Red'd out tail lights
 

Anyone in northern va provide paint services? Looking to get my tails done in all red...


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Just pick-up some red tint paint and spray the tail lights. It's easy to take off them.

Most people either use VHT paint which you can pick up at your local pep boys or autozone which is reversible by rubbing gasoline. Or you can find a body shop and ask them if they smoke out taillights, find out if they put the lights in the oven room before spraying them (ensures quality) and they finish it up with a coat of clearcoat to give it a manufacturer smoked look which is irreversible as far as i know.

I can.

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Get them done professionally. I don't trust VHT, plus they give you a dull matte look.

Pics of previous work?

Wet sand + polish will clear up the matte look, but +1 to getting it done professionally.

I hit them with house of color candy apple red then cleared them
http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/...125_195658.jpg

And you never want to sand the lights even wetsanding it causes tiny scratches on the plastic to where if you ever wanted to take the vht night shades spray off you would see all the iimperfections. thanks appreciate it.

I do this professionally as well. And if you do not wet sand or at least scuff pad the lights before paint you will get piss poor adhesion. I had my shops page listed in my sig but mods removed it :( . I am an automotive painter and have done plenty of custom lights. Mostly VW/Audi since that's what I specialize in. I have done my own frs tail lights though. If anyone wants more info on the process email me. Spitfire481@gmail.com . Not looking to get yelled at again by posting my shops info

thats temporary. if you dont keep wet sanding and polishing every 3-4 months it comes back. I had mine looking real glossy and it loses it

That looks fantastic! I'd love to have this done one day. It's the proper way to do it and it shows. :w00t:

House of kolor apple candy and ppg 2042 clear is what I go with. Def is the way to go for looks and durability

why not just use blue bat mobile vinyls ? Re moveable and no need to permanently mess up your housings.

No where near the depth and gloss of real paint

Yea but also not permanent Oh well just a thought.

They are just tail lights. No big deal lol. Anything is better than stock anyway haha

Joe did an amazing job, came out better than I planned and he was local which was a huge convenience for me.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ps75ab1127.jpg

I will get better pics as soon as the weather clears.

Who is Joe? and how much did it run? I'm interested as well!

+1

Those look GREAT!!! Nicely done @frsguy707

My wife just took a trip up to the Bay Area to visit family. I actually asked her if she could bring my lights to you while I had her car here to drive. She gave me "that look" lol. :bonk::bonk: Oh well. If I don't get to it before I join her, you can count on a set of lights from me.

That sounds awesome I would love to do them for you, it only takes a day just let me know. :happyanim:

:popcorn:Hey guys... go back to your side of the forum.

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nice, can't wait to get these bolted up!

Great job!

Here's an idea:

Buy a set of tail lights.

When someone (that might live outside your immediate vicinity ;) ) wants painted lights, charge them for the painting plus a core charge.

Send him your first set of lights (painted).

Require the buyer to return his original set of lights (in like-new condition) when he installs the red lights.

Repeat.

he's already doing that :)

Here are a few more pics of the finished tail lights:
http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/...514_185004.jpg
http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/...514_173604.jpg

Should post a local price ;)

Could you post some pics when you get a chance of them on the car with direct light on them? I'm interested in doing this too.

I should have them on my car this weekend. I'll get some pics.

Yes no problem :D
http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/...125_195658.jpg

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looks good. most pics dont seem to do them justice compared to in person. i have noticed that with the sets i have done as well. with the real apple candy and clear they look totally oem

yeah I agree pictures don't do them justice, you have to see them in person to really see the depth and clarity of them..

im also seeing a TON of diy's where the lights are not prepped. they really need to be sanded properly for a quality job that lasts. looks like there might be a good bit of half peeling all red tails in the classifieds in the next year or so haha.

Haha how longs the process take? And Orbital needs to do it so I can see it on WRB :P

just 24 hrs:thumbup:

Want to do it. Don't want to ship to Cali. Also want the turn signals taped off so that there's a clear square on the tail.