Looked at the chassis once again and you guessed it, there were a few chips and marks that were going to need a few repairs. I stripped the chassis down repaired all the chips, repaired a stripped thread re-sanded it down applied 4 coats of base and three coats of clear.
Photo 1 Out came the Motor and gearbox.
Photo 2 Chassis down to axles and wheels.
Photo 3 Masked all the axles as I did not want to remove the brake lines.
Photo 4 The shock top bolt stripped so I needed to weld in a new one.
Photo 5 Base coat applied.
Photo 6 Clear coat applied now the waiting game.