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I'm just not a Fan of Black colors for RC cars or even Scale cars. But we all have our tastes.Yes, I think the mistake I have been making is using spray rather than brush paint. I have done two bodies and they both looked good at first (IMO) but the paint eventually flaked off. I think it's either because I used spray or because I didn't clear coat it afterward. If you have any contacts who do custom bodies, please lmk! Most of the ones I find on eBay are not for the 1/8. I had my eye on this one, but I slept on it and when I went to buy it, it was already sold: https://www.ebay.com/itm/354185287887. Below are some of the bodies I sprayed in Traxxas black. Maybe I'll buy another clear Arrma body and hand paint it this time.
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The lines still get lost. Black always looks dirtier than it is.
And its much easier to see brighter colors/graphics that Pop on an RC body, when out Bashing.
I sometimes bash at night. Black would make me crash into things. Could never see it at a distance.
I had a dark blue painted body once . Still bad news for me.