Taillights Tinted
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Took the taillights out today, and cleaned them with soap and hot water, then rubbed the lenses down with rubbing alcohol. I took some blue painters masking tape and masked off the black plastic from the lens so as not to get overspray on the black plastic. Took some 800 fine grit and lightly sanded the lenses down till the surface became scuffed and cloudy. then I took some 1500 grit to remove the big scratches, and make every nice and smooth. I sanded straight up and down on the right and left sides. then took some more soap and hot water, cleaned them off, and rubbed down with rubbing alcohol again. I dried them off with a microfiber towel, and let them air dry a minute or so.
Then I took a can of VHT Nightshades, and sprayed on light even coats. until I got the desired darkness. They are currently drying, and will dry until about 8:30 pm, at which point I will go back to the garage and spray several even light coats of clear on to seal them from the rain, and elements. The clear will also add the shine back in to the lens, and eliminate the sanding scratches and imperfections. here's the pics from start to tint phase. |
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wow thouse are really black is that street legal?
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Originally Posted by 3.8for the win
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wow thouse are really black is that street legal?
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i like them, i want to see some pics when you put them back on the car.
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Originally Posted by 3.8for the win
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i like them, i want to see some pics when you put them back on the car.
then I will let the clear dry overnight, and probably wetsand and polish a little bit and then put them on tomorrow afternoon. pics will be taken once I'm done. |
Thats hott
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Will look alot better once you get the clear on them.
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Originally Posted by Lances03SVT
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Will look alot better once you get the clear on them.
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wet sanded them again this morning, and threw on a couple coats of clear.
here's the pics. |
they look better, now i want to see them on the car.
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i got the driver side lens on after church, but I had to spray some more clear on the passenger lens.
so the psgr side is still drying till about 8:30 or 9:00, then I'll go stick it on as well. here's the pics of the driver side lens. |
they look good what stuff did you use and ware did you get it from i might do that.
do you ever wash your car? |
Originally Posted by 3.8for the win
(Post 294868)
they look good what stuff did you use and ware did you get it from i might do that.
do you ever wash your car? Auto Parts Store 800 Grit Sand Paper 1500 Grit Sand Paper 1 Can of Duplicolor Clear Lacquer (Spray Can) You'll need a bottle of rubbing alcohol 2 Cans of VHT Nightshades (got mine on ebay). get some microfiber towels to dry them off with, otherwise you'll scratch the hell out of them. |
also I don't know what kind of crack "some" people on here are smoking, but i ran both of the lens under cold water at full stream for 15 minutes, and the stuff didn't wash off. i also ran it under hot water at full stream for 15 minutes, and the stuff didn't wash off....so not sure what those people did who claim it comes off in the rain, but im pretty sure they didn't use the spray correctly, didn't let it cure, and didn't spray the clear, or let the clear cure either.
so if it's applied correctly you won't have problems with it running off in the rain. |
ok thanks.
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well the lacquer dries pretty fast, so went down about 20 mins ago and the lens was dry, so i took a damp microfiber cloth, gently washed the lens, and pried loose the dirt on the surface (from the air), then dried it off, and put it back on the car, fastened it all down. i they look great.
here's the final results. pics have lights off, lights on with no brakes, lights on with brakes. as you can clearly see, they are visible during the day, and will not create a traffic hazard. i also left the 3rd brakelight alone, as a precaution. |
they look good.
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Looks sharp, man. Good job!
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Looks good man, very nice job!!
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thank ya, thank ya very much :cool:
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It looks pretty good. But I'm still getting vinyl tint just to piss you off, haha.
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Originally Posted by PColav6
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It looks pretty good. But I'm still getting vinyl tint just to piss you off, haha.
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Originally Posted by PColav6
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It looks pretty good. But I'm still getting vinyl tint just to piss you off, haha.
Originally Posted by stanger00
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and it will take 23 less hours, LMAO JFWY
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So this can be done and finished in 24hrs? Looks really "MEAN" now. Great job!
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Originally Posted by Kains03GT
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So this can be done and finished in 24hrs? Looks really "MEAN" now. Great job!
the key is to let the VHT stuff cure, so it won't clump up and get moisture in it,and end up getting ruined by the rain/elements. after the VHT cures, then you need to get the clear lacquer on there to protect the VHT, and be very generous with the lacquer. the more coats, the more protection...just make they are sprayed on evenly, and lightly. you should use the whole can of clear. |
Originally Posted by Mixedbreed02GT
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also I don't know what kind of crack "some" people on here are smoking, but i ran both of the lens under cold water at full stream for 15 minutes, and the stuff didn't wash off. i also ran it under hot water at full stream for 15 minutes, and the stuff didn't wash off....so not sure what those people did who claim it comes off in the rain, but im pretty sure they didn't use the spray correctly, didn't let it cure, and didn't spray the clear, or let the clear cure either.
so if it's applied correctly you won't have problems with it running off in the rain. |
they look good, he did a nice job.
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Originally Posted by 3.8for the win
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wow thouse are really black is that street legal?
i have the smoked ones Attachment 23654 |
Looks sweet man. I always like the way those black outs look on those gen of Moosewangs. Also a big fan of the honeycomb lens and the blacked-out panel in between the tail lights.
And Cheddar Bob thats a great way to hide your plates...I laughed hard as hell!! :D Is that college or wide rule??? |
Originally Posted by 5.0_Zerb
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And Cheddar Bob thats a great way to hide your plates...I laughed hard as hell!! :D Is that college or wide rule???
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looks great! i took mine to a shop and paid them to do it! i droped her off in the mornin before work and it was done by the time i got off that night! i went a little further though and hat them make a vynal of the letter G for my left light and T for the right in a nice font, they sprayed a nice thick layer around the vynal then removed it and sprayed a thiner layer where the vynal was and when i hit the breaks at night it shows up and says GT i also had them do the same for the 3rd brake light but with the word mustang but it didnt show up to well and you cant even notice it supposed to say anything in the brake light so no big deal, but it still looks nice!
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