Cumalot

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Here's a pic of the clear tails that I painted. I painted the outside because I didn't want to break it while opening it up. I think I might have put a few too many coats. It's a bit darker than the stock inner lights.


http://cumalot.homestead.com/files/tails.JPG

Craig Mack

Shoulda made the DavidL group deal on time like we did bro

Craig Mack

Did you paint the outside? Looks a little thick...nice and clean...but thick...like it wouldn't match up and like the light wouldn't shine through very good like you stated.

Could you clean some of it off? What kinda paint did you use?

mzmtg

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Show us some pics installed.

have you thought about smoking the entire tailight? That looks so cool

Cumalot

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I'm going to see how they look tomorrow by installing them and see how much of a difference. I might get a 600 grit and wetsand them. Then I'll put another coat of clear on top. Yes it's pretty thick right now. I'll wait until I line them up against the stock inner to see how they look first.

gtr_rider

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Is there a way to darken the clear section of it, to match the inner clear?

Cumalot

iTrader: (8)

Nope, don't think so. That's the bad part.


Now I think of it, if the tails I just paint are darker than the inner red, maybe I just go ahead and paint the inner ones too. Maybe one or two light coats.

accordude

got any pics of those tails installed ?

Vinipux

people have used this http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/bulandtailli.html and have been fairly successful painting the clears, I'm gonna order them right now in fact

Vinipux

Cumalot

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Here's a pic of them on my car. Pretty good for what it's worth. The outer lenses are just a bit darker than the inner ones. If you look close, you definitely can tell they were painted on the outside. Not perfect, but good enough for now.


http://cumalot.homestead.com/files/tail.JPG

Supermachoman

Looks really good! Where did you buy the clear tail lights? And how much did they cost? I ordered mine from NOPI, they charged my credit card $390CDN, and later informed me they could no longer sell them because of legal issues. I had to wait 3 weeks for them to reverse the charges.

Thanks,

Tyler

Cumalot

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I bought the clear tails used, about $130.

Btw, the paint that I used I bought from Pep Boys.

jules

I want that wing...
Jules

Conrad283

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The tails definately look really good ... what kind of spray paint did you use? and how many coats did you put on? .. i have the clear tails and i want to paint the bottom red (obviosly), and i want to get them just right

Conrad

Yellowbrother

cummy..thought u already have red/clears???

Cumalot

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I got the paint from Pep Boys. I used Plasti-Kote Competition Colors Candy Apple NO.300 for the red and Plasti-Kote Candy Apple/Metal Flake NO.307 for the clearcoat.


I don't remember how many coats I used, but obviously it was a bit too many coats. Best thing to do is to take the tails and hold them next to the stock inner red to see the progress. Then you'll know how many more coats you'll need.

Some people said to paint the inside. I'm scare that I will break the lenses, so I didn't paint the inside. The tails that I got were used, so they weren't in perfect condition. The finished tails kind of reflect that a bit. I think if I had put one or two less coats on them, it would match up perfectly. Only when you look up close can you tell it's painted on the outside. Still though, if you look at the picture, it still look pretty good. So, I'm not complaining.