how to tint your 3rd brake light, headlights, or tail lights

[firefighter_2319]

scuff whatever your wanting to tint with a gray scuff pad or use a 3000 grit wet/dry paper on a D.A. dry if off after its scuffed. mask off the light so you dont paint everything and to keep off overspray. wipe down the light with a wax and grease remover, after that dries its always a good idea to wipe if off with a tack rag. (PIC.1)mix up about 1oz of clear with 1/2oz of activator with a 1/2 of reducer. with that mixed (PIC.2)get a bit of black or whatever color you choose, and drop in a few drops of paint into your clear mixture it wont take much. mix that up until well mixed. set your paint gun up so that there is a small pattern and just a little bit of paint is flowing out. then spray your light. (PIC.3)you can go as dark or as light as you want to go. remember the more times you go over it, the more darker is will get.(PIC.4) when dried install and enjoy. tail lights and headlights are the same procedure. if your headlights are hazy you do the same procedure but dont but the color in, leave it out and just clear them and they will look like new ones. this may not become a sticky but hopefully someone will find some use for this somewhere down the road.

 

[MTM1]

I've always used VHT nightshades and have been happy. But they fade after about 8 months. Do they fade this way?

 

[firefighter_2319]

no. they stay shiny. the clear is the same thats on all vehicles just some color is added to it. you wont have any problems if you prep them good enough so that everything sticks

 

[Devs93]

pretty good info as far as the actual tails go you can use 180grit to knock down the letters and I use to always use a red scotchbright pad but Ive picked up the wetsanding the lights withh 1000 grit after knocking the lketters down makes them come out even slicker. The one other thing I would like to see is an adhesion promoter just to make sure that paint sticks over time. and no this method wont fade or dry out your lenses.

 

[MTM1]

Just curious how do I post a pic from photobucket?
Is there a way to make the pic show up instead of the link?

 

[MTM1]

http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o772/MMaltony1/Camera1346116757378_zps1029dd43.jpg

These are my tails a smoked not to long ago

See if I did that right

 

[KReePiN]

good idea...!

 

[Devs93]

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[Devs93]

Copy the IMg code
tails look pretty good

 

[MTM1]

Copy the IMg code
tails look pretty good

I found it now thanks