Looking for: someone to fix my tails
 

Hi. I'm looking for someone in vancouver (around Richmond) to help me fix my taillights which I fucked up in the process of trying to smoke and tint. I need someone with experience who can help me remove the tint completely and retint it for me. Pm me and we can work out a price. Thank youuu! (:

It just takes some patience. Wet sand the taillight back down and prep for a clean surface. Hit it with two coats of the tint you are using, and then a final coat that is slightly heavier to create the glossy look. Let's see some pics of what happened.

Could you give me a little more details pls? I just don't wanna take any chances anymore. They turned out ok but they were way too dark and had overspray and drip all over.

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Can u guys pls help? :( pls.. really need someone

Post a picture up lets see how bad they look.

Should be fixable with wet sanding and lots of time

i dont recommend VHT

Post some pictures so we can see how bad and see what grit sand paper you will need to use.

Will do that later in the day. Heading to thw states for abit. Thannks guys

here are the pictures.
heres what i did. last night, i went to the gas station and got some gas and tried using that. surprisingly, it works! BUT it didnt completely remove it all and its VERY hard to remove the tint with this method. idk if the camera is clear enough but you can still see some red markings on the lens that would not come out no matter what i did. i think the only way to fix that is to wet sand then polish it out (i have the orbital polisher machine)? if so, how do i do it? thanks guys!

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That looks crazy

not really helping man :/ im already having sleepless nights coz of this..

Dispect, before scratching up your taillights with sandpaper and such (Last resort)... Try using paint thinner (lacquer thinner), you can get these at almost any hardware stores like ex. Home Depot.

*WARNING!* When using the paint thinner, be sure to REMOVE the taillight assemblies from the vehicle before working on them or the paint thinner will MESS UP your new awesome asphalt paint!

Good luck!


P.S. Next time when you paint/tint, spray small thin layers at a time and let each layer dry before adding more... it will prevent you from overcoating and creating runs.

ahh got it but a little too late haha. while i was at the states i picked up this thing called a paint stripper(LOL)? and it worked like a charm!!!! the only thing is that now it has some scuffs and scratches here and there due to the hard rubbing. how do i fix that? clear coat it?

Clear coating isn't going to fix the scratches unless you use a ton of it, and then you'll get runs and start this process all over again.

If you want the lights to be stock color and scratch free, you'll have to sand them down and polish them. I wouldn't recommend a machine for this. It'll take a while, but do it by hand. It's real easy to mess things up with a machine.

If you're going to do the spray tint over them again, you may still want to sand them down a bit. Are you taking about individual deep scratches or are you talking about a general dull appearance?

-Justin

a general dull appearance. its only on one of the tail lights tho so i clear coated the one that's fine and it looks brand new now! just gotta fix up the dull one.. any suggestions?

Try Meguiar's Plast-X polish on it. If there are any places that the polish doesn't clean up, you may need to wetsand them and then polish. I'd try to stick to the polish if possible.

Why did you spray clear on your other tail light? Stop spraying things on your tail lights.

-Justin

so its glossy?? LOL okayyy

Have you thought of just replacing them with some nice aftermarkets ? :thumbsup:

Make sure you clean off the gasoline fully with water. I would avoid using anything harmful like gas, paint thinner, stripper, etc. Plastics generally do not work well with these products, and may cause melting or warping of the plastics.

Start with something like 600 and work slowly. Some of the heavier stuff might require 400, and then slowly work your way up to the high grit papers. I think 1000 should clean things up and give it a nice finish to work on again. No need to polish or buff the taillight before painting. Hit it with a mild water/iso mix to clean off any residue.

Before you try this again, go get some scrap plastic that you can test with. Start with a very light coat. It may not cover everything, but that will be fine. Check the can and see if it requires it to be fully dry, or something like a 15 minute wait between coats. The second coat should be a light coat as well and should cover the majority of the uncovered spots from the first pass. The last coat, which should be the third or it may become too dark, should be a slightly heavier coat. This will cover everything evenly and give it a glossy look.

Remember that the paint should be sprayed in nice even strokes. Do not stop in the middle. Keep your distance, approximately 8-12 inches as instructed by the can. Following this should keep the problems you got to a minimum.

Got it. Ill try it later tonight and ill post pictures of it when I'm done. Thanks :)

gas or goo gone will remove the VHT nightshade but you will have to use a headlight restore kit on your tails to get their shine back.

you can also do what chutrain with the wet sanding and that works really good

either way if you want the shine back to your tails you will deff have to polish them

doesnt look too bad tho. looks like you caked the VHT tho decent and pretty heavy coats from the look of it. I would never recommend more than 2 coats of VHT black

...Or hope for the best that your tails are leaking with condensation and get new ones via warranty! :D

Thought of that. But since its been intentionally tempered with, they wouldn't replace it

Not necessarily! Mr.Jay tinted his and he got them replaced under warranty because his were leaking. Lol

I think it depends on the dealerships...

OH nice! then i HOPE to god it leaks LOL. coz we used the same shitty dealership

Holy heavy coats of paint batman! VERY thin coats are your friend, especially with translucent paint.

To restore them just follow the advice about wet sanding in stages then polishing with a good plastic polish. They'll be as good as new with some time, just don't rush it at all.

I can fix these... Once i get my aftermarket ones, assuming i like them, ill have a set of stocks w optiguard for sale lol

Which taillights did you get? I don't really like any of the available ones enough to justify paying a couple hundred dollars for them.

I took a gamble on the red lens ones from japanparts.com, i was unable to find any pics of them on a car, or better, a daylight video, but i took the plunge :/