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This Lexan body was painted with Tamiya PS-46 Iridescent Purple/Green on the inside and then backed on the inside with PS-5 Black. I then cut away the overfilm on the bed surface and sprayed PS-5 Black on the outside. I am used to PS paint becoming dull or flat when sprayed on the outside of a polycarbonate body shell. In this case, as you can see in the video and image below, it became gloss. Why? I want to spray another already-painted body with some white on the outside and I want to ensure it will be glossy white. How can I ensure this will happen? Can PS-58 Pearl Clear be sprayed on the outside of a polycarb body shell and give a glossy finish? Click the first image and it will show a video. The second is just an image.

I painted a body and began peelng off the window masks. They are fighting me and a lot of adhesive is left behind. Is Goo Gone safe for polycarbonate? What do you suggest to clean Lexan? Hopefully it is something I have around the household.

Hey Guys My first posting here. So.. many years ago in a galaxy far far away when i was a young lad i received a brand new Boomerang as a B'day present already made by my Dads mate, much fun had! entered in Sunday meets (just 4 fun racin) and alot of after school bashing with me mate Cotsell. 30 years on after looking for gadgets to spend some hard earned cash on discovered that Tamiya were still going, after a second! contemplating decided got to get one. Having never before built a Tamiya or any other rc vehicle I were looking forward and hoping to be challenged by the build, Overall Enjoyed putting together found instructions very informative and build quite easy, did over a week for an hour or so each evening, the most daunting part of the project was the body cutting, experimented on the chassis cover with scissors, went ok but not perfect, The body however i wanted it to be perfection. So did some research from mainly you guys here on Tamiyaclub and was suprised that many of you mentioned scoring with a craft knife and bending was key, this works superbly and is actually quite therapeutic creating the bodywork this way (very light scoring and very sharp thin blade required). PLAYTIME First run.. 3000mah nimh battery, stock tble 2esc and silver Mahbuchi motor.(not recorded) Run 2.. hpi firebolt 15t motor same battery and esc but with steel 17pinion on motor. 26mph??? ..... according to iphone 4s app attached inside body. O.k to be honest i was sceptical about the old iphone 4s gps reading and app, so have now changed to samsung s6 with very good and tested app. Today , I received direct from Hong Kong Ezrun 9t brushless motor and esc combo (£27.99) fitted, works well and leaves skidmarks all over laminated flooring in house 😀... will inform if any requests are taken on next run.. Any guesses ?

Hi all. I know this may sound silly, but I've actually forgotten how to remove the protective film off a polycarbonate body. I recently bought a new body shell for my Brat off of ebay, and it was a Tamiya-made one. I have of course done it before with the body that came with the kit, but I can't seem to find an edge on the body. Any help on how to do it? Thanks!