Si,s paint. (Bandicoot bodies)

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Originally Posted by LRP

Thanx Ian , I could do with some tips on colours
, the red I used is johns candy red , I used 3 lite coats
Then 1 lite coat of Crome backed with black , which made the candy look
Great, then after I finished the rest of the shell off and
Put on my nitro block the red faded and u could see it
On the inside ?????
Any tips would be great
I no I'm doing somthing wrong somewhere
Cheers si

Maybe allow the chrome longer to dry out before backing it with black, use more black too and then I'd suggest leaving that longer to dry before you put the nitro block on...

Personally I'd have made that line black or a metallic black, something really dark against the orange, that's a very personal thing though and it isn't my shell so you can ignore that bit.

Another thing, when you finished the shell did you back ALL of it with something waterbased to seal it all up before you use the nitro block ? Maybe the end you had built up on the candy red / chrome / black was still above some of the other paint and the aerosol found it and you had a slight reaction ??? Generally I will finish and seal everything in with a silver or white but I then also cover it with a black as it makes sure the body isn't see through ( and because I'm so pedantic I think it looks better in photo's... ) then I back that with an Aerosol clear.