Painted models advice please!

Had a battered Hooligan from Jem the other night - and looking over it, it needs some repairing - namely filling/sanding + recovering.
The model is painted at present, but wont be fuel proof cos it is quite battered and chipped.

Question is: - are there still any good fuel proof paints out there to touch it up with? are they worth bothering with? or should I strip it down over the winter and just solarfilm the whole thing?
(im presuming, solarfilm wouldnt just go straight over the top of the paint????)


Next question - Its an old model and I know some of the old fuel proof paints were toxic - so if I do need to strip it, are there any sensible precautions I should be taking apart from Charcoal mask + gloves?
Would it need sanding off? or would a good old can of nitromorse (or a heat gun) fetch it off?

Basically, I have had no experience with painted models at all so any advice from you professional type chappies would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks all!
Ben.....

You could always convert it to electric, it wouldn't need fuelproof paint then

Andy

Was genuinely thinking about converting it actually - but with its age I wasn't sure if it would be worth doing - Plus the flight times would be reduced greatly!
Im not a fan of glow plug goo - so might be the way to go!
Mark was/is going to spec something up for me so I can figure out costing, but in the mean time anyone with suggested motor/ lipo/ ESC sizes for the plane would be appreciated!

What sort of model is it? Span? size glow engine needed?

Andy

Andy, Think heavy WOT 4

M

Good point, specs might help really! at work at the mo so will measure up later on when I get home!

Hmmmm. Doing it on the cheap(ish), I would be looking at a Turnigy type motor from Hobby city, something like the 4250 650kV (1150watt rated) motor, turning a 14x8 - 16x8 prop on a 5s 4Ah lipo or so should do the trick....

Obviously, you can tune the prop size to get the power levels/flight characteristics right, and if you are will to accept short flights, but have a lighter install, you can reduce the battery size...

Andy

Cheers for the come back Andy
Sorry for the mess around, the motor might be knackered, the servo's rusted - the fuse crumbling and the wings bent - dont know until I get chance to really have a good poke at it all - It might not even be worth doing anything with really - I just want to find out what my options are in the long run (if any!)

Would Fuel Proofer go over the top of any type of paint? - just wondering if I could spray it up with some of Halfrauds finest and then just fuel proof over the top?

Looked it over properly last night - Will replace all servo's and linkages anyway, and apart from a bit of filling and sanding, it doesnt look in too bad nick!

Also think I will convert it to leccy - I hate fuel goo and cant be bothered wiping it down to get it home from the field - plus it will give me a bit of a project over the winter to keep me occupied!

With that in mind, I wont need to fuel proof it - so presume (apart from weight issues) covering isnt too important - just make sure its bright and shiny!



Hmmmmm....Now.......... What colours to choose!

Pink. Pink and Black.

Shall I put on some wing tassles too?

Pom-poms. They would look good, so long as they are colour co-ordinated.....