Finally smoked my taillights!!!
04-09-2006, 09:38 PM
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Finally smoked my taillights!!!
I finally had a chance to smoke my tail lights and the turn signal/reverse lamps in the rear bumper. I really wanted to spray tint rather than using vinyl overlays because the shine is better. Also, I only wanted a lighter tint so this way I can control the shade. I used a product called VHT Nite Shades and then added a few coats of clear. I sprayed on about 5 very light coats for the tails and 2 light coats for the turn signals. Because I sprayed on the clear a little too thick, there was some orange peeling. I ended up sanding and polishing for next 2-3 hours.
I removed the lights and masked the areas that I did not want to paint. To do the the lights in the rear bumper, I had to remove the whole bumper which was a pain!!!
Here are the final results. The tails now are a dark shade of burgundy and the turn singal/reverse lights are just slightly smoked. I really like how the smoked lights compliment the silverstone color. Was the project worth all the labor? Definitely. Would I do this again myself instead of getting it professionally done? Probably not.
I removed the lights and masked the areas that I did not want to paint. To do the the lights in the rear bumper, I had to remove the whole bumper which was a pain!!!
Here are the final results. The tails now are a dark shade of burgundy and the turn singal/reverse lights are just slightly smoked. I really like how the smoked lights compliment the silverstone color. Was the project worth all the labor? Definitely. Would I do this again myself instead of getting it professionally done? Probably not.
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04-10-2006, 09:57 PM
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Thanks for all the props...I guess my hours of b**ching while sanding were worth it.
LOL if she look anything like Amber Lancaster...I am taking the next red eye to your house...
Originally Posted by pln2311
Nice. I'll trade you my sister if you do my taillights.
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