'94/'95 tail lights. about to paint mine???

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07-20-2006, 08:57 PM

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tcwc

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RE: '94/'95 tail lights. about to paint mine???

I used semi-gloss when I did the 87 tails for my 86. I sanded, but didn't primer. I think gloss and flat don't look right. I was going to the 'covers' look. Just my 2 cents...

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07-21-2006, 01:26 AM

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sc94gt

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RE: '94/'95 tail lights. about to paint mine???

Keep them white, black looks corny... unless your car is black.

07-21-2006, 01:27 AM

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PX429

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RE: '94/'95 tail lights. about to paint mine???

gee.. thanks

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Keep them white, black looks corny... unless your car is black.

07-21-2006, 01:39 AM

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rmodel65

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RE: '94/'95 tail lights. about to paint mine???

wash with a good soap, wipe down with silicone wax and grease remover, sand with some 400 grit paper wipe down with wax and grease remover again. tack them off , paint!

07-21-2006, 03:01 AM

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STREETFIGHTER50

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RE: '94/'95 tail lights. about to paint mine???

I bought acetone. Will that be ok instead of wax n grease remover? thanks for all the replies yall

07-21-2006, 03:05 AM

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94RoadRacerGT

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RE: '94/'95 tail lights. about to paint mine???

Yeah, thanks!

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gee.. thanks

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Keep them white, black looks corny... unless your car is black.

07-21-2006, 06:42 AM

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89GTRed

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RE: '94/'95 tail lights. about to paint mine???

i think it looks good on red cars... you cant even tell that theres a differencce between the lens and the cover if its red. [&:]

07-21-2006, 02:51 PM

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jonnyslick

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RE: '94/'95 tail lights. about to paint mine???

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+1 for semi-gloss ... trim on cars, mirrors, grills, etc. you should use a semi-gloss trim paint. looks very oem.

but its not trim its the tail lights usually they are painted to match the car color i just painted mine black cause the car is red taillights are red and lenses are red. wanted it to stand out.

i didnt use primer for mine i just painted it right on the plastic since it was plastic paint... havent had any problems so far and i did it about 6 mos ago.

well .. to each his own i guess ... but i don't know if you've noticed on a lot of vehicles, the factory mostly uses semi-gloss around the tail light area. be it trim, bezels, or whatever. from a design aspect you need to have some areas that are not glossy. i know a lot of guys paint their window trims, mirrors, and cowl grills with glossy black ... but IMO i think it looks like poo. i'm standing by the semi-gloss and all the others above me that have mentioned it, but again .. to each his own.