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Old 06-29-2010, 06:16 AM
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decided to tint the tail lamps, I was going to order the covers but didn't like how bulky they looked on our cars.
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Old 06-29-2010, 02:23 PM
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Looks good!
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Old 07-01-2010, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 09cs
Looks good!
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Old 07-01-2010, 05:07 PM
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Did you DIY? I have been considering doing this too. I had cling on tint, but it started to look like crap so I removed it.
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Old 07-01-2010, 05:18 PM
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Looks good. Was it done with a professional sprayer or the tint in the spray can?
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Old 07-01-2010, 05:45 PM
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nicely done
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Old 07-01-2010, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by xoxomattyo
Looks good. Was it done with a professional sprayer or the tint in the spray can?
DIY project, used VHT Night Shades tint in a can, removed tail lights and taped them off then sprayed on 3 light coats, I'm going to clear coat them this weekend.
http://www.vhtpaint.com/niteshades.html
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Old 07-02-2010, 10:43 AM
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Nice, I have a can on the shelf for a while now. Maybe I'll give it a shot. I'm just worried about durability. I have never had very good luck with spray paint before.
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Old 07-02-2010, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Ford-a-tude
Nice, I have a can on the shelf for a while now. Maybe I'll give it a shot. I'm just worried about durability. I have never had very good luck with spray paint before.
You could get covers for the lights, I don't know about where you are but by me it's illegal to have blacked out lights so the covers are nice so you can just remove em if you need to.
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looks great......on my mods to - do list
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