mygt500

Just having a little fun with some testosterone thrown in
No kids but would like to someday........papa bear works

CutterWolf

Paint them! Don't use tint film or covers just do it right the first time and paint them....

KingB21

Wow !!! looks great

Blacksmoke

I have read that some people say to SAND the lights before puttin VHT night shade on them.... others say they did not...

Some say to use clearcoat after... some not.
Some say it is easy to do... some have said you can mess them up easily.

That is why I am considering buying wal mart tint.

Unless I get some more input.

staggolee

Thanks, appreciate it
I scuffed the lights before both coats and before the last coat of clear coat. I definitely recommend that clear coat, really shines them up. You also don't really have to worry about messing them up as long as you spray an even coat. If you do end up getting bubbles or inconsistencies, they will be lessened when you scuff before the clear coat/second coat

whtcanbrwnd04u

I did mine with VHT. Didn't sand anything. Took the taillights out, cleaned them up good, and i put about 4-5 coats on mine. They are not as dark as that guy who posted above with only 2 coats. Idk why. You sure thats only 2 coats dude? Mine are just smoked, not even blacked out and look great IMHO. Alot of compliments and people ask where i got it done all the time lol. You can use clearcoat after if you want the shinny look. Its very simple to do. If you don't get it right, its easily removable. Just go to o'reileys and have them order you a can, its like $12.









They do NOT look that dark in person

staggolee

lol yeah, 2 coats, did it myself. The pics i posted makes them look REALLY dark but they've lightened up a bit since they've had a full day to dry. They're not completely black, but still pretty dark, looks pretty good overall and the light shines through great.

Blacksmoke

Ok I may just do this then.
Question.... whats the best way to make sure you get an even coat?
Did you lay them out and then just spray across them from top to bottom or did you spray the whole light all at once?

Need some technique info here!

Xeno

when i paint, i usually spray 8-12 inches away from what you are painting. start on an area just to the left (or right) of what you are painting and go across and back with a 'sweeping' motion (completely covering the part and a little on the area just outside the part on the other side). i usually do that 6-10 times (each pass is a very light coat) and i consider it one coat of paint overall.

aside from a couple of dog hairs and dust particles floating around (since i'm painting in my garage ), everything i have painted that way, so far, has come out pretty smooth

just be sure to clean and prep the area well before painting

degeze

I tried the VHT + clear coat + wet sanding + buffing route and still was not 100% happy with my results. I decided to have them professionally tinted and couldn't be happier .