Painting tail light bezels

[JiMi_DRiX]

I picked up an extra set of bezels, I wanted to paint them black, thinking it would look good on my white/black car, and seeing as how some Saleens had them this way, it wasnt anything too weird to do. Anyway, I stripped, sanded, primered, and painted the extra bezels, but I used low gloss black, wanting to give it a flat look. Well now they're too flat, and they look more like they're primed black, not painted.

Who's painted there bezels, and what paint did you use? I'm thinking of sanding them back down, and using regular gloss black, or I think Duplicolor sells OEM color paint in a can now, and just getting whatever is "black" and doing them with that. I could have them professionally painted, but I'm not 100% on keeping them on the car, and I dont want to spend the money to get them painted if I decide I dont like them.

Any suggestions?

 

[JoshHooten]

Use satin i think i used krylon i sanded them primerd them with krylon primer and then painted them with krylon satin black works perfect every time

 

[JiMi_DRiX]

My first thought was satin, I should have, but I didnt. Guess I'll be getting more paint tomorrow. I already took them back off the car today.

Here it was Sat. At least it gives me the idea.

 

[CanaryGT]

Rock that AZ license plate!

 

[JiMi_DRiX]

Rock that AZ license plate!

cheaah buddy!

 

[jmstang66]

when i painted mine black i think i used krylon as well

 

[JiMi_DRiX]

The right color is more what i'm looking for. I wasnt sure if they were flat, satin, or full gloss like paint/clear.

 

[ProKiller]

krylon fusion is the way to go.

 

[Shifty Powers]

I have.. lets see what i can throw up here...

Still more to be done

6 coats of black/clear on the bezzels.. 8 coats of black and clear on the wing


Didnt use a rattle can by the way except for the primer

 

[Twista]

mine just look old and faded lol

but this one looks awesome

 

[duh09]

Paint them a nice Satin black and do the little area on the rear bumper too while youre at it.

 

[Shifty Powers]

deff do the area on the rear bumper.. that is next when the car gets repainted... whenever in the name of hell that might be

 

[JiMi_DRiX]

Satin it is.

What area on the rear bumper?

 

[MustangMoser]

the diffuser at the bottom....old pic

 

[duh09]

Satin it is.

What area on the rear bumper?

What MustangMoser posted. They look good painted with other black accents on a white car. If you're going to paint the rear lights, it'd really tie it together with it and the Mustang GT bumper overlays.

 

[JiMi_DRiX]

Diffuser? Thats an odd name for it... anyway. Would be cool, but I'm not sure if I want to sand and rattle-can a perfectly good bumper and paint job.

 

[Twista]

Diffuser? Thats an odd name for it... anyway. Would be cool, but I'm not sure if I want to sand and rattle-can a perfectly good bumper and paint job.

:notworthy: Understandable... wait till she hits 85K miles then do it lol

 

[94 DropTop]

I used a duplicolor semi gloss on mine.

 

[JiMi_DRiX]

any pics?

 

[Mustanger]

I like the black bezels on a white car!