vegetable oil on the inside so it will release from the mold clean ....
06-20-2012, 09:42 PM
+1 same for me did it all right, wash, scuffed ,washed, wore gloves (unpowdered laytex) painted heat gun , time in between = a very cool paint job. first run kiss the pipes on a fast sweeper = shattered and chipping paint. After first day on track body was looking like it needed to be replaced.
06-20-2012, 09:44 PM
I'm not the only one with the issue. Any other body i've painted comes out fine for months, this specific body 'twice' now has been an issue.
06-20-2012, 09:44 PM
Then even thinking about it ,I did 2 losi buggy bodies one losi and one pro line at the same time and they both look new after 2 months same crappy driver, same paint procedures ,and even same paint cans used on some colors and no issues.
06-20-2012, 09:46 PM
Yeah, it needs to he prepped, but all the prep in the world did not help my friends flotek.
06-20-2012, 09:47 PM
we are talking about issues with a specific non factory body
06-20-2012, 09:50 PM
+1 same for me did it all right, wash, scuffed ,washed, wore gloves (unpowdered laytex) painted heat gun , time in between = a very cool paint job. first run kiss the pipes on a fast sweeper + shattered and chipping paint. After first day on track body was looking like it needed to be replaced.
My friends lasted longer than yours did before the cancer attacked... 3 races 
06-20-2012, 09:50 PM
06-20-2012, 09:57 PM
no , most Team drivers are using the JConcepts or the Pro-line , me too....
If you have flaking issues ?
all due to lack of cleaning the shell before painting
06-20-2012, 10:00 PM
06-20-2012, 10:01 PM
Its a High Flow , no flaking , using florescence red too... .....
just like you guys ....
06-20-2012, 10:06 PM
06-20-2012, 10:10 PM
No, his was green and white, basic... he did not want to pony up for a mask.
I use the same colors at all times so people know who's passing them (jk)
Sprint white & metallic blue backed with silver. Hiflow. Never had what I've seen on the flotek's in 14 years of driving and painting bodies.
I use the same colors at all times so people know who's passing them
(jk) Sprint white & metallic blue backed with silver. Hiflow. Never had what I've seen on the flotek's in 14 years of driving and painting bodies.
06-20-2012, 10:17 PM
Why is paint flaking then ?
All shells use Lexan
If you what more grip for the paint to hold on ?
*wash shell first with dish washing soap
*buff inside with 000 steel wool
*wash shell again
ready for paint now ...
had Greg Holdap teach me how to air brush & paint ...
All shells use Lexan
If you what more grip for the paint to hold on ?
*wash shell first with dish washing soap
*buff inside with 000 steel wool
*wash shell again
ready for paint now ...
had Greg Holdap teach me how to air brush & paint ...
Hiflow, I've seen too many flotek's at the track that 50%+ of the paint peeled off including a friends that I helped him paint. Scuffed, prepped and took our time between coats. In 10+ years I've never had a paint job do that, ever.
