Tailights painted black

[559EVO]

What is everyone using to paint there tailights and how are they doing it?

[rollinrealbig]

I havnt tryied it yet but I am going to eventually .... heres what im going to use ...


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8050192444&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT


I dont want mine blacked out, just a thin tint.

[jaysonvaldez]

The people here are taking thir taillights to body shops. They are using black automotive paint and diluting it (thinning it out) to the desire tint.!!

[trymonlam]

Originally posted by jaysonvaldez
The people here are taking thir taillights to body shops. They are using black automotive paint and diluting it (thinning it out) to the desire tint.!!
way back when translucent black hobby paint wasn't available, i use the exact same trick when building models.

[IamJanuar]

Originally posted by rollinrealbig
I havnt tryied it yet but I am going to eventually .... heres what im going to use ...


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8050192444&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT


I dont want mine blacked out, just a thin tint.

2 tint coat, sand and clear coat.
I had 3 tint coat, sanded and an additional layer of clear coat. Cant see shit at night. I am gonna buff it down sometime this week or next.

[SLAMMED_C]

Originally posted by IamJanuar
2 tint coat, sand and clear coat.
I had 3 tint coat, sanded and an additional layer of clear coat. Cant see shit at night. I am gonna buff it down sometime this week or next.
any pics of how dark your tail lights are?

[rollinrealbig]

Originally posted by IamJanuar
2 tint coat, sand and clear coat.
I had 3 tint coat, sanded and an additional layer of clear coat. Cant see shit at night. I am gonna buff it down sometime this week or next.

ill use one coat. I dont want a blacked out look - i just want them to be slightly tinted.

[crsh2]

Originally posted by rollinrealbig
ill use one coat. I dont want a blacked out look - i just want them to be slightly tinted.

Hey big, I used JDM tint spray and it comes with clear coat already
i got it in ebay as well.
the spray was easy to use just clean the surface throughly and coat it.

[crazy00c230k]

i didnt do my lights, but me and my friend used tamiya tint spray to smoke his m3 tails, 2 coats, sanded, then cleared, they came out nice

[rollinrealbig]

here, i bought "VHT nightshades" off ebay and tinted mine, these are the pre-updated ones.

nice or too rice ?

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/2179000-2179999/2179797_32_full.jpg

[IamJanuar]

So it's that tinted or not?
here's mine...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/iamjanuar/IMG_1123.jpg

[rollinrealbig]

yes mine are a little tinted - i didnt want blacked out, just the updated look is good for me!

[ja2k]

I was thinking about taking my tailights to a tint shop and having them tint them. Has anyone had any experience in this.. Or would it be better to just you a spray?


Originally posted by rollinrealbig
here, i bought "VHT nightshades" off ebay and tinted mine, these are the pre-updated ones.

nice or too rice ?

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/2179000-2179999/2179797_32_full.jpg

They look pretty nice not to light and not to dark, but I think it would look better with the updated tailights because it doesn't have the white in them.

[rollinrealbig]

on the car they look awesome!

yea I checked out the thing online - where you send em your lights, they sand them and tint them, and the price is way toooo much!

spray is the easiest and fastest way to go, and damn easy to use!!!

they shine like they are new lights!

totals under $20 to tint yourself and apply any amount you want, or pay a few hundred and ship your lights who knows where.

[BBB DRAGZ]

Originally posted by rollinrealbig
here, i bought "VHT nightshades" off ebay and tinted mine, these are the pre-updated ones.

nice or too rice ?

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/2179000-2179999/2179797_32_full.jpg

how did you tint them? from the outside or inside?

[c280nz]

Iamjanuar - no wonder you cant see shit, man their dark.
but they look awsome! i plan on doing myne identical masking but a bit lighter tint

[rollinrealbig]

Originally posted by BBB DRAGZ
how did you tint them? from the outside or inside?

definatly outside, i just masked the center grey area.

if your lights look old and faded (like mine did from the sun) then this will make them shiny agian (if used correctly) and best part is - u cant even tell they been painted, my dad is still trying to figure out how I did this . LoL

[BBB DRAGZ]

Originally posted by rollinrealbig
definatly outside, i just masked the center grey area.

if your lights look old and faded (like mine did from the sun) then this will make them shiny agian (if used correctly) and best part is - u cant even tell they been painted, my dad is still trying to figure out how I did this . LoL

ahh did you use a clear coat on top? I painted my front corner light with tint spray (nightshades) to give them a slight tint, but the paint is a matt colour not gloss. I done thin coats from a distance, then clear on top.

been wanting to do the rear lights for some time and just want to know what’s best method before I do..

thanks

[jnolte]

Originally posted by rollinrealbig
on the car they look awesome!

yea I checked out the thing online - where you send em your lights, they sand them and tint them, and the price is way toooo much!

spray is the easiest and fastest way to go, and damn easy to use!!!

they shine like they are new lights!

totals under $20 to tint yourself and apply any amount you want, or pay a few hundred and ship your lights who knows where.


you local bodyshop will do all this for like 50 bucks

[MirageHatch]

I've had lots of experience with night shades, its good stuff and you have lots of control, I find that it can sometimes have a matt/dull sort of finish, if you put on heavier coats it becomes glossier but you risk runs etc. I have not tried with clear over the top so this may help!

Personally i would consider a body shop mixing clear and black and having them do it, it will be spotless and very shiny like your car.... see how you go! and probably not too expensive either

HANDY HINT: To remove thick coats of nightshades that have been on lights for ages...rub with some metho and then spray thick amounts of clear coat onto spots about 7cm x 7cm at a time...then pour more metho ontop of the clear and WIPE with a course tea towel...this takes the night shades off quite well and will save hours and hours of elbow grease just trying to use thinners alone

[youthebest]

I might give tail light night shade a try.
Has anyone used a window tint spray before.

The same guy who sells the night shade on ebay also sells a window tint spray.

My car definitely needs a tint.
Is it better to have it done using films?

[MirageHatch]

never ever used DIY tint spray on windows! film is the only way to do it properly!

[rollinrealbig]

Originally posted by youthebest
I might give tail light night shade a try.
Has anyone used a window tint spray before.

The same guy who sells the night shade on ebay also sells a window tint spray.

My car definitely needs a tint.
Is it better to have it done using films?

no man, just let the pro's do tinting with films the traditional ways!

window tint spray will get ugly! also our windows are very smooth so the paint can chip off and scratch easy!

[rollinrealbig]

Originally posted by BBB DRAGZ
ahh did you use a clear coat on top? I painted my front corner light with tint spray (nightshades) to give them a slight tint, but the paint is a matt colour not gloss. I done thin coats from a distance, then clear on top.

been wanting to do the rear lights for some time and just want to know what’s best method before I do..

thanks

nope, no clear coat! I bought clear coat before - and when I applied it to a random item - it made it dull and flat so i dont really know why or how but as for NightShades goes - like you said U applied from a distance - well apply from a closer distance but be very careful so id doesnt run!

for me I got it right the first time!

[BBB DRAGZ]

thanks for the hints. ill give it a go :)

[rollinrealbig]

Originally posted by BBB DRAGZ
thanks for the hints. ill give it a go :)

sure, good luck man! keep us updated.

[202rules]

Hey, if you're going to tint your tail lights, I suggest not tinting the bottom red part of it and only tinting the top red brake light section and the middle white section and do the middle section slightly less.

That's closer to the OEM look and it looks very nice in my opinion.

[rollinrealbig]

Originally posted by 202rules
Hey, if you're going to tint your tail lights, I suggest not tinting the bottom red part of it and only tinting the top red brake light section and the middle white section and do the middle section slightly less.

That's closer to the OEM look and it looks very nice in my opinion.

yea thats what I was going for then thought - Fuck it, the top looks sick so ill do the bottom a little, but the white parts - leave em as is.

[zzDragonzz]

There is a smoke colored paint made by tamiya for models that some of the JDM guys use....shuold check it out, I tried spraying my acura emblem w/ that color and it turned out really nice, jjust make sure you know how to spray or you will get bad results.

Here is a link: http://www.internethobbies.com/internethobbies/tamspraypain.html