Tamiya1/10 382 Posted September 16, 2014 Go to your local hardware, dollar, kitchen store and get about sq. ft or 300 sq mm of the clear or opique adhesive sheet, trace out the bottom plate of your rc and remember to make a template and transfer it to the adhesive sheet if the base plate is not semetrical. Make several as spares. Each time your rc bottoms out hard, peel off the old and apply a new. When it comes time to sell your bottom still looks good and a higher sell price for a buck and a quarter of protection. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tizer 604 Posted September 16, 2014 For drift cars, they actually sell printed vinyls for protecting the bottom of your chassisdeck. I've had a different one each year on my competition drift car. All of them are wraps made by a sponsor of our team, Zillalife (formerly known as Touge Automotive). They make 1:1 car stickers and car-related clothing and such, and with our help they now make RC stickers too. Their wraps are really cool. This is my current one: I just place the wrap on my chassisdeck (no other bits mounted, just the bare deck) and run my Tamiya scalpel knife along the edges so its perfectly cut to size. If you hold the knife at an angle you can also really easily cut out the countersunk screw holes. No need to make a template or anything. Usually I put an extra layer of clear vinyl (used for protecting bookcovers normally. You can get a big roll of that stuff here for less than €2) over the wrap to keep it looking cool. You know, drifting is all about style! Here's a few others that were on my chassis, or on my teammates cars. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya1/10 382 Posted September 16, 2014 Yeah, i thought of just placing the wrap right on the plate and can cut it with a sharp cutter but i am concern damageing the edge with the blade. I am always amaze how air brush painter just use enough pressure to cut the taping works. I would likely put cut grooves on the surface. Are the printed wrap expensive? I never knew it existed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeepnMike 150 Posted September 16, 2014 Another great and affordable alternative: http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/4275/i/factory-effex-universal-number-plate-backgrounds You can get these at any motorcycle shop and as you see, they come in various colors and are 12x18" so you can fit them to any chassis. More importantly, they are THICK.. Even with pure bashing, you would be hard pressed to grind all the way through a sheet. It is a bit sticky so you wouldn't want to be swapping a sheet out often, but they will work a treat if you want something colorful and extremely thick and durable. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tizer 604 Posted September 16, 2014 Problem isn't scratching through, but actually peeling the edges off. The only place I've ever scratched through 1 layer of wrap is on the back of the chassis which drags along the floor sometimes when I set it up to be really low rideheight. You can obviously use whatever type of vinyl sheet you like. This means you can get it in every colour you want, or every type of print. Especially when you add a clear toplayer over it. These are the Zillalife wraps I use. They are sized for modern 1/10 touringcars and driftcars, with a narrow chassisdeck.http://www.zillalife.com/collections/rc-drift-stickers-liveries Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisRx718 4464 Posted September 16, 2014 These are the Zillalife wraps I use. They are sized for modern 1/10 touringcars and driftcars, with a narrow chassisdeck. http://www.zillalife.com/collections/rc-drift-stickers-liveries Really like this idea. Just wondering if an A4 sheet will be big enough to do a TA03 lower FRP deck? I'll need to give it a measure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Percymon 2184 Posted September 16, 2014 'helicopter' tape is much stronger and abrasion resistant than stock adhesive vinyl sheets - originally designed to protect helicoptor blades its found many homes in sports and hobbies, its used a lot to protect gold clubs and mountain bikes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites