How to Paint your RC Body with Multiple Colors - Pactra Paint Series EP4
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Here's how I use multiple colors on an RC (Polycarbonate / Lexan) with Pactra spray cans. I go over how to choose your scheme and which color to paint first. There's many ways and techniques, but this is how I make the bodies at The RCNetwork look good!
There will be 4 episodes in this series (if the URL doesn't work, it hasn't been released yet):
1. Prepping your RC Body: • How to Paint Your RC B...
2. Using Metallic Paints: • How to Paint your RC B...
3. Getting a Flat Finish: • How to Paint Your RC B...
4. Using multiple Colors: • How to Paint your RC B...
Here's some products mentioned in this video:
Pro-Line Racing Body: bit.ly/3R2QGcB
Pactra Metallic Blue: bit.ly/2Vc8qst
Pactra Outlaw Black: bit.ly/2w3u1Zl
Pactra Sprint White: bit.ly/32shLxW
Tamiya Smoke Paint: bit.ly/2TmhUyx
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3M Painters Tape (Blue): amzn.to/2qSU1S9
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Absolutely stunning. Not as hard as I imagined. Never done a clear body paint job yet. Thank you for making this video!
Thanks for watching - maybe a subscribe?
The RCNetwork yea I’m subbed already
You don't know how many have this paint job with the same body because of this video. It's a hit.
Your channel helped me be more confident in the rc hobby bc I have no idea what I am doing, your build videos to your reviews and tutorials. Thanks alot
Glad to help, buddy!
I finish work at midnight ( Australia) and bam another rc network vid !! Great stuff 😎 Best part of my night is watching these videos when i get home .
The dull coat on the tray/ bonnet really set it off 🖒🖒
white stripe with rc network logo's is a great touch of class
Highly agree !
I needed this tutorial for a clear Ford Fiesta Proline body that I bought for a custom Rally build project. This video greatly eases things for Me. Thanks!
Glad to help! Happy RCing!
I think that looks really sharp!!! Love the color combo. Also love the few decals vs. a hundred of them!!!
I am 44 and have always wanted a RC....I’ve waited long enough!!!! 🤪😝👍🏻
Nice! I too entered RC later in life. I could never afford this stuff as a kid
Thanks. I’m planning to get a Ford F100 Body for my Rustler 2wd VXL, and painting was a lot more different than I thought. Thanks again.
Glad I could help!
best rc channel out there. thanks for the tips
I appreciate that!
I think you do some of the very best RC videos on RUclips
Wow, thanks for the great comments
Just bought the same body. Your video was awesome and now I’m a little more confident in tackling the project. Thanks!
Cool - glad to help!
Great job... the flat colors really pop the whole paint job. It's the little details like those that catch the eye.
Awesome Job Instructional. And Ended with the Coolest Tune..Tyvm !
Thanks for watching!
A perfect class on how to paint Rich!
I have a Tekno MT 410, with a Baja VW Beetle body from Pro-Line. Army Green with a holographic chrome engine and American Military Star on the sides and roof. I didn't back the chrome with black instead choosing to back it with the green. I'm so happy I did. The chrome looks so good with a holographic green hue it just came up better than I hoped. First drive on the weekend and on 4S it was crazy fast, the whole car was so impressive. As you know I love my Tekno products, it just wanted to wheelie with the slightest bit of power and then settled on all four wheels.
I don't think I got much past half throttle. Amazing MT.
Now I have the Pro-Line Rat Rod body that I'm going to paint up, purple backed with gold, some black detailing and the holographic chrome for the engine bay and exhaust pipes.
But if I knew how great the Raptor body looked earlier I'd almost be driving around with one on as well.
Great work Rich, always learning something and inspired by your finished products.
I have watched this more than once and you really nailed it with these colors and this mt410 looks awesome!
Right on! It's beautiful! Thank you for this video - much appreciated I have a Baja Bug for my vintage RC 10 and I have a Proline 1966 Ford Truck for my T Maxx... Now it's time for me to get to work! Thanks again. These kind of videos really help!
Glad to help!
hmm, i have a feeling he was inspired by that packaging in the background. great work in all
Quite possibly!
The music channel L & R shifting made me smile, great job!
Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for taking the time to share this information with us!! Gave me the last piece of the painting design puzzle I felt I was missing!!!
Glad to help! Happy RCing!
Sweet!! You can only see one side at a time!! I always say that when I start second guessing my self when taping lines.
Yep, it doesn't have to be perfect
Dude that turned out GORGEOUS!!! 😮
Thanks!
Excellent results! Love the dull coat idea! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Totally great video, and beautiful finished product!
Thanks SVA!
Looking extremely fresh! I need as many tips as possible, as my spraying skills are really, really bad. Great video!
Glad to help out!
Your transitions are sooooo smooth
Spertok Gaming thanks buddy!
Nice music selection at the end.
Great video and covered my question about spraying a black behind a metallic lighter color to darken it. Cool idea with the dull coat too!
Thanks for stopping by!
Awesome! Just Awesome! I love your channel. Very satisfying to watch you work. You also give so many great and useful tips that anyone can grasp, weather a beginner or an experienced hobbyist. Thank you and keep the knowledge coming.
Thanks John! Glad to help out!
Subscribed! I'm not stranger to tackling art projects on my fullsize cars, and been wanting to do something for my RCs that no one else has seen or done.
Thanks for the sub! The biggest pain on RC's is painting them from the inside out. If you can master that, you're golden
@@TheRCNetwork I have a LaTrax Rally shell that I'm going to tackle first. Then I'll look for a new body for my PreRunner and 1/10 project car.
Nice work. Looks beautiful.
Thanks Nils!
Great work! I plan to paint my new clear body with same styling and color
Such useful information your channel has given me and my rc channel the knowledge thanks 🙏
Luke’s Vintage Rc Car Restoration ah, cool. Glad to help!
Looks sharp!! Nice work!
ryn7up thanks! 👍😃👍
That turned out awesome
I had no idea you paint the inside bro.... Thank you for this!
Yeah, first time I ever painted an RC, I was lost figuring our how to paint from the inside
Thank you very much for this video!
It was very informative! :)
Your paintjob looks amazing!
Thanks for watching and glad to help!
A perfect film to learn a body painting. Thanks
Wow! Thanks for watching. 😃👍
I understand that you were specifically using Pactra paints with this body, but in case you didn't know Tamiya has a better choice for the flat sections. I've used Tamiya Polycarbonate PS-55 Flat Clear TAM86055 on many bodies and it works great! : )
Keep up the good work,
Jason
Thanks Jason. Tamiya does have a great selection
@@TheRCNetworkTamiya doesn't have a great selection? Coming from the guy who just painted his body blue and black. *eyeroll*
@@CarAudioObsessionsmaybe you should re read the guy's post...
@derekgardin1512 Took you six years to read his comment and you STILL misread it. 👌🏻
Beautiful paint job!
Very helpful thank you!! 👍 Looks great!!!
Glad to help, Andy!
That blue is probably my favorite color they make. back it with a black paint and it gets so deep. On my TLR 22 I backed it with the Pearl white and it looks amazing.
Yep! love the metallic blue!
Great lesson. you just taught me how to paint my rc car thanks.
Glad to help!
Looks Great!!! Thanks for the video!
Thanks Edgar!
Beautiful job. Thank you for the video.
Thanks buddy!
Very very nice paintjob 👍👍👍
Thanks Mr D!
Sick paint! Good job. Can't wait to try one myself.
Wow ! Pure beauty ! Perfect work ! ✨💙✨ 🤙🤙🤙🤙
Thanks michel!
The RCNetwork. You help me good ! Thank you !
This was a really helpful video thanks for making them. Keep up the good work. 👍
Thanks Glenn! Always glad to hear good compliments on the videos!
Fantastic video, thanks for showing me how to do it, you have done a awesome Job my friend 👍😊👍 look very professional 👍😍👍
Nice work👍
Great paint job Rich I'm getting a Axial Yeti Score rtr and putting a Jconsepts Chevy Silverado 1500 Trophy Truck body on it and I want to 2 tone it with white on the front half and the black you used on th back half with a sky blue/silver zigzag stripe to separate it will take 2 stages of removing the stripe masking cause the silver will be between 2 blue stripes thanks for sharing your skills 👍
Thanks buddy! Glad to help out -n have fun with that SCORE!
The RCNetwork oh I will I have a Ford buddy that will put the rapter body on his yeti he wants a green one and I'm a chevy guy so that takes care of that 👍
Nice design man, need to apply this at real car
I agree! Thanks for the nice comments!
Beautiful work
Thanks savvy!
nice jobb. i like all your tips...they help out alot..
Thanks! Glad to help
Thanks for being so detailed on all of your videos! I’ll be copying your color scheme and I hope you don’t mind 😅. Just need those rcnetwork decals !
Glad to help out - yes, feel free to use the scheme!
Amazing paint job dude!
Thanks SG!
Great job
Good job.
Great video.
Thanks RC Retro! Make sure and check out all 4 Pactra paint videos....this was the fourth
beautiful paint job keep them coming
Thanks Marcus!
Nice work!
Thanks buddy!
Looks dope!!!🤙
Thanks buddy!
Tastefully done 👌🏾
Thank you 🙌
looks so sickkkk
Thanks!
The truck looks sick 🔥 , I wish I looked at this vid before I painted my Baja 5t vw body , I did things backwards I painted the outside not the inside and I scuffed the body with sandpaper so the spray paint can stick to it more better
Oh, yikes...Well, maybe next time
@@TheRCNetwork ......it looks pretty good the way how I did it even tho I painted it on the outside a 2 tone color red on the bottom and white on the top half , I'm not a basher like all the other baja 5t owners doin crazy jumps and flipping it , the paint job I did should last long and I clear coated it twice so it has a real good shine to it
@@Jose.Q_ Nice
Very helpful vid thanks 🤔😃👍
I feel like an idiot, the whole time I'm wondering why you're painting the INSIDE of the car, not realizing that it's clear and thus, it can't get the paint scratched when it inevitably flips over, if the color is on the inside. Lol, I'm a dumbass. Very interesting final product - it looks great!
Bingo! Thanks for stopping by!
Hey rich wondering would you consider making a video on how to choose the right diff oil for different terrain
Great tutorial
Nice job ol son!
Thanks buddy
nice work!
Its helped me alot this vid thanks 👍🏻👍🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻
Nice!
Another great video, thanks again, always a pleasure to watch your very easy to understand and well layed out vids. Would have liked to see you spray the windows, guessing from another of your videos you used tamiya smoke? 1 light coat? A lot of people on forums seem to have difficulties with the windows. Cheers Rich!!
Yeah, it was a Tamiya product...but 3 coats, very light on each though. You have to be careful with that product, it will pool up and drip very quick
Nice info. Thank you 👍
Glad it was helpful!
@@TheRCNetwork Thank you for taking the time to respond 👍
Came amazing love it
Thanks LT!
Nice!!!
This was super thanks.
Glad to help!
WoW superb Gr8 Job CHEERS
I've got a tip, I see you have small tape bleeding. I'd take your clear mat and spray your tape lines before you put the first of the main coats it should help seal the tape a little better and it being mat it works like a primer!!!
Ralph
Good info! I haven't tried that before
@@TheRCNetwork give er a try.
Ralphie
If you are doing 3 colors, blue, white, and black, how many cans of each paint do you need to put on enough? Is one can of each enough? How long do you wait between coats? Do you have to cut out the decals or are they precut? Thanks!
Great video I learned a lot thx
Glad to help! Thanks for watching!
Came out real nice. I noticed you must have put some tint on the inside windows off camera
Yeah, added some tint to match my other body for the MT410
Nice!
Thanks for stopping by!
What truck are you putting this on? Would that body fit on an axial deadbolt? I think the deadbolt has a 12 inch wheelbase, would a 12.3 be ok? Thanks! AMAZING VIDEO!
It's going on a Tekno MT410 - 1/8th scale monster truck. Although the WB is close (13.5"), it's quite wide as well.
@@TheRCNetwork Ok thanks!
I’m using an orange with a little bit of black which color should I do first
Depends on how you want the orange to look, but I’d paint the black first and then the orange last. I’d back the orange with white to make it “pop” more. If you paint the black over the orange, it can turn it darker.
Great video to get me going with my first paint. With four colors of Green, Dark Green, Silver and white. Thinking paint silver after dark green but as a Fresh coat before white. Would this be correct?
The last colors you want to paint are silver and white. Anytime you put a dark color over a lighter color, it will darken that color. It sounds like you have the right order though
love the outlaw black color im planning to do my 1st paint with the outlaw black will i need to use a clear coat after the black. Also how you get the window look like that
do most lexan bodies have that film already over it? or is that something you applied? i watched the video and was stunned at the end when you peeled it off but i didn't recall seeing the application of that. seems like a thin plastic film from factory? if someone else knows any help is needed, about to endeavor on a paint job of my own and i want to know all the tricks haha.
thank you in advance if you see this.
Yes, most bodies come with the overspray film already applied
Superb
Do Nitro fuel vapors affect paint?
Maybe use a 3M dual filter mask with VOC cartridges when using solvent spray paints?
Yeah, I would assume so.
I honestly wonder if the quality of the rc (polycarb) paints has become less lately (EPA regulations causing formula changes or otherwise...)...
I've been doing this stuff for almost 40 years, now, and it seems like the past 10 years or so, I have trouble with paint adhesion...
After a crash or something, I'll notice paint just coming right off the body like it was made of cling wrap. I have no idea what the deal is! I've always prepped them very well, making sure there are no oils or contaminants of any kind, and never had issues (I must've done over 200 bodies in my life so far) until recently.
Yeah, I can't agree more! I wouldn't doubt it, especially in CA where I'm from. I know that I've had issues in the past with prep, but I've refined my skills. The only other issue I have refined was that first coat being very, very light. Just enough to mist onto the body. Lastly, I know some people recommend hitting the inside of the body with a scotchbrite just to add texture for adhesion. I've never done this, but have heard it helps
great job!
Hello, I am painting a truck body blue with a brown bed. Which color do you recommend I do first?
Brandon Meyer I would probably do the brown bed first. Take off the portion you want Blue, and paint the brown. Take off the tape and shoot the entire body blue
Ok. Thank you for the quick response and advice!
Hello! After painting my R/C Body, could I coat it inside with rubberized Flex Seal?
If it does not react adversely with the paint, it might give the lexan more impact resistance.
Just a thought.
Yeah, sure....I haven't done it personally, but I know lots of people that do. I would test a small section first before going to town though
Nice. Hood vents would’ve looked good black.
Great video but how do you match up the body holes once it's painted
I use a system from Protoform called the "Cross Hair" - it uses magnets to mark the holes
Nice tutorial! Where can I get the lexan body? any suggestion where to shop?
Glad to help. Here's the body I painted: www.prolineracing.com/product/1-8-2017-ford-f-150-raptor-clear-body-monster-truck/PRO346800.html
Once you peeled off the manufacturers side windows/screen etc how did you tint/treat these sections?
Unboxing Life I used about 5 coats of Tamiya PS Smoke - which is used for tinting
The RCNetwork legend thanks buddy! Great work on this. I’m planning to do the same but with black \ Firey orange and reverse the diagonal stripe the other way 👍🏼 awesome content, really useful stuff my man!
The RCNetwork Dude, thanks for the tips man! Really helped. I used the Pactra outlaw black, sprint white & went for fiery orange where you did the blue. Wow what a result. Missed the sunroof and messed up the cab rear window but for a first shot I’m happy with it. Come take a look on my channel, your thoughts would be appreciated 😎
Thanks for the series. So far as process, after you painted the internal white, did you remove the window masking and sprayed the shell in Tamiya Smoke paint?
Glad to help! After I painted all of the colors, I peeled the window masks and sprayed the Tamiya Smoke (window tint). Many, many very this layers is the key for this one...it will distort really quick if the layers are too thick. you do have to be careful of any white sections, as the Smoke could turn that darker. Then peel the overspray layer
Why did you leave the blue so thin ?
The Blue is just a coating..the black is what really turns it blue. It's a two stage paint
I'm planning on painting a lexan body with Pactra Firey Orange with a outlaw black roof and hood. Can I back the firey Orange with the black paint or should I use another color as a backing?
Black will turn the orange a slightly darker color....like a burnt orange. I would personally use Indy Silver to back the orange....My HB Racing E817 had that orange and a silver backer: ruclips.net/video/2LcHM3VExtM/видео.html
The RCNetwork Thank you👍🏼