Ruined lexan body - painting externally and flexible body filler?

[humbug 36]

That feeling I got when i specifically bought a glue designed for polycarbonate (poly-zap) and it ruins the paint a bit... So i used a different glue for the magnets (a flexible clear goo from selleys) and it melts through the paint and destroys the polycarbonate too... Fuuuuuuu. So I've learned that I should use shoe-goo and glass fibre tape... So lesson learned there... But the question is if I can salvage the body... Are there flexible fillers (automotive polyurethane filler?) and gloss clear i can use to repaint the damaged panel sections on the outside? Though I'm guessing It'd need to be a flexible gloss clear.

[Superluminal 3750]

Im thinking that needs stripping and repainting if you can get the glue off and it hasnt clouded the lexan

[humbug 36]

Unfortunately the lexan has melted... and really badly on the front bar and hood... So much so the shape has buckled and warped which would require filling in some how. If I do use polyurethane filler, maybe I'd have to reinforce the heck underneath to reduce the body flexing so the filler doesn't just pop off... I have an unpainted spare body but thats reserved as shelf queen. I was hoping to keep this body as a runner to thrash at the track, though preferably without what looks like a giant bird crap on the hood (or some other questionable bodily fluid lol)

[Superluminal 3750]

I cant think of any fillers that will withstand the amount of flex that a body shell will undergo. Shame as there arent many 300zx shells knocking about.

I ghink I have seen some guidance on using tamiya PS clear as an undercoat for spraying the outside. But its going to get very scratched if racing.

Stickerbomb it?

[humbug 36]

I was actually thinking of vinyl wrapping it or even using plasti-dip... but neither come in gloss I don't think. Since its a running body, I won't be too concerned about scratches.

Sticker bomb would easily work... except the original goal was to recreate my 1:1 scale 300zx   and yes, unfortunately you're correct, 300zx are an unusual and uncommon choice  

[humbug 36]

It looks like tamiya don't make a PS gloss clear - only flat... but it looks like plastidip does... so that might be the ticket painting over the tamiya colour

I wonder if something like this would work - even their filler primer might be good? Though by then I would be spending just as much as a new body and for lesser results

However the big catch is - they're no longer available again (I waited for years for a re-print)

[humbug 36]

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[geniusanthony 361]

1 hour ago, humbug said:

Unfortunately the lexan has melted... and really badly on the front bar and hood... So much so the shape has buckled and warped which would require filling in some how. If I do use polyurethane filler, maybe I'd have to reinforce the heck underneath to reduce the body flexing so the filler doesn't just pop off... I have an unpainted spare body but thats reserved as shelf queen. I was hoping to keep this body as a runner to thrash at the track, though preferably without what looks like a giant bird crap on the hood (or some other questionable bodily fluid lol)

What I would do is mask and respray the damaged part on the outside, possibly feather in to the surrounding area and then hit the whole body with ps55 flat clear, then ts13 clear then polish. Maybe mask the windows for that part.

Filler I would think to be bad juju. I see you have a printer, print a .1 millimeter panel of lexan and sand sand sand. 

Or.

Got any favorite stickers about "yay big"?

Bear in mind I haven't tried any of these things, I'm just thinking through what I would try.