your 400ex colors, and suggestions

[deathcorefan2]

im stuck on what colors to use...
i already have red nerfs, so red..and what?
what looks good?

red and blue? red and yellow? red and lime green? just red and black?

im getting clutch covers and stuff powder coated..what would look best. im on the fence..help please!

oh and please use this thread to show off your 400ex's colors also!

[hypersnyper6947]

Mine is lime green with black frame and arms, i am a fan of white though. White plastics, frame and upper a-arms black everything else, wheels lower a-arms bars nerfs, you get the picture. One day i will do mine like this

[Honda#4]

Red and white is a killer combo

[bbender85]

assuming you're still running the silver plastics... stick with red if you already have other red stuff. less is more....

[deathcorefan2]

maybe i should just send the nerfs for PC'ing and change the whole color scheme.

[lilyamaharacer4]

Originally posted by deathcorefan2
maybe i should just send the nerfs for PC'ing and change the whole color scheme.

A cheaper alternative would be do sandblast them then polish em. And you would be able to decide on different color schemes easier.

[deathcorefan2]

Originally posted by lilyamaharacer4
A cheaper alternative would be do sandblast them then polish em. And you would be able to decide on different color schemes easier.

they are anodized red, i don't know how anodized? works, can you sandblast that off? and how would i polish it? just powerball it?
or would i need to do sanding?

[lilyamaharacer4]

Originally posted by deathcorefan2
they are anodized red, i don't know how anodized? works, can you sandblast that off? and how would i polish it? just powerball it?
or would i need to do sanding?

Anodize is not strong at all. And you will need a polishing wheel for a dremel to polish em.

[Pappy]

Originally posted by deathcorefan2
they are anodized red, i don't know how anodized? works, can you sandblast that off? and how would i polish it? just powerball it?
or would i need to do sanding?

Go to the dollar store and buy a can of oven cleaner. Spray it on, let it sit, then rinse. Repeat a few times and the color will go away

[BlasterEaten250]

Here's blue and red back when I still had those plastics

[deathcorefan2]

Originally posted by Pappy
Go to the dollar store and buy a can of oven cleaner. Spray it on, let it sit, then rinse. Repeat a few times and the color will go away

then they will be silver?

[Pappy]

They will be natural aluminum. Then you can begin the polishing procedure of your chosing, but with out blasting them. No reason to add surface texture to them if you intend on polishing them out. What the oven cleaner doesnt remove, your first sanding or first cutting pass with a polisher and compund will

[deathcorefan2]

Originally posted by Pappy
They will be natural aluminum. Then you can begin the polishing procedure of your chosing, but with out blasting them. No reason to add surface texture to them if you intend on polishing them out. What the oven cleaner doesnt remove, your first sanding or first cutting pass with a polisher and compund will

would they look decent natural aluminum?

[Pappy]

If the anodizing comes off clean, in a few days or few quad washes, they would like like 99% of the nerf bars out there now:p


If your going to do it, now is the time before they get all nicked up from use. You could polish them to a nice shine as well, its all up to you(how much effort and work you want to put into them)

[deathcorefan2]

what kind of oven cleaner do i look for, any special addatives that do this or what?

[deathcorefan2]

Originally posted by deathcorefan2
what kind of oven cleaner do i look for, any special addatives that do this or what?

still looking for that answer..

maybe stealth black and a little red would be awesome.

[deathcorefan2]

what about this stuff?
ive heard oven cleaner can put tiny pits in your piece.

http://www.blulightning.com/product/ADPT/ANODIZE_REMOVER.html