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Painting the tail light....question about the special paint used.....

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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 08:55 PM
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Painting the tail light....question about the special paint used.....

I know some people have used the special paint to paint the rear turn signal so it looks red. My question is how durable is that paint since you cant prep the surface inside the light. Also the turn signal does not create that much heat since its not on constantly, any idea if this paint would hold up under higher temps? Trying to do some custom modifications to my light, but I dont want to mess with them if I'm gonna have the paint chipping away in a few months. Thanks for your help.
Old Jan 18, 2005 | 07:29 AM
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Guess if no negetive feedback is left about that paint then I will go ahead and attempt to do this little project....
Old Jan 18, 2005 | 07:57 AM
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Just take your time and let it dry before applying more coats. Otherwise it'll run throughout the light housing.
Old Jan 18, 2005 | 08:06 AM
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I used the testors transparent candy apple red.

I haven't had any issues on my 4th gen with it, and this is that I painted the outsdie light housing, has been good for 3+ years.

I just used the same paint on my 5.5g, and like everyone else says, take your time.
Old Jan 18, 2005 | 08:24 AM
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Ok thanks guys I'll be sure to post some pics of them when I'm done for those who care to see
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