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Old Sep 11, 2001 | 12:38 PM
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I am planning to put say 50% tint the lightest one on my rear brake lights, I have 4th gen maxima. So the question is how it should be done? so tint will be able to survive carwash, bad weather and so on, stay there for long time.

What kind of liquit we should use? All kind of advices will be appreciated.

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Old Sep 11, 2001 | 02:53 PM
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Originally posted by cooler2000
I am planning to put say 50% tint the lightest one on my rear brake lights, I have 4th gen maxima. So the question is how it should be done? so tint will be able to survive carwash, bad weather and so on, stay there for long time.

What kind of liquit we should use? All kind of advices will be appreciated.

Thanks!
http://www.tintdude.com/
Old Sep 12, 2001 | 02:36 PM
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if you use the regular tint film, it will probably peel off after a few washings or bad weather. A few years ago there was a company that made a tint spray for use on lenses. I don't know if it is still made, but it is dark enough to cover the colors, but not so dark that you can't see the lights when they are on. Let me know what you decide, and i will se if i can find out about the spray.
Old Sep 12, 2001 | 02:45 PM
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Originally posted by maxima42
if you use the regular tint film, it will probably peel off after a few washings or bad weather. A few years ago there was a company that made a tint spray for use on lenses. I don't know if it is still made, but it is dark enough to cover the colors, but not so dark that you can't see the lights when they are on. Let me know what you decide, and i will se if i can find out about the spray.
please find info abt spray i am interested, it must be same idea as pontiac bonneville ssei 1992-1994 cars rear lenses were done, very dark looked like a tint or some kind of spray was done if you understand what i mean?
Old Sep 12, 2001 | 06:25 PM
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they still make

I'm looking at a Summit Racing Catalog now!!!!!!!!!!

www.SummitRacing.com

here-straight from the catalog

VHT Nite-Shades Lens Black Out
Appears black until your lights are turned on-then natural color appears

VHT-SP999 each $6.99
spray can
Old Sep 12, 2001 | 06:31 PM
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thanks metallic97, i thought they still made it but i have not seen it for awhile. Anyway, this is a much better bet than using the tint film, b/c it does not wear off with washings or bad weather. Plus it is cheap enough that it can be reapplied if it needs to be. When you do it, prep the tail lights just as if you were spray painting them. The spray tint is essentially the saem thing. Good luck, and if you can pls post pics when you do it.
Old Sep 12, 2001 | 06:37 PM
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Originally posted by maxima42
thanks metallic97, i thought they still made it but i have not seen it for awhile. Anyway, this is a much better bet than using the tint film, b/c it does not wear off with washings or bad weather. Plus it is cheap enough that it can be reapplied if it needs to be. When you do it, prep the tail lights just as if you were spray painting them. The spray tint is essentially the saem thing. Good luck, and if you can pls post pics when you do it.
To make things clearly, i have to buy primer to prep tails and it must be one for glass surface then apply tint spray?

What are chances that spray will be even at all surfaces? the reason i am doing it, is to cover up small 1 inch crack on my lenses which happened during red/clear mod. So I am thinking abt tint as way to hide those small cracks which are in corners. Also tint would be a way to protect lenses from water getting inside.
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