fast finish paint help

[peterairfix]

I have a spray tin of paint called fast finish its a polycarbonate body spray for r/c cars it's chrome and unlike most chrome sprays it gives a nice almost mirror finish but the only downside to it rubs off very easy and does any one know how to seal this type of paint i can't give any pics at the moment as my phone is in the menders but any help would be welcome also it doesn't say if it's enamel or acrylic.

Cheers Peter

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[Ian M]

99% of sprays for polycarbonate car bodies is normally sprayed on to the INSIDE of the shell then just sealed with a compatible "undercoat! They are designed to be more flexible than robust.

I have never used any to paint the outside of a car shell, so I cant comment on sealing it. I would GUESS that any compatible clear finishing paint. Dont expect it keep the mirror like finish though.

Ian M

 

[peterairfix]

Thank's very much i will give it a go and see what happens but thanks again.

Cheers Peter

 

[m1ks]

As Ian says, this paint is typically sprayed under the shell, the shell iteslf acting as the shiny clearcoat and preventing scrapes when it inevitably gets a bash during a race.

I guess it'll be like alclad in behaviour after clearcoating, it will probably lose some reflectivity, I'd suggest coating a piece of scrap / plastic bottle or something and then try a reange of clears on it to see if theres a reaction and which covers best.

 

[yak face]

As Ian and Mike say , if a clearcoat is applied to this type of chrome spray it will certainly dull the finish. I have tried similar things with a tin of spray i had , when i sprayed it a bright chrome like finish resulted , but it rubbed off on your hands if handled so i gave it a clear coat to protect it -only to lose the brightness. tony

 

[peterairfix]

thanks for all your help i think i will stick with what i normaly use i will probably find some use for it.

peter

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

For my 10p worth,

I have those battery operated turn tables with the mirror surfaces. On the way back from one show I didn't remove the batteries and they managed to switch on causing major scratches across the surfaces.

I have some Alclad Aqua gloss that I used on my Ironman build and thought I'd give it a go, so after using 12,000 polishing cloth I sprayed it and left it to dry. On my return I have an equally reflective surface like I had before !!! My point been you may want to give it a try on some plastic card and see what results you get.

Adrian