Slot car Tuning

Lexan™ Bodies: The easiest way to reduce a slot car's overall weight is to replace the injection molded plastic body with a vacuum formed Lexan™ body shell. Light weight vacuum formed body shells greatly reduce a slot car's overall weight. These bodies can be purchased in either unpainted or painted form.

Lexan™ is a very durable plastic compound originally developed by the General Electric Corporation. It resists breaking and tearing and is very strong, while being light and highly flexible. You must use paint specially formulated for this material though. Normal model enamel will simply not adhere to it. Pactra makes a special paint that is ideal for painting this type of plastic.

An unpainted Lexan™ body can be purchased for as little as $2.00 while custom painted and trimmed bodies may cost $5.00 to $10.00 depending upon the level of detail provided. I'm current stocking Lexan bodies pulled from .010 material. See the Lexan Bodies page for available models.

A vacuum formed body can easily be painted by hand or with an artist's airbrush. These body shells are molded from transparent Lexan sheet and are painted from the inside using special Lexan™ racing paint available at better hobby shops.

With the proper paint these bodies can easily be finished by any slot car racer. And because the body shell is painted from the inside, brush stokes are not visible and the smooth outer surface makes for a very professional outcome.

Vacuum formed bodies can easily be mounted on an HO chassis using small strips of double-faced foam mounting tape or with special mounting tubes and pins.

Water slide or self adhesive Decals will add the finishing touch and make these bodies look very realistic.