Painting candy over the silver

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  • colormegone
    Member
    • Oct 2010
    • 67

    #1

    Painting candy over the silver

    I want to paint a candy color over the silver on my Stiletto. By chance does any one know if the paint on these is lacquer ?
    Thanks, Roy
  • G-UNIT
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2009
    • 949

    #2
    Don't take the chance use an enamel or polyurathane, you can spray these over lacquer but not the other way around

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    • colormegone
      Member
      • Oct 2010
      • 67

      #3
      I understand that but they don't make candy transparent colors in enamels. I was going to use the sliver as a base for the candy blue.. Was hoping someone new what they use..

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      • G-UNIT
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2009
        • 949

        #4
        Not sure but they do sell polyurthane in candys, check out ppg paint, your local harley shop,
        and maybe house of colors.

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        • colormegone
          Member
          • Oct 2010
          • 67

          #5
          No one seems to sell anything but laquer candies in spray cans. I just want to change the silver on the canopy

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          • stringfly
            Member
            • Jul 2010
            • 88

            #6
            Have you checked Testors small can candy colors... they may be enamel...???

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            • colormegone
              Member
              • Oct 2010
              • 67

              #7
              They are laquer.. I have checked all the model paint guys and all laquer.......................

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              • dana
                Banned
                • Mar 2010
                • 3573

                #8
                The stiletto is probably urethane clearcoat. Lacquer is ok over that but light coats to start. Enamel is the one you can't lacquer over. Highly doubt the stiletto is finished in enamel paint. I say go for it

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                • colormegone
                  Member
                  • Oct 2010
                  • 67

                  #9
                  I think I'll go for it too....... I don't like a RTR looks even thou they look sweet the way they come out of the box. I already pulled all the decals off and will stay with a white boat and a bit of bling on the Cowling...Will look clean and not like any other stiletto's.. I used to race real drag boats and ColorMeGone was her name.. This little play boat will be the same.. Already have some vinyl cut out for her..

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                  • mickvk
                    Senior Member
                    • Jun 2009
                    • 213

                    #10
                    Originally posted by colormegone
                    I think I'll go for it too....... I don't like a RTR looks even thou they look sweet the way they come out of the box. I already pulled all the decals off and will stay with a white boat and a bit of bling on the Cowling...Will look clean and not like any other stiletto's.. I used to race real drag boats and ColorMeGone was her name.. This little play boat will be the same.. Already have some vinyl cut out for her..
                    That must be her in your picture. That looks ridiculously fast. I push RC boats like crazy but I don't think I'd have the cahones to do it from the pilot seat!!

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                    • colormegone
                      Member
                      • Oct 2010
                      • 67

                      #11
                      Yup that's me in 1994 winning the nat's. I ran mod gas jet tunnel.. 118 mph in the 1/4 and later blown gas jet tunnel.. 132 mph in the 1/4... Divorce fixed all that and haven't raced since 99.

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                      • ron1950
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Aug 2010
                        • 3024

                        #12
                        know that feeling i still regret selling my daytona dragster tunnel...although i dont miss the 8 dollars a gallon raceing gas lol.....
                        MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
                        74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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                        • ron1950
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Aug 2010
                          • 3024

                          #13
                          easy way to spruce it up

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                          a good vynal guy can do wonders to make it not look rtr......
                          MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
                          74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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                          • colormegone
                            Member
                            • Oct 2010
                            • 67

                            #14
                            That does look sweet...
                            I have new vinyl cut for mine already and will have it ready in a week or so.

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                            • hazegry
                              Senior Member
                              • Jun 2010
                              • 815

                              #15
                              Ron you need to polish that outboard then it will look like the silver bullet lol

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