I was just wondering if anyone would want to sell me some tinted taillight covers, or if anyone had any tinted tails they wanted to sell or if anyone knew were to get the Nite Shades stuff to tint the tails and the steps on how to do it??????

 

i can get nite shades if you're interested in me buying it and shipping it to you. you could also send me your tails and i'll tint them...as far as steps:
1: most important. take the tails off the car
1a:clean the lights
2:mask off the area you dont want tinted, make sure you get EVERYTHING you dont want the spray on
3: spray onto newspaper or something else you dont care about to make sure the nozzle isnt gunked up
4:spray VERY lightly over the lights
5:let the thin coat dry
6:repeat 4 and 5 until desired tint is achieved

 

the hardest part is getting those ****ers off
how much for a can

 

its not that hard..just make sure you find all the bolts.
its like $7.95 for a can+shipping+tax

 

Also make sure you have a way of getting it off. It is illegal and if you are caught, it will need to be removed asap.

 

i havent had that problem yet. :knock on wood:

 

how can they tell if its not stock look at all pontiaks they have very dark tails
plus u dont have to make really dark
i plan on tinting my corners, my fogs my turn signal and my tail

 

if you need to remove it because you f'd it up or the cops hassled you...use acetone! it's your new best friend

 

Acetone did/does not work. Basically your only option is wet sanding.

 

what?!?!?!

i used it on my tailights and it cleaned off the tint spray easily.

i guess some brands of tint spray need to be removed differently.

 

Aight, those steps sound good but I am just curious on how dark everyoneis becuase I have the 89 se black panel between the two taillights and I want it to match it as much as possible. Any ideas guys?????

 

if you make it that dark i'd suggest using hyper whites for your brake lights.
i believe i did like 4 or 5 light coats. it's noticeable but not exremely dark.

* make sure you spray even coats. it's so easy to screw this up. and you'll notice it right away if one area is darker than another. *

 

best advice i can give for that, is tint the entire thing.

also as far as mine being dark, if you look at it, it looks black, you cant see any red unless the lights are on. looks exactly the same as ngthing's.

 

Ok, well I know this post is old but I finally just picked up the Nite Shades tint spray from this TSR stuff and I have just a few questions:

1) I have the black panel in the back of my Max for the 89 SE version and I just wanted to know if I should spray that as well cuz I don't want different shades of black in the back or will it come out the same as the panel?

2) I know this is a dumb newbie question but how do you take off the taillights and possibly the center piece, I think there's some bolts somewhere but not sure?

3) How long should I wait between each coats to dry and how long should I let it all dry before I put the lights back on the car?

Thanks.

 

1)tint the outer lenses and see how it matches, if you like it, leave it..if not, spray the center.

2) there are "studs" on the inside, you have to take the carpet off on the inside of the lights to get to them, i believe they're 8mm nuts, a deep socket would help alot, i had to use a closed ended wrench..big PITA.

3) i waited 5 hours between coats and let them sit for a day and a half after the final coat before they went back on the car, but i dont know how long you're supposed to wait. i just coated them once, went to work, got home and did it again, then waited until i had time a day or so later.

 

you'll need a hair dryer or heat gun to take out the tailights.
i say take the tailights out first, spray em' and compare them to the center piece before you take the center piece off. it'll save ya a little time.

**remember** take your time and apply very light coats. i waited about 1 hour in between coats.

 

Sorry for my ignorrance, but what is the hair dryer / heat gun for?

 

i have tryed to take them off before i boght my heat gun but since then have peel and sealed over the bults cant i just spary them with out taking them off

 

I checked the bolts out on mine and if you are talking about the three that surround the lights in the back, i didn't see the sealent over ther bolts, I just need a long wrench.

 

dont apologize...i don't flame people here...i get flamed occasionaly.

its to heat up the silicone/sealant/sticky-black-**** thats sealing the tailight to the frame in addition to the three or four bolts.
unless mine is different....i had to use a hair dryer to heat up the sealant so that the tailight unit would come out...it wasn't coming out unless i heated it up.

 

i did mine on an 80 or 90 degree day so i didnt see a need to heat up the sealant.
the bolts should be very obvious if you look at it, i mean theres a bracket that helps hold them in, that needs to come off(also bolted on). i dont want to sound like a d*ck, but just look at it there isnt anything hidden, if its not coming out slowly (because of the sealant), look for another bolt.

 

can i spray them with out taking them off?

 

mask off everything really well. even things you wouldnt think would get overspray (trunk lid in my case). might just be easier to cover the lower tails with tape, then tape newspaper over the rest of the tail of the car. biggest mistake ever was not completely taping my lid.
a little disclaimer: you're going to need to retint, its inevitable so if you're going to do it one way, get familiar with it so you can do it again.

 

i want to do the same with my tails but where can i get the nite shade spray can from?

 

I heard the overspray is a deadly mistake but if I did it in a garage and taped off and newspapered everything that I didn't want to get spray would I be alright??

I just ordered mine from this TSR shop around my way for $10 and they overnight shipped it so I get it the next day.

Does anyone have a good detailed picture of an 89-91 SE with tinted tails so I can compare the black panel in the back???

 

yup. the only reason i removed them the first time i tinted was to avoid overspray. when i ended up spraying onto my trunk, the tails came out the same. just remember to wipe them off with rubbing alcohol or something prior to spraying.

 

I finished, looks nice and dark. I wil post pix asap.

 

just ordered two cans on nite shade other people say to sand with 1000 grit sand paper first what do u guys think? they also say to use a uv protective clear coat on top of the nite shades is this nessisary?

 

might all be good ideas..especially the clearcoat, maybe it wont fade.

 

hey everyone i tinted the trunk piece and tails without taking them
off, but i made sure it wasn't windy and i used newspaper to cover my bumper and other parts of the car. you can get it at speedworld in queens, ny