So after lots of deliberation I have decided to go for a single colour inverse stealth look on my modded b3. The plan is to have a white shell and black wheels. The blue hop ups and yellow turnbuckles I hope will liven it up. I've got some monochrome decals so hopefully the whole things works and I get the desired effect. Ill RIT dye my new white wheels black. Can those in the know see I this approach works for the shell:
+ wash shell with warm water
+ once dry liquid mask or cling film outside as no protective film
+ liquid mask or vinyl mask windows (which leaves cleaner line?)
+ apply 3mm low tack masking tape around windows if I want to create border around windows in darker colour but will this leave clean line or liable to bleed. Not sure I can get super straight and consistent lines with liquid mask
+ apply initial coat thinly so to help increase paint adhesion
+ apply 2 more coats
+ remove masking around window
+ paint window border
+ apply final white coat to all
+ remove window vinyl mask
+ once dry score shell trim line and snap or tear
+ ream out holes
+ apply decals
+ admire work
+ assemble car
+ drive the nuts off it and break stuff and crack shell
+ repeat above but with increasing complexity
+etc
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