Black housing questions :)

[Mikeez]

1. Will this product work:



2. If I decide to remove it next year. How should I proceed?

3. Good choice of color?

[mrlewistan]

blacking out the reflectors is a one way street. the chrome is just plastic so anything that will desolve your black paint off will damage the chrome.

[Poodles]

The "chrome" inside headlights is vapor deposited aluminum. It's also only microns thick so yes, it's a one way street

[Mikeez]

Originally Posted by mrlewistan

blacking out the reflectors is a one way street. the chrome is just plastic so anything that will desolve your black paint off will damage the chrome.

Oh boy, okay thanks

Originally Posted by Poodles

The "chrome" inside headlights is vapor deposited aluminum. It's also only microns thick so yes, it's a one way street

I searched that online, =p

Originally Posted by HachiRo

Krylon has this one can that states SUPER HEAT RESISTANT UP TO 2000 DEGREES. I used that one for the blacking out. Leaves a pretty flat and matte black (dark grey to be more specific) color. Did mine yesterday!
Feel free to ask me any questions
Will try my best to help you and keep you from any small mistakes I made.

Wow, that is well done. How many coats did you apply and where did you put it to dry off?

Also, did you use a sealent or you just reheated it to seal it?

[adamg]

Originally Posted by Mikeez

1. Will this product work:



2. If I decide to remove it next year. How should I proceed?

3. Good choice of color?

hard to tell with such a small picture, do you mind posting a bigger one so we can see the label

[KI_ZN6]

Duplicolor makes a high heat black paint for the engine bay application and we've seen great results with this product for blacking out headlamp housings.

[Mikeez]

Originally Posted by KI_ZN6

Duplicolor makes a high heat black paint for the engine bay application and we've seen great results with this product for blacking out headlamp housings.

Canada stores are limited ! You think I need a paint for higher heat rating? I will be installing HID. Will it get that HOT?

[KI_ZN6]

Originally Posted by Mikeez

Canada stores are limited ! You think I need a paint for higher heat rating? I will be installing HID. Will it get that HOT?

You can get Duplicolor products from Canadian Tire (off the shelf). For headlamps, it's always a good idea to use high heat paint for added durability and to apply thin, light coats to allow it to build slowly. Prep work for the surface is also important prior to painting the housing.

[Mikeez]

Originally Posted by KI_ZN6

You can get Duplicolor products from Canadian Tire (off the shelf). For headlamps, it's always a good idea to use high heat paint for added durability and to apply thin, light coats to allow it to build slowly. Prep work for the surface is also important prior to painting the housing.

Prep work as in cleaning and applying primer? Am I missing something?

This paint can is already bought, I don't know if I can return or exchange it in Canadian Tire store. However, do I really need that high heat durability?

What prep work?

[mrlewistan]

I didnt do any prep work like sanding or washing. Just inspect it make sure you dont have any road dust or anything that somehow found its way into your headlight housing.
heres what i use





One last note: Remember to clean the dust off the inside of your lens whenever you take apart the headlight lol. i neglected to do that and now it annoys the heck out of me and its too cold outside to take the car apart

Been painted for a little over a year and i dont see any changes in my paint so pretty happy

[KI_ZN6]

Originally Posted by Mikeez

Prep work as in cleaning and applying primer? Am I missing something?

This paint can is already bought, I don't know if I can return or exchange it in Canadian Tire store. However, do I really need that high heat durability?

What prep work?

It's always a good idea to clean off any dust and debris as much as possible before apply paint to any surface. Wiping the surface down with rubbing alcohol would be ideal, helping to clean the surface before paint is applied

[Calbee]

Originally Posted by HachiRo

Krylon has this one can that states SUPER HEAT RESISTANT UP TO 2000 DEGREES. I used that one for the blacking out. Leaves a pretty flat and matte black (dark grey to be more specific) color. Did mine yesterday!
Feel free to ask me any questions
Will try my best to help you and keep you from any small mistakes I made.

is the yellow killing the light output? i wanna do that too