Hydro dipped VW Bug

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Brandon

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Arrma RC's
  1. Kraton 6s
  2. Typhon 6s
First off they do not make enough stickers to “hide” the imperfections on my first dip. A big thank you @Mr.Duke for posting the -How to- thread. I read through and watched the video many times to learn and understand the process. He is very skilled.
I went for white flames in the front and then blended to yellow for the rest. Paint job I’m happy with, the hydro did wrinkle, stretch and bubble. Not sure if I went too slow or too fast. I do have plenty of activator so will be attempting again soon.

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Hydrographics is something that takes alot of time to perfect.. there are so many variables to the process.. I've been dipping for years, and you have to have the mentality that the dip will have to be touched up... you can take activator on a brush and rub the ink side of the film to pull ink into the brush for certain touch ups.. you can also hide alot with a air brush...

The most important thing is to know how the water will flow over the object your dipping, I sometimes will do a test dunk in the tank before committing to the actual project... it will show you where the issues are, wether its air trapped or blowouts..

Looks to me you did just fine for the few times you have dunked... just keep at it.. touching the patterns up is key and takes practice..

Here is a body I did just 2 days ago for my typhon 3s... also if you look at my avatar the blower on my camaro is also dipped...

Alden

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Nice work. I’ll keep at it. That’s for the tips.
 
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