YOU Can Paint Like A Pro! - Pro-Line R/C Body Paint Review And Airbrush How To | RC Driver

[@kjohnston4846]

I don't know how you do it. I was thinking of airbrushing a body, and the most helpful channel happens to upload a video on it! Thanks bro I'm sure this will save me hours of research 🙏🏽😄

[@rcdriver]

KJohnstonYT Cool! Happy to help!! 😀

[@puzzleluvr]

This came at just the right time, I'm finally going to try painting my own bodies, and had just picked up an airbrush kit. Looks pretty easy, and very nice results!

[@DetoursRC]

My next rc investment is gonna be a decent airbrush set and these paints. Love that pearl green!

[@matthewprior3762]

That came out sick! Rc Driver Online is always my first stop for RC info 😎

[@jaytucker1]

Turned out amazing! Great informative video! That's what keeps me coming back to see your videos! I've learned so much! Thank you very much!

[@Jarhead1313]

This airbrush started it all for me, I still use it as a secondary brush next to my Iwata, but I can't stress enough on the importance of a good air supply, go ahead and get a dual piston compressor with tank and save yourself some drama down the road. I'm curious about a water based ready to spray airbrush paint, if Pro-Line truly stepped up and this is good paint I'll be saying Goodbye to Faskolor!

[@jeremylee6262]

I have been using proline paint since February and love it. Best paint on the market.

[@nobodynoone3428]

Have you tested it well? Has it come off the body at all?

[@menso3852]

@@nobodynoone3428 What he said. Does it? Because I'm having problems with the paint I'm using.

[@tronarat]

I have that same craftsman compressor holly cow its over 10 years old has built chicken coops remodeled a house and ran nail guns and has aired up the 35s on my truck, my wife left it outside during monsoon season out here in az one year the sun faded the paint but it still runs great 👍

[@richardclayton7170]

Surprisingly the harbor freight airbrush is decent for the price point. It’s now my secondary airbrush. I do most of my spraying with an Iwata Neo.

[@rworden96]

Do you know what size nozzle that harbor freight is?

[@DojCity]

I've always found airbrushing to be intimidating, but this video helped demystify is for me. Thanks!

[@puzzleluvr]

Same

[@oliversworldofwheels4910]

Nice job! cool car! thanks for teaching us! Love the video like always!

[@scalebuildersguild]

Great job Greg! I'm also giving their paints a go! Did you find that they adhered really well after drying?

[@rcdriver]

Thanks SBG! Although I haven't driven with the painted body yet, the paint seems to adhere well. The day after painting, there was still some tack to the paint. I was able to scrape some paint off the lexan with my finger nail when applying hard pressure. A few days after the paint job, it appears to be fully cured. I tried scratching the paint again and it didn't come off the test sample.

[@menso3852]

How did your adherence experiments go? I just finished my first bodyshell with Hobbynox paints the the other day but I don't dare to race with it because the paint comes off so easily. I used tried their "Intercoat/clear" but it was super gloopy and didn't spray so well.

[@Paul79UF]

@@menso3852 I've had the same experience. I've now painted three bodies with Pro-line fluorescent yellow airbrush paint backed with Pro-line white airbrush paint. Even days or weeks later, the paint just scrapes off extremely easily. I'm thinking of trying Spaz Stix enamel based airbrush paint for the next body.

[@rworden96]

Yep, the paint sucks. Professional painters recommend backing the water based airbrush paints (proline, createx, etc.) in a clear coat rust oleum or krylon spray paint… I’ve tried that and it does help the issue but it will still scratch off inside fairly easily

[@golferchin76]

Alway enjoy your videos ! By the way, have you tried “liquid masking”? There are all kinds of brand out there. You can airbrush them on (need a few layers), usually need to be thinned with a bit of water. They are basically water based latex rubber. With it you can create very complex designs but a lot less painful than using masking tape. Currently BittyDesign has some videos (time- lapsed) showing off really complex designs, lots of layers. I mean, you already have a airbrush set with bunch of colors, instead of just some spray cans of Tamiya. Thanks for making all these videos !

[@mertb.2502]

As also being a plastic model builder besides rc hobbies all modelling paints revell tamiya mr.color vallejo or so on can be applied with airbrush to the rc bodies. The important thing is to finish the last coat with a water resistant varnish or a regular black spray can paint

[@carstenvonenckevort2223]

looks amazing! Thanks for the simple step by step.

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

You didn't get just a airbrush kit...you got the Deluxe airbrush kit.

[@rcdriver]

Only the finest for this channel!

[@hippo4g93]

Father Family Fun 🤣

[@simscoordinator]

Love that color scheme. Awesome

[@tyshiddejuremanbey1313]

OUTSTANDING!!!

[@STP-dh9gd]

Wow, that looks great!

[@stevemoon2136]

I'm really keen to try these paints out. I find some other brands tend to block the nozzle too quickly. I'll be keeping my eyes peeled at my LHS for these. 👍😎👍

[@rcdriver]

Yes, I know what you're saying. It's like those paints dry as they hit the airbrush tip. These PL paints didn't have a clogging issue during this paint job.

[@bassanonymous4923]

Good video.. gave me the confidence to get the tools material and body. I've been doing my own bodies which only consists of a couple but I've been using the hobby grade spray paint but after watching your video I think I'm ready to experiment. I think I'm going to experiment on a couple plastic 2 liters first but either way thanks for the great video

[@jonnantau9354]

Very nice informative video, thanks alot for taking the time to make it.

[@robstevens2152]

Great video, love the paint but can you tell me how to protect the paint job once it’s finished?

[@nobodynoone3428]

Any durability issues like flaking? I may pick some of these up and try them since Tower will probably have them.

[@colestaples2010]

Great paint!

[@longboardguy]

Nice video Rich and you are an excellent painter. Cool look into getting the air brush I should look into one also! Mabey you’ll get your flashlight coupon next time haha. Cool air compressor also. I have to say that Black Rhino Losi in the background looks awesome I think that’s my next sc track truck!

[@johnsdad092009]

Amazing. Now i want to take a hand atnair brushing a body. Great video as always.

[@mtrccrawler6300]

Siiiick!!! I’ma have to buy a air brush kit now!!

[@BlackMetalRC85]

this is very nice, good Job!

[@briansrcadventures1316]

I wish I had found the Proline RC paint easy to use. Not sure whether I had a bad bottle, but mine wouldn't spray at all nicely, very spattery, despite using an airbrush with a 0.5mm needle & nozzle at 35psi. Adhesion I found was not good at all. So I ended up stripping the Proline RC paint off, which unfortunately I think has weakened the body shell (TRX4 Sport). I ended up just repainting using Tamiya PS Spray cans.

[@shawng7902]

I can paint and airbrush. What I'm not used to is laying it down backwards. Like fiberglass. Idea that just popped in my head, get a piece of glass. Practice masking, spraying, and doing accent split colors on it. Then you can see it and clean it off to try something else.

[@chrisfigiel9547]

Very informative as always. Thank you Greg.

[@rworden96]

Did the paint rub off easy? And is the inside texture grainy? I just sprayed body with proline and it’s grainy on inside for some reason

[@GreatLakesRC]

Really cool video 👌 never really considered airbrush, but you make it look easy, lol!

[@meirdeaph]

Awsome paint came out so good

[@Dlw-se3ti]

Awesome job!

[@Frogs77]

Your mask cutting by hand is top notch lol. Seriously awesome.

[@pfarraldcash6095]

wow the result is awesome! 👍

[@rcdriver]

Thanks!!

[@TimothyKelley007]

Can you use a regular air compressor ? I already have a shop air compressor wondering if I can use that?

[@johnfaustus1]

A useful thing to do is to open the top of these air paints (or any paint that requires thorough mixing), and place a small ball bearing (5mm to 10mm) inside. Expensive paints for miniatures (table top gaming) almost always come with an agitator ball like that (metal or plastic for cost) - RC paints rarely do.

[@juliuslemeki3835]

Thanks so much, the tips are great you have given me some ideas to use my airbrush. Top video, like and subbed

[@kovaxx1]

Sweet stuff man.

[@granddeath]

Good stuff, loved it.

[@oldgeezer6470]

Thanks for the video! I cant wait to get started. I just wish Pro Line would make different bodys for stadium trucks.

[@lof7845]

Which model grex air compressor do you have? Also which tamiya and eclipse airbrush do you recommend?

[@bobtawilger359]

Thanks for the video. Very informative!

[@musthavewheels]

Hey. Great video man. I was contemplating on weather or not to get this paint. The only grey area for me is, how much paint do you consume painting a whole body? Will 1 of those small bottle do more than 1 body? Thanks.

[@ruffaccord]

Yes. You can get maybe 10 done, even more. It's all about thin even coats

[@musthavewheels]

@@ruffaccord that's amazing. Thanks for your help

[@jonbeargenx]

This really looks like the old Faskolor paints. I ordered two sets of these Pro-Line and I'll compare them to my old Faskolors.

[@jpknalli1961]

what's your experience with the pro-line paint? I'm thinking about trying them but I do not really trust the adherence because is water based.

[@TiberiusCat]

Great video! Thanks! Do you know how manufacturers mass produce identical sophisticated painted bodies?

[@tamasdohy1146]

??? so this is good for lexan bodies? and what do you need to clean the airbrush with? does it have its own thinner like Tamiya does?

[@trimmin420]

can you use any airbrush gun or kit to spray these paints or do you need a specific kind?

[@DonaldByrd1970]

Pretty GOOD job, especially since you said it's been sometime since you painted. Are you sure about the time since you've painted?

[@Gavs_rc_hobbies]

I might have to give Proline paint a go. Hope they come out with more colors in the future.

[@rcdriver]

Be interesting to see if they come out with more. I'm really liking the pearls and metalics they have now.

[@antrc]

Nice job and they look great. Just hope they make it to UK

[@grfulgarcia]

Awesome paint scheme... going need to try these out. Thanks for your informative video

[@rcdriver]

Thanks! I went for a simple scheme because it's going to get wrecked on the basher project it's going on. Hehe

[@Joes5thscalercandguns]

Wow nice I gotta start doing that with my body's and thanks for this vid it really helps thanks brother

[@andylasher9720]

I didn't see a reply to questions about the paint flaking off the first time you take the truck out. I spend a lot of time making my bodies looks great and the first run the paint is flaking off. Any tips to get better adhesion?

[@slotartminicars6909]

Good work

[@epeterson2448]

Looks nice 👍

[@crimsonfancy]

Excellent show! Exactly what I was looking for lately and have been nervous about starting into airbrushing. I'm motivated now and excited that you were able to use a Harbor Freight brush for lowest cost. The ProLine paints are exactly the reason I want to try to learn. So many great colors and so easy to pour and go. And of course I trust ProLine branded products because they've delivered above and beyond all these years. Few things I'm still curious about are how to set up a water filter on the air compressor (does HF have one?,) whether I can feel confident using my three gallon Harbor Freight pancake compressor and how much I should be concerned about / hoping that the Harbor Freight brush will spray to ProLine specs of using a 0.5mm tip. I'm assuming that when you slid the needle back you were making this adjustment? As always another informative and motivational video from you guys! Please keep up the great work and I love to explore every personalization facet of the hobby beyond just bash, repair / upgrade / bling, bash again.

[@cipherviper4093]

I have a kobalt 26-gal, 150-PSI electric portable air compressor can I use that to spray paint on my body's?

[@Jarhead1313]

Is that Green translucent? The reason I ask is I'm wanting to do an Olive metallic for my Rubicon body I have for my Summit. My buddy said he achieved the color on one of his bodies by using Wicked Apple Green and backing it with Pro-Line Pewter,but all I have is all of the Pro-Line Paints and a medium supply of Faskolor paints, so I'm wondering if I could get close to the color I'm wanting with the the Pro-Line Green backed with Pro-Line Pewter. Any info will be much appreciated.

[@rchobbyandracing725]

Just went 2 the store got the same airbrush kit now I'm gona try 2 airbrush a rc body for the 1st time

[@babakh20]

RcHobbyAndRacing me 2 ✌🏼

[@linlinlixin2637]

Are these paints good for hard bodies as well, or just lexan?

[@superaidenproductions1870]

Hi dude, love it when u upload!

[@rcdriver]

Wish I could do more. Thanks for watching!

[@nelsonsoper1]

Did you have to coat the finished job with a clear to stop the paint from scratching off

[@Black0raz0r]

thank you very much for this cool video

[@RevolutionX]

Nice, I've been meaning to get into airbrushing!

[@gamingbattlegames1225]

Two questions if I may first off great video, what psi should you paint at? Second the paints your using how do you think they would do on plastic model kits? Also you didn’t mention what psi the air compressor should maintain while airbrushing paint? Thank you

[@shawnpizza]

RcToys 30 PSI...he mentions it in the video at 7:19

[@gamingbattlegames1225]

Shawn Hebert thank you for your reply. Yes I remember the psi but what I’m in need of knowing is can it be used on scale plastic models kits? Thank you

[@gadgetmantwincities]

Can you do a video on painting the proline xmaxx brute body? They say it’s not recommended to paint but you can heat the ptfe plastic and it will receive paint!

[@drjavogel]

Great info. Thanks, Greg.

[@rcdriver]

Thanks!!

[@evhexrc1765]

Guess who’s about to get that airbrush kit from Harbor Freight(with my free flashlight coupon, of course) and look for a free air compressor on Craigslist to fix and start airbrushing? 👉👉THIS😁GUY!!!👈👈

[@mellej.k2975]

Hello, do you need a mask for this water-based paint spraying🙂

[@Paul-815]

Can you scratch the paint with your fingernail? I had bad luck with this paint. It sprayed fine, just isn’t durable.

[@nobodynoone3428]

That's what I was wondering.

[@Paul-815]

Nobody No One I was able to scratch it super easy

[@nobodynoone3428]

@@Paul-815 I appreciate the info. People tend to ignore durability when talking about paint. Thanks

[@Paul-815]

Nobody No One I want to see if rc driver will test it. He’s sponsored

[@nobodynoone3428]

@@Paul-815Agreed. It would be an interesting video.

[@vinnygallino5217]

A great way to practice is with food coloring dye on your painting book,or canvas, it cleans up easy it doesn't clog the nozzle and it's cheap you can really practice, it doesn't make a super duper mess and doesn't smell,

[@itsjustme7777]

The big question for me is how durable is the paint? Will it stay stuck to the body after an impact or does it come right off?

[@nobodynoone3428]

Another comment said it comes off, but who knows?

[@adolfoarias]

If thats your concern, buy a clear body and paint under the body. Not over it. It wont peel at all if you crash or scrape

[@itsjustme7777]

@@adolfoarias Yeah, that's what you do on all clear lexan bodies, my concern is how well the paint adheres to the lexan. If it doesn't stick very well then it can flake off very easily with minor impacts.

[@jpknalli1961]

that's my concern, too... sure you paint the inside of the lexan body, but does a water based paint really have adherence? Any experience? What I am reading in the comments here ist not very convincing. I am hesitant to try the pro-line paint.

[@rworden96]

It will scratch off inside. The paint is not durable at all. You can spray a krylon or rust oleum clear coat over the proline and it will improve the durability but it will still come off if it rubs against or smashes into something inside the car. The durability is nowhere close to Tamiya cans. It’s unfortunate because you can’t get the detail with cans like you can with airbrush but who cares if the paint won’t even stay on.

[@sabresswords]

What do you use to clean the airbrush? Do you need any paint thinners or anything like that to clean the paint out with?

[@nlrcchannel3967]

Awesome video

[@rcdriver]

Thank you!!

[@ponyboy2195]

What would you recommend to back up metallic green or do I need a backup?

[@ashbjornssonfilm]

That depends on how dark or light you want the color. if you want it to be darker, use black. if you want it to be lighter, use white

[@olddogg60]

When you are cutting the masking tape so that you can peal off a section/strip, how do you keep from scoring the plastic body or does that matter? Great video. 👍

[@alb9022]

I'm guessing it's a matter of practice, but you're going to have some amount of scoring anyway since the blade should be sharp enough to form nice, clean lines in the masking.

[@olddogg60]

Thank you for the reply. I will practice on some scrap pieces before I go for broke.

[@alb9022]

@@olddogg60 Sure thing. Also that's a great idea. I kinda wish I had thought of that for when I wanted to do liquid masking.

[@STEVOD313]

I airbrush my bodies n am going to try these paints out. Usually I use createx or wicked paints but do wanna see how these paints compare

[@STEVOD313]

These paints dont need any reducers? Usually I do 1 to 1, 1part paint to 1 part reducer

[@rcdriver]

@@STEVOD313 Ready to spray! They do offer a reducer too, but they're advertised as spray right out of the bottle and that's what I did. Pretty fine spray out of the bottle. Perhaps you could get even finer detail with the reducer.

[@carbonoxx]

how is this paint water based compared to the regular lacquer paint?

[@Electrobeam673]

Will this paint work on hard plastic bodies?

[@Jpcars636]

This paint what do you need to clean airbrush out thinners or isopropyl as eBay seller of this paint ain’t got a clue lol

[@TW39]

Hi do u know how to remove mat black ps tamiya clear coat from the out side off the rc 110scale car body shell

[@uacl028]

A big help, thank you sir

[@micsherwood4930]

i can't find where you state the nozzle size used for this project.

[@nsvaluto48328]

I wanna pick your brain on a painting idea I’m considering going with this ECX Amp monster truck building kit I want to paint so the bed looks like wood stain and Crome hold down strips all with paint and masking thanks

[@raw900rr]

I'd get one of the cheap Amazon airbrush kits with the hvlp top feed. Still 20ish bux, more user friendly for beginners. I'm just starting into RC bodies for my son, and airbrushing backwards is so foreign to me.

[@roberttruesdell6151]

Is that paint rack available for sale?

[@MrBumbles2]

shakes real well in a case tumbler lol

[@bikechannel3732]

I have a question I have got sis RC cars for free all need Electronics what would you recommend for spending would you budget to buy all the parts 4 on all upgrading them I only get $50 spending money allowance

[@pb-bx1ll]

Great video, thank you

[@macombcougars1112]

can you mix two colors together??

[@travismorse2104]

Cool!! Never tried the masking tape I always use liquid mask, I watched hemistorm he uses tape also.I'm horrible at trimming out designs on the body! Have to give the tape try. Cool vid definitely going to try this paint next body!👍🍻

[@rcdriver]

If I'm in a rush, a good masking tape is the way to go. If I have time or want really fine details, I'll go with the liquid mask. Thanks for watching!!

[@PhiddyPford]

What PSI is used, needle size , and do to need the reducer ?

[@jakescinta1448]

Mike McElligott proline says 30 psi through a .5mm tip and you don't have to reduce it

[@NaturallyRC]

Great video. One issue: I was told a long time ago never to shake airbrush paints. Maybe that's old school nonsense. I dunno.

[@stevenbaggley1257]

Seriously?! Always best to shake as much as possible (and the paint too)!

[@NaturallyRC]

@@stevenbaggley1257 Ha. You can still google it. Something about air bubbles or leaving pigment at the bottom unless you use a metal ball. Some guys store their paints upside down etc. Anyway, I have always shaken too.

[@puzzleluvr]

@@NaturallyRC there is a small (plastic?) ball in the bottle.

[@NaturallyRC]

@@puzzleluvr Sometimes, yeah.

[@puzzleluvr]

@@NaturallyRC no, I'm saying that these do have a small ball of some kind in them. I have them, and there is definitely something that rattles around LOL

[@CaptainPhantom93]

Do they make enamels that are just as easy to use?

[@chriswebb383]

Jeriah Smith can’t really use enamel on lexan . Would rather use water based anyway

[@davidbailey1721]

Did you airbrush hair on to your head too?

[@yamahschector]

The tape seems to cut nicely what is it