My Dyeing Attempt
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The bolt looks fly when its in the gat , lol id say its more of a pinky red than a scarlet when its on that white back ground tho
to get the egg proper red try some car tail light tinting spray:
http://www.extremeautoaccessories.co.uk/products.php?section=1193
i imagine it would work 100times better.
http://www.extremeautoaccessories.co.uk/products.php?section=1193
i imagine it would work 100times better.
As Tom says, go for the polycarbonate paint. This stuff is used on the inside of lexan radio control car shells, it bonds itself to the inside of the plastic and won't crack if flexed.
My eggs been done over 6 months now and is still looking good, that's blue pearl over a silver metalflake base
And these should be available from your local model shop
http://www.parmapse.com/faskolor.asp
Most are available in spray cans too
My eggs been done over 6 months now and is still looking good, that's blue pearl over a silver metalflake base
And these should be available from your local model shop
http://www.parmapse.com/faskolor.asp
Most are available in spray cans too
Just done the Egg again 
It's adrker, but a little pinker now
If anyone fancies trying this I recommend 1 Scarlet and 1 Bordeax pot. Or more if you want darker.
Will post pics later.
That blue egg looks amazing. Did you use spray or the pots?
It's adrker, but a little pinker now If anyone fancies trying this I recommend 1 Scarlet and 1 Bordeax pot. Or more if you want darker.
Will post pics later.
That blue egg looks amazing. Did you use spray or the pots?
I did an egg about a year ago, one side smoke and the other black.
There's no sign of wear at all.
This polycarbonate paint etches into the plastic, and bonds with it.
It literally becomes part of the shell.
For a high gloss finish, make sure you paint the inside, not the outside.
There's no sign of wear at all.
This polycarbonate paint etches into the plastic, and bonds with it.
It literally becomes part of the shell.
For a high gloss finish, make sure you paint the inside, not the outside.
Thanks guys, compliments appreciated,
but it really is dead easy to do and it lasts as well as the paint bonds itself to the plastic, and doesn't chip off like car paints.
Wash the inside out with a bit of washing up liquid in some warm water, dry with a hairdryer and then warm the shells just a bit to help avoid runs in the paint.
i used a £10 airbrush that i already had, on that egg but i've used the polycarbonate spray cans with equal results on my R/c cars.
Only other tip is to really keep spraying from different angles as you tend to miss bits around the ribbing inside the shell.
If you can disassemble a hopper then you can do this, stock hoppers are so boring and i'm sure someone could be more creative than me
but it really is dead easy to do and it lasts as well as the paint bonds itself to the plastic, and doesn't chip off like car paints.
Wash the inside out with a bit of washing up liquid in some warm water, dry with a hairdryer and then warm the shells just a bit to help avoid runs in the paint.
i used a £10 airbrush that i already had, on that egg but i've used the polycarbonate spray cans with equal results on my R/c cars.
Only other tip is to really keep spraying from different angles as you tend to miss bits around the ribbing inside the shell.
If you can disassemble a hopper then you can do this, stock hoppers are so boring and i'm sure someone could be more creative than me
I did this hopper specially for The Welsh Open.
And Yes the welsh flag design (dragon and all) is sprayed on the inside.
And Yes the welsh flag design (dragon and all) is sprayed on the inside.