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im gonna be using spray paint im guessing? anyone have any name brands i can get at like a pep boys or somthing? and the color?
im gonna be painting the outside so i guess im gonna use duck tape to get the perfect match. how many coats should i put on? if anyone can gimmie some tips or easier ways that would help too. thanks guys

 

It's called candy-apple red I believe ... something like that.

And people say two to three coats should be enough.

The best thing is to take it apart and paint the inside though.

 

www.lightningmotorsports.com

they sell VANS red tail paint($30 acan), perfect match to inner tails. Look at my sig for proof. They were done about 3yrs ago and look as good as the day i bought them. David L is the king of making 95/96 tails.
BTW they are painted from the inside. Lots of guys here who have them sprayed from the outside experiance nasty fading and scratches.
So its up to you, inside or outside

Ant

 

thx guys but im lazy and gonna do the outside.

 

I did the outsides about 2 weeks ago...so I guess time hasn't had a chance to work against me yet. I bought "testors transparent candy apple red" and it looks fine. I put about 6 coats of that a 5 coats of clear coat. So far, so good.( knock on wood)

 

before srpaying the red on do i put somthingon before that?

 

I didnt

 

Be sure to use as many coats of clearcoat as you do paint. It will help to protect the paint and slow the fading process.

 

guys i finished it but i messed one of the lights up and got some goon behind the paint and now u can see the goo when my lights are on......


is there a way to take the paint off? paint thinner maybe? any ideas guys?

 

It will work but too much will warp the plastic. Be careful.

 

and the paint i used is way to thick and doesnt match up that good....i wanna redo them is this possible>?

 

I tried painting the outsides and they wound up looking horrible. I'd paint the inners if I were you... no need in paying all that money for something thats going to look like ****

 

dam i wanna do them over , you guys think i can strip the paint off? if so what could i use?]

 

I didn't have any problems painting the outsides of mine. Just be patient. Use thin coats and give them a lot of time to dry in between.

 

i need better paint

 

I used Testor's brand Hobby paint and it's held up pretty good but I attribute that to the clear coat on top of it.

 

dam yours look nothing like mine
mine looks like red tape on it.....
i tried to use paint thinner but it dodnt work you know somthing that might?

 

I don't see why it wouldn't have. I used gasoline (only thing at I had at the time) to remove a little bit of overspray. It's just like the paint thinner and can easily warp the lens. I would think that a little more elbow grease is all you'll need.

 

nah man if u could only see it lol

looks like thick red tape and i had thinner on it for like and hour and then i was rubbing it hard and maybe a lil pink was on the towel.......i used body shot paint or somthing like that....anyways its ugly. =(

 

Sorry to hear that. If paint thinner won't remove the paint then I'm not sure what to tell you. You could try to sand it off with a very very fine grit. You'd just have to be careful once you started to get close to the lens. I would probably sand it down close enough and then use paint thinner to get the rest off.

 

someone said turpentine......thx for your help though=P