Make sure the vinyl is stuck to the car, then gently peel off the scotch tape. Once you cut a pattern out and remove the excess parts, cover it in scotch tape, peel it off the backing, and apply it to the car. Stripes can be very easily made with vinyl sticker material, a razor blade, and a ruler. The yellow for the headlights on this car was 3 drops of white and one of yellow.ĭon't forget the interior! Some simple swipes with paint or even sharpie can add a lot of detail. Mix different colors a drop or two at a time to get the color you want. Paint mixing tip- Using a toothpick with paint on it you can put drops of paint in something. Again, don't be afraid to mess up- we can strip it back down and start over if we need to! Take your time, do pieces one small chunk at a time. A steady hand helps- but the most important part is patience. Sometimes you just need to grab a paintbrush and wing it. Anything that needs to be silver and is SMALL, you can *very* gently scrape the paint off back down to the base color. Masking tape can be very useful but you need to make sure it is REALLY well stuck down or the paint will bleed under it and make a mess.Īnother trick I like to use is a scraper. I started with the bed- since the bottom of the bed was black plastic, I painted the insides of the bed to match. Studying pictures of real cars can really pay off. The more details you add, the better the car will look (assuming the details are done right!). If you want to get REALLY crazy and build some of the extreme cars like the ones above, you might want to check out the custom tool box I built just for the purpose of building Hot Wheels: Paint - spray cans, modeling paint, sharpies, etc Paint stripper (soaking in acetone works well also) FREE shipping Add to Favorites Vintage 1970s Johnny Lightning Topper Movin Van Green Diecast Redlines Parts. Add to Favorites 1969 Hot Wheels Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Redline (Blue) (104) 69.00. For a basic custom, you'll need the following tools and supplies: Hot Wheels 10mm/10mm Black Redline with Chrome rims 5 spoke Treaded rubber tire set. While there are many different levels to this insanity, it is really simple to take the cars appart and slap a paint job on them. This Instructable goes over the basic steps of taking a stock Hot Wheel or Matchbox car, stripping it down, cleaning it up, painting it, and adding details to make it look GREAT. I'm to the point now that I love it so much I'm teaching my students how to do it. I got into building custom Hot wheels a couple of years ago. Well, I'm not so sure about cheap- because I truly believe that a man's most expensive hobby begins with 97 cents! Please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel: Rusty Phoenix Motors
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