Patina Paint Tutorial on the Element Ecto body!

Recently I had suggested to fellow TH-camr, RCU in the shed, that he paint a used body he picked up in a patina style to cover up the fluorescent orange it had been previously painted. He asked if I could show in a video how I do my patina paint jobs and I agreed that I would. Well here ya go Mark, I hope you find this info helpful!
I decided to use the Element Ecto body, which I had recently been using on Sgt Rock, for the demo seeing as I have just picked up the single cab CreepER body for Sarge. Since the body had been painted a couple of times before, both inside and outside, I figured it would be perfect to use in the tutorial.
I think the patina paint job on the Ecto came out great and if I hadn't already picked up the CreepER single cab I would definitely be rolling this one again!
Thanks for watching and be sure to come back for more Cactus Crawler RC!

[@richardwinsonRC]

That's awesome! Definitely using that technique when I get my ecto! Gained a sub from me dude good work! Saying hi from the UK 🇬🇧

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

@@richardwinsonRC thanks Richard! I’m glad I was able to give you some good ideas for your Ecto! Also thanks for the sub, I really appreciate all the support!

[@rccilegon]

wow the end of the painting is a beautiful rust effect, 💯full of patience and painstaking thanks for the knowledge Friend 👍🤝

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

Thanks for watching the video! Yeah, I really like the way the rust effect came out. I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial!

[@WandersonRC3]

Great job

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

Thanks bro! I like to do the painting as well as the building!

[@islandrc-duke1972]

Looks awesome, cool paint job

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

Thanks Duke! The tutorial was something I did for another TH-camr! I'm glad you liked it!

[@UrbanLegendRC]

Very cool patina paint job you did a great job

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

Thanks so much for watching Urban Legend! I'm glad you liked my patina paint tutorial video!

[@rcuintheshed6981]

That looks awesome bro nice job the steps should be easy enough to follow I've never attempted this style before should be interesting at least I can start straight after work tomorrow now 💪 thank you for making this vid bro 👊

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

You got it brother! I can't wait to see how yours comes out!

[@rcuintheshed6981]

@@CactusCrawlersRC hey bro I'd like to include a clip of your video in mine to show where I'm getting my information from I'll give full credit on the screen state verbally what and who I'm watching and put a link in the description to your channel and the video but only if it's ok with you

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

@@rcuintheshed6981 Heck yeah brother, go ahead! That would be awesome!

[@lonestaraerials6771]

Dude! That is fabulous!! Thanks for the video 🙂

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

Thanks for watching! I hope you found the patina painting technique I use helpful!

[@jamesharrison5004]

Salting between each rust colour works even better.

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

Sounds like an awesome tip, I’ll try that next time! Thanks for watching the video bro, I appreciate the support!

[@419crawlers]

Awesome video! Looks great. New subscriber 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

Thanks bro! It turned out better than I thought it would! Thanks for subbing!

[@ColoradoRawRC]

That looks amazing man!! Great job and thanks for sharing bro!😁✌

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

Thanks brother! It turned out pretty good for a quickie tutorial! The Ecto will be a backup body for the G Speed SCX10II which will be getting a new CreepER single cab!

[@DirtyPlumbus]

Not bad at all. Probably much cheaper, easier, and quicker than store bought options. 👍

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

Thanks DirtyPlumbus! I agree that it can be done much cheaper if using big box store paints and can have awesome results! Thanks for watching!

[@J_Cache]

Great tutorial, straight to the point. What color is that c10 you painted?

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

Hi J, I'm glad you liked the video! I answered the paint question on the other comment! Thanks for watching my vids!

[@chadashton7029]

So...any paint that says for plastic will work on the bare body? Or for initial painting on a fresh lid will you need something specifically made for them?

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

Hi Chad, yeah I prep the body by sanding the outside areas that will be painted (like a 120 grit). I usually paint the inside the same color so if it does flake or scratch off it's not too obvious. I make sure that the paint does say it's made for plastic and a primer coat definitely helps to keep it from flaking off too badly but on lexan it will get some flaking. I try not to put the paint on too heavy, just a couple of light coats should do the trick! Good luck!

[@charlieturner3099]

Paint pen you recommend?

[@CactusCrawlersRC]

I use paint pens from Hobby Lobby, the brand is called "Painters" and I really like the silver argent plateado in metallic for the chrome highlights, it works pretty well! I hope this info helps, thanks for watching!