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Old 08-23-2012, 05:46 PM
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what spray paint for lights
02 pearl white maxima. im gonna clear the lens restore the outside and put on eye brows this weekend. I wanna paint the housing black. What colors have guy used?
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02 pearl white maxima. im gonna clear the leans restore the outside and put on eye brows this weekend. I wanna paint it black. What colors have guy used?
You want to put plack eyelids on a white car?
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Any black will do I suppose.
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Originally Posted by T_Behr904
You want to put plack eyelids on a white car?
Surely he is talking about the housing...
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no I want to paint the housing black. do i use any black paint i dont want it to fade because of the heat. what color black do u guys think will look the best?
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no I want to paint the housing black. do i use any black paint i dont want it to fade because of the heat. what color black do u guys think will look the best?
chrisman is your guy on that. I dont know if heat resistant is necessary but why not?
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Old 08-23-2012, 07:21 PM
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I just painted my headlight housings black. I used a Plastic Satin Black rattle can. I did about 5 coats then put the lenses back on. Looks great.
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i used black caliper paint. that way its won't crack if it gets too hot, just be careful baking your lights
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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe
chrisman is your guy on that. I dont know if heat resistant is necessary but why not?
I always use high temp paint. There are a few to choose from. Just go to Autozone and pick your poison.
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