Car body (last details)

[nospam]

Hello,

I have a few question on the car body cutting.

What is the best way to make a clean smooth round
curve on the car body around the tires
when you have done a rough cut?

Kyosho has not marked my car body for the antenna
hole.
What are your tips for making the antenna hole?

Thanks in advance for your answers.

[BradL]

"nospam" <nospam@antispam.com> wrote in message
news:3E363577.2010604@antispam.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have a few question on the car body cutting.
>
> What is the best way to make a clean smooth round
> curve on the car body around the tires
> when you have done a rough cut?
>
> Kyosho has not marked my car body for the antenna
> hole.
> What are your tips for making the antenna hole?
>
> Thanks in advance for your answers.
>
G'Day,

I use a dremel with a cutoff wheel to take the bulk of the wheelarch out,
then I use a sanding drum on the dremel to get a smooth curve, then I finish
with some reasonably fine sandpaper for that 'show room' finish ;-)

If you don't have a dremel, then it's the curved scissors and lots of elbow
grease with some sandpaper.

Regards,
Brad.

[Ghost Ball]

sand paper :-)

"nospam" <nospam@antispam.com> wrote in message
news:3E363577.2010604@antispam.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have a few question on the car body cutting.
>
> What is the best way to make a clean smooth round
> curve on the car body around the tires
> when you have done a rough cut?
>
> Kyosho has not marked my car body for the antenna
> hole.
> What are your tips for making the antenna hole?
>
> Thanks in advance for your answers.
>

[Dirtnap]

Rough it in with the scissors.
Then use a drum sander in your dremell to smooth
out the cuts.



"nospam" <nospam@antispam.com> wrote in message
news:3E363577.2010604@antispam.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have a few question on the car body cutting.
>
> What is the best way to make a clean smooth round
> curve on the car body around the tires
> when you have done a rough cut?
>
> Kyosho has not marked my car body for the antenna
> hole.
> What are your tips for making the antenna hole?
>
> Thanks in advance for your answers.
>

[nospam]

Great.

My wife has a kind of dremel with tough metal
cap to remove tough death skin.

I am sure that it will work great on lexan.
I would never have tought about using it
without your answers.

So thanks a lot for your feedback.

Dirtnap wrote:
> Rough it in with the scissors.
> Then use a drum sander in your dremell to smooth
> out the cuts.
>
>
>
> "nospam" <nospam@antispam.com> wrote in message
> news:3E363577.2010604@antispam.com...
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I have a few question on the car body cutting.
>>
>>What is the best way to make a clean smooth round
>>curve on the car body around the tires
>>when you have done a rough cut?
>>
>>Kyosho has not marked my car body for the antenna
>>hole.
>>What are your tips for making the antenna hole?
>>
>>Thanks in advance for your answers.
>>
>
>
>

[Chris]

> I use a dremel with a cutoff wheel to take the bulk of the wheelarch out,
> then I use a sanding drum on the dremel to get a smooth curve, then I finish
> with some reasonably fine sandpaper for that 'show room' finish ;-)
>
> If you don't have a dremel, then it's the curved scissors and lots of elbow
> grease with some sandpaper.
>

A Dremel tool is the way to go! Curved scissors and sandpaper equals hard work! :)

I've got a great cordless Dremel tool from Lowes ( I think it was ~$40).