wats best way to paint all clears to make david L's?
 

i just bought all clears , wats the best paint/ way to paint them

i ordered testors transparent cherry paint

hopefully it matches, should i paint them from the inside

if so how do i separate them

also should i paint the inside of the inner trunk lights so it would match?

any help would be appreciated

where the hell did you get all clears from

that's wat i'm saying~!

Open them up and paint them from the inside. If you get enough coats on, they should make the inner taillights.

Yes, please share the wealth with us :D

prob. ebay
they had a set on there for like a week they were at 3 dollars for a long time then some guy won them for like $151.00 soo maybe that was him/you

it was me , another 15 to ship them

so all i need to do is open them from the inside , how do i separate them , just put them in the oven?

wat temperature? for how long? then wat just pull?

so i wouldnt need to separate the inners as well, just paint the all clear side n it should match?

sorry for the delay response i dont know why but i havent recieved an email notification that anyone replied to this thread

why did "david L" stop making these red/clears??

probably cuz the clears are rare, he didn't have time, or he moved on from maximas. he did a decent amount of them but it was side work and probably didn't have time to keep doing them.

are they THAT hard to make? are they any instructions on how to make them?

^^ i've been thinking about that myself.

I painted clears with Vans. Check out my page for pics. Plus I put up two pages of pics and instructions on how I did it.

Painting Clears

Check it out. I'd be happy to answer any questions.

Cheers,

Mark

so basically you need a set of clear/clears and you paint the bottom part red from the outside and not the inside?? or am i just that dumb and missing something in the middle?

That's it. If you can get them apart to paint the inside, I'd like to know how. I tried everything short of breaking them. No luck. Then I painted a small part of the corner and realized, they'll look fine painted on the outside. I've had them on for more than a year. No chips and they still look great.

Mark

does any 1 know how to separate them , how long to put it in oven? wat temp? do u just pull right after?

200 for about 10 mins. take them out, carefully pry them and if they dont come loose easily, bake it some more. make sure that your oven heats up to 200 before putting them in. Be careful with the amount of force you pry them with too much eill crack them

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Can anyone verify that the oven thing works for the 95-96 tails? I've read of this with clearing 97-99 tails, but never heard of anyone separating the 95-96's in the oven. Better search around before you wreck your tails.

Mark

Outside painted
http://www.findingautos.com/images/191373_15.jpg

Here they are mounted
http://www.findingautos.com/images/191373_25.jpg

well I did it when I did my DTM. Unfortunately I dont have all clears.

David stopped making them because everytime he did.. someone b!tched and moaned about something *cough* Craig mack *cough*.. and the effort to make them was not worth the time..

Don't paint the out side of hte lens.. the will eventually fade

Dont separate the 95-96 lenses. All you really need to do is get Red krylon stained glass paint, mask the part you want white, clean thoroughly, and spray two light coats.

I bet you $200 that in 1 year they will fade and won't match the inner lens anymore..

its called .. do it right the first time

Painting the outside will dull, like mine are, especially if you hand wash your car a lot.

Has anyone tried the transparent vinyl on the outside of all clears? I think it would look good, but probly not hold up as good as paintng the inside.

Also I put side markers in the oven at 250 for 15 mins and that melted the lenses. But it worked on my 96 headlights.

I painted my signal lights on my integra amber, and they still look pretty good. Its been a year already.

*shrug*

Using several light coats has its benefits.

is david L still on the forum? he should make a VERY detailed instructions on how to make red/clears and sell it on ebay. or he could be nice and post it here

nope.. no longer on here.. doesn't even answer emails anymore ... lol

could i take my stock amber/red tails....put them in the oven for 10 mins at 200 degrees....seperate it....and just clear out the amber? that way i wouldnt need to paint anything

97 maxima clear light problem
 

Can i bake the lights for 10 min @200 degrees and take out the amber i need to know this stat before i go and buy them on ebay, i need inexpensive mods if anybody has any ideas thanks.

how about you ladies buck up for a HEAT GUN.

the oven might work..but you run a higher risk of cracking them or melting them before you get the lense apart.

i personally did a set for someone local...it came out perfect and he was extremely happy about it.

95 and 96 tailight do not have removable inserts like the 97-99. the amber is actually part of the outter lense.

so what do you do when you have opened the tails? whats the next step?

I painted outside. 6 coats Vans, something like the same in clear coat. No fade and I've had them more than a year. see the pics above.

Sprint - have you done the mod or you just voiceing an uninformed opinion?

Mark

I was about to say the same thing. Put on like 6-10 layers of clear coat after the red paint and it should be ok.

what do you do when you have the tails open? how do you get rid of the amber on 95-96s?? thats all i want to know. BTW this website might help some people...... http://www.maximafreak.com/howto/tails.htm#faq

That is your answer. There is no way to open up and replace the amber lens on the 95-96. The question in this thread is can you open clear/clears and paint the inside red. Or do you need to paint the inside. I'm of the opinion that you don't based on painting the outside of my own more than a year ago and them still looking fine.

Mark

well....to make clear/clears someone had to have done something with the amber part right? what did they do? i know everyone is getting fed up on how to make red/clears for 95-96s....but if everyone just posts up what they know and how to make it, i'm sure we could put everyones knowledge together and make a good/detailed instruction on how to make these stupid tail lights.

i don't like that tone.. watch that..

and i am basing my opinion on the 4 or so people who tried it and it faded. don't get smart

Damn, y'all need to take a dip in the pool and relax. For 1, you cannot make red/clears using stock lenses, the amber part is not removable I've tried. and 2 to make red/clears, you need to have all clears from somewhere, eg. ebay. Finally its not that hard to open the haousing, 10 mins @ 200.

:Puke:
Looked for a wise-a$$ smiley and couldn't resist. Seriously, the "do it right the first time" statement got me. Like I somehow did it the wrong way. Fade due to what? Weather? 6 coats of clear coat takes care of that. Light? Well, the light is the same weather painted on the outside or inside. I chimed in based on what I did and I've never had a problem.

Cheers,

Mark

Forget About Red/clears, Just Go All Red Like The Lights On Newer Hondas.i Painted My All Red With Some Taillamp Spray Paint.i Had Them For About 6months And No Fading.if They Fade Just Give Them Another Coat.