Painted Black Headlights

Ghayes23 · 06-02-2008, 03:17 PM

Just finished removing, painting, and installing my headlights. Let me know what you think.

Update. I was bored yesterday so I painted the inside of my clear corners too. I think they came out pretty good. They look smoked but without any loss of light output. Pics are at the bottom of this post.

Nexx · 06-02-2008, 03:24 PM

hope you let that cure for awhile. looks good.

Ghayes23 · 06-02-2008, 05:42 PM

I gave them plenty of time to cure. I have two sets of lights, so I took my time.

Nexx · 06-02-2008, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghayes23

I gave them plenty of time to cure. I have two sets of lights, so I took my time.

very nice... i'll be doing mine shortly.. any words of advice?

Ghayes23 · 06-02-2008, 05:48 PM

Make sure you prep them very carefully. Sand things down and maybe even use some sort of an adhesion promoter in addition to the primer. I just used a primer and the paint seemed a tiny bit more fragile than I would have hoped. Other than that just take your time. This was a practice set for me. I'm working on a quad projector retrofit and I wanted to try painting the housings before attempting it on my big project.

lgear080 · 06-02-2008, 08:30 PM

i think you hit it. 10/10. come paint mine now. please.

very well done.

RudeG_v2.0 · 06-02-2008, 09:46 PM

Nice.

aloh · 06-02-2008, 10:10 PM

looks fantastic. Flat black is the way i would go too

Nic@CiNcity · 06-02-2008, 10:12 PM

Nicely done. Love the hood!

poktan · 06-03-2008, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lgear080

i think you hit it. 10/10. come paint mine now. please.

very well done.

+1!!

Ghayes23 · 06-05-2008, 12:40 AM

I added pics of my painted clear corners in the first post.

surfquikslver · 06-05-2008, 07:52 AM

thats awesome dude. good job!

MaximaPower · 06-05-2008, 11:04 PM

u have amazing painting skills...any tips on how u applied the paint? did you just use spray can? how many layers? did you wetsand the paint as well? sorry for all the questions, i just can never paint like that

Ghayes23 · 06-06-2008, 11:54 AM

^ Never too many question, I'm happy to help. I used a spray can of dupli-color primer and flat black enamel. After I'd sanded the housing a little I used a couple of coats of primer and if anything looked like it needed a little wet sanding I did it then. After that I used the flat black enamel and used several coats. I wet sanded if needed but left it alone after the final coat. The trick to getting it to come out smooth is to use multiple light coats. Too much and it starts to drip. If you have any other questions let me know.

munkyv22 · 06-20-2008, 06:15 PM

When I saw the thread title I was thinking "Oh gawd, here we go with the ghey painted parts."

After seeing the pics... WOW! Great work. Looks awesome.

citymunky · 06-20-2008, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by munkyv22

When I saw the thread title I was thinking "Oh gawd, here we go with the ghey painted parts."

After seeing the pics... WOW! Great work. Looks awesome.

L. Baggins · 06-20-2008, 07:40 PM

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

Now do mine!

superchargedg · 06-21-2008, 03:30 PM

Looks real nice on your car.

haeshik · 06-21-2008, 04:29 PM

nooice!!!

Hraesvelg · 06-21-2008, 04:34 PM

Doesn't look Ghay at all

How did you remove the covering?

06-02-2008, 03:17 PM	#1
Ghayes23 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sacramento/Colusa Posts: 49 iTrader: (0)	Painted Black Headlights Just finished removing, painting, and installing my headlights. Let me know what you think. Update. I was bored yesterday so I painted the inside of my clear corners too. I think they came out pretty good. They look smoked but without any loss of light output. Pics are at the bottom of this post. Last edited by Ghayes23; 06-05-2008 at 12:38 AM.

06-02-2008, 03:24 PM	#2
Nexx Deft Azn Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: DFW Posts: 8,204 iTrader: (32)	hope you let that cure for awhile. looks good. __________________ *Greddy, HKS, Volk, Haltech, Motordyne....*

06-02-2008, 10:10 PM	#8
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06-02-2008, 10:12 PM	#9
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06-06-2008, 11:54 AM	#14
Ghayes23 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sacramento/Colusa Posts: 49 iTrader: (0)	^ Never too many question, I'm happy to help. I used a spray can of dupli-color primer and flat black enamel. After I'd sanded the housing a little I used a couple of coats of primer and if anything looked like it needed a little wet sanding I did it then. After that I used the flat black enamel and used several coats. I wet sanded if needed but left it alone after the final coat. The trick to getting it to come out smooth is to use multiple light coats. Too much and it starts to drip. If you have any other questions let me know. Last edited by Ghayes23; 06-06-2008 at 11:58 AM.

06-02-2008, 05:42 PM	#3
Ghayes23 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sacramento/Colusa Posts: 49 iTrader: (0)	I gave them plenty of time to cure. I have two sets of lights, so I took my time.

06-02-2008, 05:48 PM	#5
Ghayes23 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sacramento/Colusa Posts: 49 iTrader: (0)	Make sure you prep them very carefully. Sand things down and maybe even use some sort of an adhesion promoter in addition to the primer. I just used a primer and the paint seemed a tiny bit more fragile than I would have hoped. Other than that just take your time. This was a practice set for me. I'm working on a quad projector retrofit and I wanted to try painting the housings before attempting it on my big project.

06-02-2008, 08:30 PM	#6
lgear080 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MIAMI Posts: 1,510 iTrader: (2)	i think you hit it. 10/10. come paint mine now. please. very well done.

06-05-2008, 12:40 AM	#11
Ghayes23 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sacramento/Colusa Posts: 49 iTrader: (0)	I added pics of my painted clear corners in the first post.

06-05-2008, 07:52 AM	#12
surfquikslver Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: sarasota, florida Posts: 295 iTrader: (6)	thats awesome dude. good job!

06-05-2008, 11:04 PM	#13
MaximaPower Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Orleans Posts: 28 iTrader: (0)	u have amazing painting skills...any tips on how u applied the paint? did you just use spray can? how many layers? did you wetsand the paint as well? sorry for all the questions, i just can never paint like that

06-20-2008, 06:15 PM	#15
munkyv22 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Posts: 2 iTrader: (0)	When I saw the thread title I was thinking "Oh gawd, here we go with the ghey painted parts." After seeing the pics... WOW! Great work. Looks awesome.

06-20-2008, 07:40 PM	#17
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06-21-2008, 03:30 PM	#18
superchargedg have no power Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: timonium,md. Posts: 4,521 iTrader: (3)	Looks real nice on your car. __________________ Function:Tuned Power.

06-21-2008, 04:29 PM	#19
haeshik Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,078 iTrader: (16)	nooice!!!

06-21-2008, 04:34 PM	#20
Hraesvelg Got Uranium? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: gay ass nuclear plant Posts: 31,198 iTrader: (1)	Doesn't look Ghay at all How did you remove the covering? __________________ 19 year old who makes mad loot with "events" wrecks Z doing "25" MPH... Lulz involved... http://my350z.com/forum/southern-cal...ml#post6612375