Painting inside of shells

[Mixalz]

As the title suggests. I was just wondering how many people paint the inside of the body shell? 

I find I like to but don't really bother with wet coats.

 

Cheers

[Tom Geiger]

I will paint the inside of the shell and the exterior surfaces of a interior bucket flat black. That way it doesn't show up as plastic color through wheel wells etc on your finished model.

[Mixalz]

I will paint the inside of the shell and the exterior surfaces of a interior bucket flat black. That way it doesn't show up as plastic color through wheel wells etc on your finished model.

That is a good point. Guess I never had that problem because I've always painted it. Good thing to be aware of now. Was considering not doing it to save paint but I think I'll continue. Thanks

[Snake45]

I'll do the areas that will show in flat black, but otherwise don't bother (except of course the headliner, which is painted to match the interior).

[Lovefordgalaxie]

I paint the interior of the body shells to replicate the looks the 1:1 car would have. 

Usually I paint them in primer color, with body color overs´ray where needed and paint the inner fenders black, when they are this way on the real car. On a '57 Ford, or '66 Galaxie, the inner fenders are separate parts from the body, and come painted a semi gloss tone of black from the factory. A '62 Thunderbird, is a unibody car, and will have the inner fenders body color on the inside of the engine bay, and in primer, body color and undercoating on the inside of the wheel well. 

The exception is the headliner, that is painted to go with the interior color option I went with. 

Example: 

1957 Ford:

1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Club Victoria. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

1966 Galaxie:

1966 Ford Galaxie 500 7 Litre by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

1962 Thunderbird:

1962 Thunderbird - Done!! by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

[moparfarmer]

I will paint the inside of the shell and the exterior surfaces of a interior bucket flat black. That way it doesn't show up as plastic color through wheel wells etc on your finished model.

Never really thought of it that way..Usually with the engine compartment it doesn't show and I don't turn them upside down to show the bottom of the fenders..Usually gets painted as I'am doing the body, as I spray on an empty paint bomb with masking tape holding on the inside of the top..Then I paint headliner to match interior..

[MeatMan]

I paint the inside for the same reason. You often don't know what shows until you build it. 

I try to build all of my kits as if they will be viewed from every angle. Just me being me.

[oldscool]

I'll do the areas that will show in flat black, but otherwise don't bother (except of course the headliner, which is painted to match the interior).

Ditto

[redneckrigger]

I paint the interior of the body shells to replicate the looks the 1:1 car would have. 

Usually I paint them in primer color, with body color overs´ray where needed and paint the inner fenders black, when they are this way on the real car. On a '57 Ford, or '66 Galaxie, the inner fenders are separate parts from the body, and come painted a semi gloss tone of black from the factory. A '62 Thunderbird, is a unibody car, and will have the inner fenders body color on the inside of the engine bay, and in primer, body color and undercoating on the inside of the wheel well. 

The exception is the headliner, that is painted to go with the interior color option I went with. 

Example: 

1957 Ford:

1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Club Victoria. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

1966 Galaxie:

1966 Ford Galaxie 500 7 Litre by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

1962 Thunderbird:

1962 Thunderbird - Done!! by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

Your work is stunning! Thanks for sharing the photos!

[Jon Cole]

I paint the inside for the same reason. You often don't know what shows until you build it. 

I try to build all of my kits as if they will be viewed from every angle. Just me being me.

That about sums it up for me, too.
I just paint it to hide it, in case it can be seen through a vent or whatever. 

Edited September 2, 2017 by Jon Cole

[Mixalz]

Cool thanks for the feedback everyone