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Old 08-25-2009, 06:46 PM
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i just tryed applying this certain film i ordered today and i have to say it looked horrible, so i took it off. if you did this to your lights what did you use? is there a paint you can use for a permanant look?
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rattle can.
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+1. just painters tape around the side marker and spray away.
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Originally Posted by 1001
+1. just painters tape around the side marker and spray away.
Take them out first! It takes 10 mins and you don't have to mask the car!

Just a suggestion
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thanks thats prolly what im going to do. i wont settle for anything but what looks the best. but did you also use this rattle can paint? where can i get it? how much? any final product pics?
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Originally Posted by Dark8lue
thanks thats prolly what im going to do. i wont settle for anything but what looks the best. but did you also use this rattle can paint? where can i get it? how much? any final product pics?

"rattle can" = spray paint

you pick the brand, any will work.
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i just removed them and scuffed them up with a scotch brite pad (the ones you wash dishes with) they primered then painted it with rattle can. looks good and has held up for a couple months now.
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looks better than i thought...anymore pics of your blacked out lights keep em coming..
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painted mine, very happy with 'em.

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too lazy but if you look through my recent threads, I asked the same questions and I got some good responses with pics in them. I also blacked mine out and will post pics soon.
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I have mine taken out. I blacked them out just have been too lazy to put them back in
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I took my car to the tint shop and they put dark overlays on them and only charged $15 apiece. Granted, while they are mostly black, you can still see some of the amber underneath (up close and in sunlight) but considering how cheap the job was and that I didn't have to go through the trouble of removing the bumper to get to them, spray paint, etc., I'm more than satisfied.

I can post pics if need be.
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Originally Posted by 04zee



i just removed them and scuffed them up with a scotch brite pad (the ones you wash dishes with) they primered then painted it with rattle can. looks good and has held up for a couple months now.
i just sprayed it after wiping it down and it held up for more than a year already.
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use Krylon Fusion paint it is designed specifically for plastic and wont come off.
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As stated above...Krylon Fusion plastic paint with some clear ontop works well...just clean well and spray...no sanding needed. I used a flat black.
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i used VHT nigthshade, its a spray tint. i removed them, wet sanded and painted 4 coats.

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Originally Posted by JonnyB504


As stated above...Krylon Fusion plastic paint with some clear ontop works well...just clean well and spray...no sanding needed. I used a flat black.
I've been dying to black out my headlights and side markers. Is that a tint on top of the headlight or did you go through the whole oven take apart process???
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Originally Posted by JonnyB504


As stated above...Krylon Fusion plastic paint with some clear ontop works well...just clean well and spray...no sanding needed. I used a flat black.
Clean.
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Originally Posted by 1001
i just sprayed it after wiping it down and it held up for more than a year already.

wow, that z looks awesome
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^thanks


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