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Gone Elvis
06-06-2012, 07:09 PM
Hi,

when painting shells using rattle cans, the colours usually seem dull, how can I get them brighter:confused:, I am looking to do a shell with white, orange and green (Kawasaki green), whats the best range of paint and what colours should I be using for backing them to get them nice and bright?

cheers

jonmiller
06-06-2012, 07:12 PM
Generally, use white to back a color to make it brighter.

I don't use cans so cannot provide any insight into brands, sorry.

Gone Elvis
06-06-2012, 07:30 PM
thanks, maybe thats where I am going wrong

jonmiller
06-06-2012, 07:50 PM
No problem bud.

DCM
06-06-2012, 08:05 PM
You can also help the brightness once done is to back the whole car with silver, it helps bounce the light back in. But jon is fully correct.

Wynney
06-06-2012, 08:11 PM
Fastrax is pretty good i find - not badly priced and a larger can than Pactra / Tamiya.