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Painting railings with Badger Modelflex

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Painting railings with Badger Modelflex
Posted by fieryturbo on Thursday, December 8, 2016 12:58 PM

So I have a GP20 that needs a new set of railings.  I have the railings, but I'm not sure how well this paint will flex when I install them.

What's the best process for painting the railings?  Since it's acrylic, brush should be okay thinned with water and several thin coats.

The railings are resin grey right now.

Julian

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Posted by ricktrains4824 on Thursday, December 8, 2016 8:13 PM

Actually, RC car body paint sticks better to hand rails than Modelflex does.

And, it is available in acrylic.

Ricky W.

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Posted by zstripe on Friday, December 9, 2016 7:06 AM

What You want is a Polycarbonate paint. There are a lot of Model paint Mfg'ers out there...not only in RC. I personally use Tamiya and Pactra. Polycarbonate paint will flex with the model and resists chipping and flaking.

Take Care! Big Smile

Frank

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