Here some pix my tails i painted with Testors Candy apple red, i use like 5 coats just get the amber gone, Not sure if i like them yet. If they dont grow on me within a few day i'm taking off the paint. Let me know what you think.

 

looks good!

 

Look good.

 

You're like the first guy that painted into the inner lense too. Looks cool..

 

i used vinyl and put it on the inner lense 2 years ago... everyone told me to take it off, but I liked it. When I re-did it, I decided to go for a change and excluded that.

 

Did you paint the inside or outside? And did you repaint the whole thing or just the amber part?

 

not bad.... but did you use clear coat at all? Or is that straight Testors

 

what did you use for a template to paint around the reverse light?

 

Looks good man!

I did that as well. www.4drspeed.com/95pics.html

I just used testors.

 

looks good but needs to be more shiny.

 

that's why I recommend spending the $ and effort in getting translucent vinyl.

You might be able to apply some sort of clearcoat. Maybe even try polishing it?

 

lookin good...95-96 tails can burn in hell (stock)

 

Now did you use the testors on just hte outer tails or the turnk portion also?

 

How did you paint the outside without the paint running down the sides where it curves?

 

Testors paint sticks very well, and unless you sit there holding the can pointing at one spot for a few seconds, then it wont drip.

Testors also has somewhat of a clear already in it. I noticed if you dont apply to man coats its VERY shinny. But as you apply more and more it looses its shine. All you have to do is wet sand them and their shinny and smooth as hell. My buddy did that on his 96 after seeing my 99 all-reds...




Eric

 

What did you use as a template?

 

If you don't like it you could always tint them, i think they look good now though!

 

I just took out the outter taillights, laid some newspaper down, set the taillights on the paper and sprayed away.

Quite simple and effective, a hell of a lot better than orange I must say.

 

Well, theres no real template you use. You simply tape off what you dont want painted and paint away. Pretty straight forward...

 

O ok because when I used tape to paint my inner altezzas some of the black paint dried with the adhesive on the tape. So when I took the tape off there was little bits of adhesive and paint left over, not too noticable tho. Heres some pics..

 

I use about 5 coats of testors and like 3 coats of krylon UV protectant clearcoat. I masked off the reverse light and taped arou d the taillight so i didnt get any over spry on the car. I use a hairdry to speed up the drying process a bit. I spryed them with the lights in the care still caouse i was too lazy to take them out. i was pretty lucky i did not get any drips, may caouse i used light coats. Let me know if you guys have any other questions. Yeah i wish they were more glossy!! i'm not use to seeing all red back thier maybe thats why i'm not sure if i like it yet. ThANKS for all the imput guys!

Oh yeah, i sparyed both the amber and break lights so that it match better.

 

That looks weird...


And yeah, your not supposed to let the paint FULLY dry. Only let it get tacky...




Eric

 

Looks kinda like the IS300/Altezza....I'm not sure I like it Good job on the originality tho

 

looks good man! exactly reminds me nadir's tail

 

hey, good job painting those tails. maybe when it warms up around here, ill get around to doing that

 

Looks great, nice work.

 

Hey Ludacris! Your tailiights look AWESOME! How did you do that?? or where did you get them??

 

wax to shine em up

 

What brand should I use?