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hi i got a chassis right and it came in the mail scratches on the under side of the 959
now i removed it with wet rub and now the black plastic it went to a dull black
so what paint do i use to make it bling bling again thanks

tamiyabase.com/...ng-plastic

If you specifically want to paint it, I think I'd go with TS-13 Clear

hi thanks very much guys mush so
AndyAus i saw that but i was thinking if its a different black then it wouldnt do much good then like i couldnt see it going back to the same black again and with the shine
i will give it a go on another part
if i have to paint it black again to get it back to the black on the out side witch one do i get
thanks very much for your help A+
this is why i like this site better then tamiyaclub because your guys rock

hi guys um i am trung to restore a 959 bumper and i got all the scratches out and its got a faint line in it
i would like to paint it black what black is it????
do u then paint it with TS-13 Clear is that right thanks

Around here we have auto part store the sells "Bumper Black spray paint", some of the older cars had black plastic bumpers from factory and that spray mimics that color.

I have used that on several plastic parts with luck.
As here on my heater for my Capri

Niiiice richard.

thats great work but if u where me what tamiya paint be best?
in a spray can
um there is a shop where u can go to get a paint colour made up but i'm not sure if its works on platic
thanks for th idea great thanks
i think it still would be best if it was a tamiya paint in a can
and to get it to shine do i still use the TS-13 Clear
if i could get this right then i could restore a lot of tamiya back to new then
save millions then

no they said that there paint is not ment for plastic paint will fall off

spannerman3 wrote:

no they said that there paint is not ment for plastic paint will fall off

They can make it work with plastic, they just needs to add softner to the paint.
My Volvo V40 etc have plastic bumpers that are painted body color, that have softner added so the paint will not come off when the bumpers are flexing.
Anyone that paint modern cars should know this.
You only need to tell them that the paint is intended to go on plastic bumpers and they should know what to do.

And hardbodies like Lunchbox etc, is many times painted with automotive paints. so paint hould work on most plastic matrials, except on Lexan, that needs polycarbonate paint.
On several projects I have used automitive paint, like the Beetle project with trailer that was calle Bugbuddy.
That was painted with Ford RS Focus lime green paint mixed at a auto paint store into spray cans, main color and clearcoat.

But on most hardbodies I have uses TS paint from Tamiya as that is ment to be used on plastic, like plastic kits, hardbodies, styrene etc.