tinted tail lights

[JoshHooten]

I want to paint my bezels back red and lightly tint the tail lights but my question is do you guys tint over the backup light ?? or just tape around it also do you have to lightly sand the lights or just clean and spray them and what did you use ,I would like to see a few pics both ways if possible

 

[SoddyRebel]

mine are done with nightshades and i tinted the whole lense. They need to be sprayed with some clear though.

 

[Insayne]

that light of tint looks really good. im thinking about tinting them some but its gonna be a PITA with the side ways bezzel not being separate from the rest of the light assembly.

 

[sn95gtvert]

tape tape tape... and take your time.

 

[Insayne]

yeah tons of tape... i dunno how dark to tint them

 

[CC'S95GT]

spray on 2 light coats and shine a mini mag flashlight through the bulb hole and step back.
Or better yet take a pic after every coat with the light behind it

 

[96 VERT]

mine are done with nightshades and i tinted the whole lense. They need to be sprayed with some clear though.

just take the plastX and polish them, thats what i did, they look great too!

 

[Insayne]

do i put a clear over the top so they shine?

 

[stprorolla49]

Yep, clearing them will definitely make them shine! Here's mine that I did with 3 light coats of Niteshades, wetsand w/ 1000 grit, 4 coats of acrylic lacquer clear, wetsand w/ 100 & 1500 grit, buff with Megs 105 and 205, both with white pad.

I also did Jon's tails the same way just without all the sanding because they came out so nice after being cleared. We just buffed them with some rubbing compound by hand and they came out awesome. This is also a good example of having the reverse light masked off.

 

[Insayne]

man they look good! im just worried about cali cops giving me a ton of shit! especially if im gonna be running my off road x pipe all i need is for one to start sniffing around cuz my tail lights are smoked.

 

[US Soldier(stang 98)]

mine are done with 3 coats of vht night shade and 3 coats of clear, and wet sanded and buft with 3200 grit paper i think.

 

[94Pro-5.0]

i painted mine with 50% clear and 50% black, then cleared with a couple coats of high solids clear. then wet sanded with 1500 and 2000 and buffed. they are as shiny as can be

 

[mygreengt]

on my old car, they were sprayed black, then a coat of clear. hella shiny