losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

[slapshot1979]

anyone come across a yellow paint that will somewhat match the colour of the losi xx yellow wheels?? Any boxart pictures show wheels as a yellow but in reality they are more on the neon side of yellow??.
Or has anyone had luck painting wheels? how does it last??

[bearrickster]

I use neon yellow backed with white you have to do tryal on scrap to see how many coats of yellow

[slapshot1979]

Who makes a neon yellow Rick?? I have 2 different basic yellows and 2 different pearl yellows and none of them are even remotely close.
Thanks

[bearrickster]

Sorry Fluorescent Yellow

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCY04&P=7

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCY31&P=7

[slapshot1979]

Hifives all-around, thanks Rick

[jamin]

Late to the party here, but thats what I use too, Pactra Fluo Yellow, have done for years!

[bearrickster]

slapshot how about some pictures of what your working on. I know I have sent you a lot of parts for the xx I would love to see what your doing

[slapshot1979]

Nope Sorry Rick, I wont tell about the Black,Yellow,Blue,White boxart body on the xcellerator body you sent me that Ive been working on. TOP SECRET

(just incase I screw it up)

[slapshot1979]

Doing the happy dance, as Parma told me they will ship waterbased paints to CANADA. yeah, project carry on.

[bearrickster]

Doing the happy dance, as Parma told me they will ship waterbased paints to CANADA. yeah, project carry on.

I didnt use the waterbase? if you cant get the paint, let me know I will order it and ship it to you

[slapshot1979]

Thanks a ton Rick but I "should" be ok from here I just placed an order.

Problem being I already shot the black in water based acrylc and the blue and white are the same.
With some practice on coats and backing I hope to get this close. If anything we will find out how the fascolor flor. yellow looks

I ordered that 2nd body from you based on my nerves on screwing this one up

[slapshot1979]

Rereading the thread I failed to add that the yellow you suggested I couldnt get (hobby shops cant get florecents ATM backorder) and was suggested that I dont shoot it over waterbase anyways, so I decided to go with the same brand in Florecent yellow.

[bearrickster]

Thanks a ton Rick but I "should" be ok from here I just placed an order.

Problem being I already shot the black in water based acrylc and the blue and white are the same.
With some practice on coats and backing I hope to get this close. If anything we will find out how the fascolor flor. yellow looks

I ordered that 2nd body from you based on my nerves on screwing this one up

well have no fear I still have 5 more

[slapshot1979]

This project started out as a boxart build, but the more research I did of the actual cars Kinwald drove, every body seemed to be slightly different in small ways. So I made the decision to do my own spin on the kinwald. There are 1 1/2 opp's I wish I could take back but thats how a rookie painter learns . Now if I ever get the nerve to cut the decal sheet Ill post pics of them too........

[slapshot1979]

Yes I need two nice blue front wheel nuts, the originals were hacked all up.