This is the building process of a Hong Nor Speed 9.5 with all pro's and con's found.

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Step 30

	The body comes with a foil that is not completely covering the outside and attached to the body! We use normal thin plastic householdfoil to cover up the outside to prevent overspray.
	Rough the inside of the body with waterproof sanding paper on all spots except the places where the windows will come. Do not be afraid we will see no scratches when the paint or decals are applied.
	The kit comes with pre cut self adhesive windows masks. WHOOW!!! A nice thing and the first time I see this on a 1:8 scale buggy kit I reviewed.
	Take a small glass bowl and put some water in it. Then put some drops of soap fluid in the water. Remove the window decal from the sheet and make it wet with the water & soap fluid. Then put the window decal on the right spot. When it is on the right spot (you now still can move it) squeeze the water from underneath the decal to the edges starting from the center until all water is removed and the decal stays on its place. Let the body dry for a few hours or use a hair dryer gun to accelerate the drying process.
	The kit comes with a nice sheet of colored decals that need to be placed inside the body too. They can be oversprayed. Make a design to your liking using the same procedure with the water & soap fluid as used with the window masking decals. Let the body dry for a few hours or use a hair dryer gun to accelerate the drying process.
	When all inside decals are in place wrap the outside of the body with a thin layer of plastic householdfoil to prevent over spraying.
	I sprayed the body with Parma Faskolor water based  fluorescent yellow and red using an airbrush paint gun. Then I covered the inside with 2  layers of acrylic white from a spry can. This to make the water based Faskolor paint water and fuel proof.
	Remove the windows masking decals. Now let the body dry for a few days to get the best adhesion of the Parma Faskolor paint.
	Cut the body so it fits the car. Take your time and use a high speed Dremel tool and a lexan scissor to get  the best result. Also drill two 7 mm holes for the body post mounts to get through. The spot in the front of the body is marked. The rear however is not!
	Apply the other decals to the car.
	Bend the body clips like this so you can remove them easily.
	Place the body on the car and secure it with the body clips on the white marked spots. It is a good idea to drill an extra 2 mm hole in the rear body post mount at a 90 degree angle (green line) so the body clip can be placed from the side of the car instead of the length. More about body painting can be found here, here, here
	The car ready to "RUN AND ROLL"
	Nice that the kit comes with pre cut window masks and inside decals.
Comment by  Tecro Tec

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