👉Ask!👈 I will try my best to answer all of your questions in time, if something is/was unclear. (Please make a separate comment, so that I get a notification) 🤍Community-Driven🤍 You are welcome to tell your story, tips & tricks, or challenges you've taken in painting Hot Wheels cars, so that other people may benefit from it as well. ⬆That said, if you find some info useful, please „up vote“ it, so that more people can see it 🧠Read the video description: I’ve made a list on all materials & tools for each level and how much you might pay for a single item. Note to 16:21 : All paint-coat numbers depend STRONGLY on the spray- or airbrush-paint you are using, as well as your spray-style. Some paints spray thicker, stronger, some other are very light and run easily if you throw thick coats on the surface. It's good for a starting point, but please experiment on that! Happy Customizing and have a great day!

@tyerex5031

10 ай бұрын

Wish I had the skill, just don't have the time. Always wanted a hot wheel customized to look like my car. How long did it take you to learn the skill?

@Slav_Cream

10 ай бұрын

My question: can i use a 1,5mm instead of the 1,8mm drill bit? The 1,8 is very hard to find (i never saw it) and i got a 1,5mm at home.

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

​@@tyerex5031 Everyone starts roughly at the same level, so everyone can do this, instantly. If you have already some experience in model building or something similar (like I did), it might be easier. But the most important step to take is just to start. It comes down on how passionate you are about it. Success is a matter of will. But like I said, you need to start! Basic stuff like spray painting out an can, wheel-swapping / lowering and detail painting can be learned quickly., just have fun!

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

@@Slav_Cream You can use 1.5mm to open it, but you wont fit a M2 screw into the post. You can just glue it back, or put it with no support back on. Depending on which side of the world you live (metrical / imperial System): you can use different screws with different available drill bits

@B_Gery

10 ай бұрын

How can i paint under the spoiler with spray can and without doing multiple layers at the back?

I’ve watched a ton of hot wheel creators and they’re great but the way you edit your videos and still make a dope car is next level!

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot my man🤙

@taufiknurdiansyah8595

7 ай бұрын

did u watched jakarta diecast project?

@kodasuniverse9605

7 ай бұрын

@@taufiknurdiansyah8595 yes. This is edited in a very creative way than just cuts/steps most channels do

I just painted my first car

@Mr_Turbo_Lover

10 ай бұрын

Which one is it

@jaden9297

10 ай бұрын

I just painted mine too, it had many bubbles and things

@sammyoerth

10 ай бұрын

:D

@sirfrosty1895

10 ай бұрын

Dope

@HouseShaw

10 ай бұрын

Congrats! I hope to customize my fist diecast model soon!

Tips for cheap realistic seatbelts, You can fold stick a masking tapes into a seat belts. It does have a nice textile texture after painted. Have fun customizing, cheers

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Nice tip, thanks for sharing🤙

I can’t stress enough how amazing this video is. Thank you so much for putting out such an instructive and dynamic video. It is also great to see you appear in a video! Keep it up, love every upload.

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Heap thanks for your kind words my man, glad to hear that it's informative, yet still nice to watch. Thanks for your support🙌

@IAMOUTOFNAMES755

9 ай бұрын

@@themodelcarprojecthello, the best thing to do when painting is drilling the car’s bottom bc of the circle thingies And then use paint stripper Use sand paper and sand it a bit Add paint Add clear paint for layering or shininess if you want

Another important factor, the temperature of the spray can. The warmer it is, the finer the paint coming out of the nozzle. Also helps to get as much coverage with less paint, saving you money.

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Good point! Especially for the flow characteristics

For level 1, a branch snapped in half to make a smaller stick and tape on the end, attached to the bottom makes a good free holder, so you don't have to paint your own hand and makes it so you can paint the whole thing without having to hold on to it.

Thanks!!! With this tutorial I can now custom my hotwheels and my friends so they can pay me money to custom their hotwheels ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@themodelcarproject

3 ай бұрын

Glad to help ;D

Pointers & expertise are much appreciated, with nice dose of humour!! 🔥👏

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Heap thanks, very glad you liked it ;)

Thank you so much for your instructional, inspirational, and entertaining videos. I finished painting my first two cars this week. Not perfect at all, but super happy with the results.

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad to inspire :D Well done, the most important thing is to have fun. Keep going!🤙

This is so well made! I'm gonna share it as much as I can to get you the views that you deserve! Also so motivating.

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that it resonates, thank you so much for your support my man, appreciate it a lot!🫶

Honestly man you are mature and wise above your years. LOVE IT. Thank you for putting this together and I hope this does you well financially this video as it is DESERVING!!!

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot my man, appreciate your words! :D

I am painting my nine hundred and eleventh Porsche, I will update messages in the future. Updated for the first time: I took off the paint after getting minor chemical burns, due to the fact that the gloves were torn. Now I'm going to cover the machine with soil, but due to the fact that I bought a bad "helping hand" it may not be successful. Updated for the second time: this morning I covered the body of the machine with soil. Because I'm going to rest tonight, I didn't do everything according to the instructions. But definitely thanks to the author for his video, I will use it. Updated for the third time: I glued the car. And it turned out as for a beginner - not bad, it seems to me. I am very happy with my first job, I hope it will become my favorite thing.

It help just in time for my "first" painted hotwheels, it's really helpful 👌 😅

Awesome work man 👍 what a cool hobby to get into..

holy moly, this is the best explanation how to custom hotwheels so far I've watched. Keep up the good work man!

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Very glad to hear, this was my No.1 goal, thank you!

Dude, your camera work and editing skills are waaaayyyyyyy better!

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thanks my man! :D

Thank you so much for this. Very detailed

Great video brother. 🔥

Amazing content! I'm going to make my first custom car this summer, so this will help me a lot!😀👍

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Cool, glad to help, happy customizing! :D

@THE_HW_MASTERS

10 ай бұрын

@@themodelcarproject thank you!

Great tips. Got ya shared on our socials!

@themodelcarproject

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your support💪

Amazing video, it really shows what to do and what to expect at each level!

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

Great video. I really appreciated the motivational tips at the end of your video. Keep up the good work.

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you🤙

Clean tutorial, i just love that laboratory! Thank you for sharing! 👍

@themodelcarproject

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much :-) ✌

Thets the tutorial i needed, THANK YOU SO MUCH

Love this watched few times 😊

Not alot of videos on yt that is very high quality and informative. Cool stuff as always :))

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thanks my man, appreciate it! 🤙🫶

Saving this one! Got some years of experience on spray painting, even tried with some of my models. Work to do this summer :)

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Very nice, lets gooo🤙Man, every time I post something, you always comment and at the same time one of the first. Heap thanks for your years of support🫶

@Calibra95

10 ай бұрын

​@@themodelcarproject thanks to you mate. We'll be around.

HOLY CRAP THANK YOU, finally a video with great detail!!

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thanks man xD

Dude is thorough. ✅

I love the tips for different experience levels!

@themodelcarproject

Ай бұрын

Glad to hear mate

OMG HE POSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Yeeeeeeesss finally after so much time xD Thanks for supporting me✌️

@coilstrike

10 ай бұрын

@@themodelcarproject All good keep grinding

Thanks bro, this video is very useful, i want to change the paint on my hotwheels

absolutely fantastic video 👍

Great vid as always

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! And for your support as well :)

this guy is amazing. I love how he responds to his fans

@themodelcarproject

6 ай бұрын

🤙

I learn a lot from this even i do paint for model kits. Thank you so much man 👍✨

@themodelcarproject

9 ай бұрын

Glad to hear!

I just painted my ford mustung!! Thanks for your info❤❤😊😊

@themodelcarproject

6 ай бұрын

:)

Bro thank you for info extremely helpful can’t wait do my first custom and love the ending meaning motivating words

@themodelcarproject

4 ай бұрын

I'm very glad to hear that my man, thank you very much. Happy customizing!

This is going to help because I am thinking of unboxing my mustang svo and spray painting it red so it looks like his old ford fairmont which dosent have a hotwheels yet!

AMazing work!! Putting together all different prices for each level!! I send everyone from my IG to your youtube page when someone asks me how to lower a hot wheels. Great job and great video!!!

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Wow thats cool to hear, glad that the videos helps you and others. Thank you my mate✌️

Amazing work 😍😍 Thank you for inspiration ✨

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Congratulations for your awesome work, I cannot imagine how many hours between painting and editing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@themodelcarproject

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! :D first time putting a lot of focus on the editing part, so yeah, quite a few hours invested. Glad that it was worth it ;D

Ich habe diesen Kanal heute gefunden weil ich meine alten (halb kaputten) hot wheels mahl ein Upgrade geben wollte diese videos sind sehr hilfreich von sehr guter Erklärung bis zu sehr gutem editing! Einfach top!! 🤙

@themodelcarproject

4 ай бұрын

Vielen dank, freut mich zu hören dass das Video hilfreich ist! Viel Spass beim Umbau!

The presentation video edit is 🔥. Nice cars dude!

@themodelcarproject

2 ай бұрын

Heap thanks my mate! :D

one thing is , if you want to use tamiya and other model focused primies on metal, use metal primers/prep first. tamiya has one in a brushed mini jar and it makes the real primer adhere better and would prevent it from chipping like we can see here

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, didn't know this. It requiers an extra step, but this is of course very useful if you already have a tamiya setup

I like how u did the "levels" in this vid, big like for this 🔥

@themodelcarproject

7 ай бұрын

Thanks my man

I've buy so many damage hotwheels, and I donno how to start until this video....and now I gonna be prepared for the project. Thanks! I subs👍

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thanks man, lucky to help🤙

I noticed that you used (I'm guessing you did) the Montana Aluminum Primer on 6:18 is there a reason for that, and would the Montana Metal Primer provide the same results?

the alternative way is satisfying 😁😁

thanks for the tutorial I'm currently working on painting my Dodge Challenger SRT hellcat from blue to red or black i think I'm going for level 3 since i don't have a studio

great video thx😊

Nice! Nobody would ever tell me what kind of primer they use on other videos when I asked. Like its some big secret they didn't want to share

I thoroughly enjoyed this! I'm at a level between 2 and 3, let's say. I don't have proper helping hands yet, but have some sticks with some helping hands like ends to grab the car. Double sided tape can be replaced for a "self loop" on a regular tape as well, if you don't want to spend extra. I just use the toilet paper carton without tape anyway, but it's a good idea to also do this. My advice to beginners especially, is to just have fun and don't think you need a lot of equipment to do this. And have patience as mentioned. You'll get better over time. Haven't done a custom in a while and didn't know about the compatibility between casting, primer, paints and clear coats. I actually had a car chip on its own at a very late stage. I thought it was maybe because I didn't wait enough for it to dry between layers, but maybe the primer is not right for the casting as well (but I have no way of knowing the material easily because it's not a Hot Wheels car). Either way, congrats on the video and thanks for sharing, bud! Keep up the amazing work!

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for writing this, you address some important points and tips. You can easily go with a low budget, just start and learn. And if you like the hobby, you can step up your game. 👉To paint incompatibility: It's important that you do NOT apply different layers of different types of 1k paint (lacquer, enamel, acrylic). The safest way is to stay in one range, to prevent side effects. A general rule of thumb: You can put anything over lacquer, but nothing underneath it (lacquers are the "hottest" paints of all, they can destroy coats underneath). 👉With primers it's often a bit different, mostly because they are basically cocktail mixes, so even manufacturers don't say (or know?? ;D) what it is exactly. Usually you can put almost everything over them (this is what a good primer should provide). The key is to find one, where they explicitly say that you can use it for aluminium, brass, zinc (Die-Cast-Metal)... or experiment and gamble ;) Thank you too for watching and supporting!

@JuanManuelTastzian

10 ай бұрын

@@themodelcarproject thanks for the thorough reply! I'll take another shot at the one that has chipped because it's a very special project for me (it's a 1:43 reproduction of my first car so I really want to have it done to display). I'll try again but with a better drying time for the primer itself and be patient. All in all, the key is to have fun and enjoy the process. All the best and thanks again for sharing all the knowledge ✨

@Slav_Cream

10 ай бұрын

if u dont have a thing to hold u can use binder clipsfor that i cant tell u in words how to position it, i would need to show a picture but u will get to it;) edit: i know nothing about customising hot wheels i just saw that on another yt channel bruh

Another high quality tutorial 🔥

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!🤙

Thanks! wonderfull video! Also nice Mustaches!

@themodelcarproject

8 ай бұрын

Haha thanks ;D

What a job…. Great to see how it’s really done. I would never do that because if my shaking hands, but I sub to your channel though to show you my support. Outstanding and very well explained video, that I shared to my contacts who were doing some custom diecast. Keep on the good work. Chely.

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, appreciate your support! :D

Love this video. Great information. Is there any other primers you recommend other than the Normfest 1k? Thanks

@themodelcarproject

9 ай бұрын

Glad to hear! I don't know any primer that worked better than norm fest. I just know that tamiya and montana primer doesnt work on diecast. Just make sure to choose a primer, where they explicitly say its suitable for brass, aluminium or copper AND make sure that it's sandable! Some other primer work on those metals, but you cant sand them, wich is a deal breaker. At last you just need to try those primers out, which are available to you with a reasonable price

@wqz2689

9 ай бұрын

@@themodelcarproject thanks, I will stick with Normfest. Take care my friend.

Very good information

Super cool video. Visualy satisfying.

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

glad to hear, thanks!

Thank you so much for your motivation... I just painted a hotwheels honda civic custom with violet spray paint. Once again, Thank you so much...

@themodelcarproject

5 ай бұрын

Dope! Very glad to hear.

wow very very nice! thank for help me!

you just earned your self another sub, very nice job

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Heap thanks!🤙

Great tips! Thanks for the good video.

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

You are welcome, thank you too

your painting booth with what appeared to be an exhaust fan is so awesome.

@themodelcarproject

9 ай бұрын

You can buy them online, they are super handy (and necessary), when you are painting inside.

@thatDUDEfromMAINE

9 ай бұрын

@themodelcarproject I'm going to look into them for sure. very cool channel, keep up the great work!

@themodelcarproject

9 ай бұрын

@@thatDUDEfromMAINE Thanks man!

Thank you!

I was going to get a hotwheels 1957 Plymouth fury on my birthday, so I can Turn it to christine so this will help me to spray paint

Wow das mit dem bohren wusste ich nicht danke für das Video Grüsse aus Deutschland

Thank You for very deep explaining! Dziękuję bardzo. I'm thinking about repainting my amiga cd32 computer , because original cover is in dark grey and catches dust instantly... All best in 2024

Thank you sir!

This is magnificent and heavy weight job 👍

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you my man! :D

Very impressive

I’ve been painting hot wheels ever since my first custom hot wheels car which was a few years ago. I take out an tire screw but one drill

Thanks for so useful and enjoyable video

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

glad to hear, thanks!

Im going to just cast the body and make it from 14kt gold

finally new content after 8 months ive been waiting

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Yesss, I hope the wait was worth it! ;D

Amazing video and can’t choose better car 😉 I want to make a custom of the same miata, but how can you make the holes for the headlights? And how can u make the popup headlights? Just 3d printing? Thanks man!

@themodelcarproject

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I made a quick tutorial on how to install pop ups without a 3d printer, you may want to check it out. The holes where made by first drilling, then cutting with a small jigsaw (0,4mm thickness of the saw itself, the slimmer the better). Hope that helps!

Thank you for the amazing video. I have a question, when do you paint on the details? Before applying the clear coats or when? Thank you in advance.

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you too! I always paint the details after clear coat to protect the color coat. It's way more forgiving in case you make little mistakes while painting, you can always adjust and correct it to a comfortable degree, without the risk to disrupt your color coat. Another bonus is that you make sure that the detailing paint is not reacting with the body paint (esp with candy colors, "bleed" effect).

Hey bro do you think that acetone would be a good alternative of paint stripper? Thanks

@themodelcarproject

4 ай бұрын

From my experience it only works like 50% of the time, if not less. Especially HW cars with a metallic paint job are super tough. I would recommend this paint stripper „pufas abbeizer p15 intensiv 750ml“. Or if you live in usa or asia you might get even stronger paint stripper. In any case, just give it a try. Hope that helps.

Schönes Video ! Der MX 5 sieht da echt geil aus......wirklich viel Mühe gemacht.

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Danke dir!🤙

Good car you got there

Few tips from my time building models and used spraycans: Best was tamiya spraycans and if you heated them in warm wather you get even finer result. Because of small details on model cars, normal spraycans tends to lay too thick and details dissapear. But best is airbrush ofcourse

@themodelcarproject

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Second that, especially if you paint on colder days, a warm can will perform better. Just make sure you dont get any water drops into the nozzle-spray area.... Tamiya makes very good paint indeed, I wont argue, just their primers are more platic-model focused. A tip to reduce the layer thickness on normal spray cans: use a low pressure flat cap. You will get finer results and the paint will lay down much nicer.

Bless you

That Mr.bean part though 😅also real good tips i subscribed

Maaan, thats great guide! Thx u!🎉

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you too! :D

Yes new vid!!

I was wondering if you could make a tutorial on how you model and 3d print some of the accessories you make for your cars ( like wheels and the pop headlights) because I’ve always wanted to make some but never knew how to

@themodelcarproject

7 ай бұрын

Noted!

do you have a link the helping hand you used? or anything that may help, thanks

@themodelcarproject

8 ай бұрын

No links, but it's called "third hand" or "soldering aid"

As extra step you could make the lines of the hood, trunk etc with tamya wast black to create deep

Nices Video!! 😌👌 Welchen Paintstripper nimmst Du!? Acethon bringts leider mal gar nich und ich will jetzt nich noch 10 andere Sachen durchprobieren.

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Danke! Ich benutze den pufas abbeizer p15 intensiv 750ml. Ist zwar nicht so stark und schnell wie das was in den USA verkauft wird, macht aber den job, mal kürzer mal länger.

@rotorotto6467

10 ай бұрын

@@themodelcarproject Cool, danke für die Antwort. Werde das Zeug bei Gelegenheit mal testen.

Nederlands? Goed gedaan! Dank je voor de informatie. ❤

@themodelcarproject

9 ай бұрын

No, Germany! However I still could understand what you are saying, the words themselves are a bit similar ;D

ahh also doch aus D :) habs mir schon beim Düsensatz und dem Festo Barometer gedacht. Sehr gutes Video, hab einiges mitgenommen 🖤

@themodelcarproject

7 ай бұрын

Natürlich! ;) Deutsche Produkte sind sehr willkommen im Hause. Danke, freut mich zu hören, dass es geholfen hat.

ありがとうございます! 🙇‍♂

AMAZING!

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Klasse Video, schön erklärt

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Vielen Dank! :)

Part of me want to pop my first car back open and re paint it but at the same time I want to keep it show myself how far I’ve come

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Maaaan I feel you! xD But thats really why I keep it as it is. Rather concentrate on new projects, the old ones are done and belong to the past.

Cool 👍🔥

Tremendo video 😎👌🏽 Saludos desde españa 👍🏼

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! :D

Hello! I'm learning how to properly drill down the rivets on some practice cars, and I'm approaching the part where I'll start stripping the paint. I quite like the metalic look of naked cars and want to sand them down to make them smooth and use a clear coat as well as painting the lights on the cars! How would you reccomend I go about this process, as well as any specific products to reccomend! Much love from NY

@themodelcarproject

2 ай бұрын

For this process you will have to use an lacquer based clear coat (the best option would be 2k clear, but I strongly would stay away from it as a Beginner, since its harmful and difficult to handle). Not that any Acrylic or water-based clear coats wouldnt work to keep the metal-diecast of the car shiny. Reason for this is that the water inside the paint will make the diecast oxidize and the paint will crack. Laquer-based clear coats are good for this, since it doesnt have water inside it. Be sure to make the body super clean and keep it dry before applying the clear coat! Hope this helps, cheers from Germany!

@PsychTheCraze

2 ай бұрын

@@themodelcarproject Thank you for the guidance! :D

I loved the tutorial, my budget is between level 2 and level 3, so can i use the level 2 method but applying the gloss-clear coat?

@themodelcarproject

10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear! Yes absolutely that works as well. You can even buy color paint that has already gloss particles in it, so after the color coat you would be done without the need of a clear coat for a glossy finish. May want to look out for such a spray can, it's on you what you will find/ what you prefer