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losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:34 am
by 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??

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:34 am
by bearrickster
I use neon yellow backed with white you have to do tryal on scrap to see how many coats of yellow

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:37 am
by 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

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:46 am
by bearrickster

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:53 am
by slapshot1979
Hifives all-around, thanks Rick

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:46 pm
by jamin
Late to the party here, but thats what I use too, Pactra Fluo Yellow, have done for years!

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:12 am
by 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 :mrgreen:

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:55 pm
by 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)

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:04 pm
by slapshot1979
Doing the happy dance, as Parma told me they will ship waterbased paints to CANADA. yeah, project carry on.

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:47 pm
by bearrickster
slapshot1979 wrote: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

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:00 pm
by 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 :lol:

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:05 pm
by 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.

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:45 pm
by bearrickster
slapshot1979 wrote: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 :lol:
well have no fear I still have 5 more :lol: :lol:

Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:25 pm
by 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 :oops: . Now if I ever get the nerve to cut the decal sheet Ill post pics of them too........

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Re: losi yellow wheel colour match paint??

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:26 pm
by slapshot1979
Yes I need two nice blue front wheel nuts, the originals were hacked all up.