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I sprayed 2 light dusting coats and then 2 medium coats and then 1 heavy coat. The more coats= the darker red. After VHT I did 3 layers of clear coat and then wetsand. Now they look as dark as TOM's tail lights.
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nice!
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Is a week too long to wait before clear coat? I got an amazing finish but forgot to get clear! I want spraymax 2k but would have to wait for it to ship. Putting me at 7 or 8 days after ive painted the tails. Is that too long? If so ill have to settle for a different brand that I can get locally. Any suggestions on another good brand if a week is too long to wait?
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It smooths everything down so the light doesn't feel or look rough. If you wet sand, the final product will be smooth and even looking, not chunky or blotchy.
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This looks sick! Mind giving specific instructions on how to do it like this?
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Thanks, I would if I could recall the details.
Pretty sure I taped off the pattern that looks red in the center area matching to the lines inside the light. Put down 2-3 coats of dark midnight tint then pulled off the tape, a little wet sanding then red tint the whole thing 2-3 coats. Then wet sanded and cleared to taste. Hope that helps, |
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Simple if you have painting skills...i have so... Red vht and last coat is a medium gloss coat, buff, shine and install back...whiteout frs looks amaizing in my opinion with red tails... Btw my turns are red colored leds!!! Looks so good at night
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Hell yeahhh
Took me a long time to make the change...i enjoyed my stocks, i think its a great looking tail light in the frs
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Did this a while ago, but I forgot to post a photo. Used Duplicolor Red Metalcast, 2 light layers, 3 medium, 1 semi-heavy. Wet sanding when necessary. Then, 3 medium coats of Duplicolor Acrylic Clear Coat. After that, I polished and waxed them.
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Looks good!
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Anyone have advice for taping off the signal lights? Any specific method? Or just use tape and cut to shape?
Tape > Cut shape > Spray Tint > Remove Cutout (Dry) > Clear Coat Sound about right? |
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Thanks! As for the taping, all I know is that you need to be in a really clean environment and be really meticulous about the painting. When I had to wet sand any imperfections, the masking tape I used to seal the taillight would get a little wet and start to come off.
A friend of mine tried to do the signal cutouts and ended up having asymetric patterns
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