Smoking or Redding BRZ/FR-S Tail Lights

[aqua8701]

from black out that was peeling off:

[aqua8701]

To sexy smoked out

[Bonks86]

4 coats of VHT red and 4 clear coats

[ShoNUFF]

Edit: Finally did this! Happy with results, but still need to wet sand and polish when it is fully cured these were the products that I used:


Result:
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These came out great man!

This picture is before or after the wetsand & polish?

What did you use for the polish? I got some headlight plastic polish.. should do the trick.

Also - did you prep sand the tail light before you sprayed?

Thanks..

[Liquidsnake]

I saw a black FRS this morning, with Red tail lights, and It looked amazing, Car looked exotic.

I have a whiteout, and the clears kind of vibe with that color, so i did not change it.

[Wes]

Originally Posted by styl3z

How long do i have to wait to paint the tail lights again, after using lacquer thinner to remove the paint (I f'ed up)? @DarrenDriven

You should be able to do it again right after just make sure the laquer thinner is gone

[Scoobidude]

Originally Posted by Bonks86

4 coats of VHT red and 4 clear coats

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What clear did u use and did u do any sanding or anything before

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[Bonks86]

Originally Posted by Scoobidude

What clear did u use and did u do any sanding or anything before

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I wet sanded first and I used Krylon for plastics clear coat.

[Kosmos]

Originally Posted by stefmiesterb

Are any more people experiencing the VHT cracking the lenses?

idk if your post was covered or not, but it did crack mine sadly, couple of days later i noticed it had cracking on my right taillight

[BlueDubbinTDI]

Result:


Damn this looks good...

[ShoNUFF]

So i'm 3 coats of Metalcast deep and it's not glossy at all? It's a Matte finish.

Should I buff / polish the paint before clear or will the clear make it glossy?!!!

Help!!

EDIT: Nevermind! I sprayed the clear and it looks awesome! Pics to follow.

[Richard Cranium]

Apply the clear, then buff/polish

[Prooks]

Update:

I used 2000 grit wetsand, glass cleaner (windex), then sprayed 2 coats of red with 15-20 minutes in bewteen. Then cleaned the new red coats and applied 2 clear coats with the Krylon Fusion clear coat for plastics. I also masked off the signal lights with masking tape.

I'm very happy with the results! I still like the valenti leds but this will do until I can afford those (unless someone wants to buy these of me)

Here's a quick cell phone shot:

[ShoNUFF]

So I finished up my tail lights this morning.

I feel like I should have put a few more coats of red but I didn't want to lay it on too thick and have it start to peel. In direct sunlight they're not as deep red as I would like. They still look 1000x better though so IDC.

Paint Used

• Duplicolor Metalcast
• Krylon Crystal Clear Gloss
• Meguirs Plastic Polish

Method

• Mask surrounding area
• Mineral spirits wipe down (with gloves)
• I did NOT pre-sand the plastic
• 5 red coats total (3 light & 2 heavy)These went on matte and I got scared. The clear will bring back the clarity.
• 10-15mins in between light coats with blow dryer
• 20-30 mins in b/w heavy coats
• 4 coats of Clear (the last heavy coat started to run a bit but you can't really see it until get really close at the right angle)
• The last heavy coat of clear I let sit over night.
• 2000 grit wet sand to get out the fish eyes
• Meguirs Plastic Polish
• Meguirs Quick Detailer

Also put on my purple Lamin-X fog covers: