FINALLY joined the red tail light crew (my project inside)

[suaveflooder]

Originally Posted by jaime3

any tips for doing the clear coat? i did mine and theres noticeable streaks from when i tried to clear coat it @JSanders , @suaveflooder.

Agree with @JSanders. I went with a body shop clear job as well. Better to go professional if you want it looking factory. I couldn't find a big shop to do it, just a small little hole in the wall place. Took them an hour and cost me $80.

[suaveflooder]

Originally Posted by JSanders

^Tails look awesome! Question... How many coats/how heavy of coats of the red did you do? looking at doing this myself and having the paint guys where I work shoot the clear for me.

Thanks! Sorry, I haven't been on this thread for awhile. I did quite a few. Probably 4 or 5? After the initial light ones, I put it on pretty thick. I actually had to re-do my lights one time after the body shop burned through some of the red sanding it. I did notice that if I didn't get a lot of paint on the lights, they looked pink up top because of the chrome.

What worked, was A LOT of paint, giving it a deep red, and telling the body shop not to sand. I actually did the painting in their booth with the red, ran out and got them when I was finished and they cleared them while the red was still tacky.

[jaime3]

what body shop did you go to? im also in san diego

[suaveflooder]

Originally Posted by jaime3

what body shop did you go to? im also in san diego

I went to Benny's on University. Ask for Benny Jr. He's the one who cleared mine.

[jaime3]

thats right by state. ok. you wouldn't happen to know how much it would be for him just to do it all over again would you?

[BlueDubbinTDI]

I had my extra set done by a "professional" for $80 yesterday. Its about half coated thickness what it should be so Im taking them back today to spray a few more coats on. Should be joining this croud monday if he doesnt fuck it up by doing it again (what was done looked really good)!!