I was wondering what the best way is to smoke out tail lights/ head lights and what problems could arise if I do
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10-16-2008
I was wondering what the best way is to smoke out tail lights/ head lights and what problems could arise if I do
10-16-2008
Best way is a mix of clear and black. The exact mixture is though to figure out.
I wouldn't smoke your headlights, though. Reduced visibility is not something to play with.
10-18-2008
Either have them painted very lightly like Sabrewings says but if not you can get the smoking spray and go over it with clear.
10-18-2008
niteshades!
10-18-2008
yea vht nightshade is the way to go probably. i wanna do it so badly. for the headlights though i have avs covers that are black so i can take them off at night
10-21-2008
niteshades suck!!!
10-22-2008
Niteshades look good when done properly, but a lot of people don't do any prep work and can't spray it on correctly to save their life so it gets a bad rep. I did my tails with Niteshades and I think they turned out pretty good.Originally Posted by FiFdYnUtZ
10-22-2008
While it looks like you did a good job, Niteshades does suck. My tails were completely black when I did them 6 months ago and now it is all pretty much almost worn off and it looks like they just have a light smoke to them. And they do have clearcoat over them too.
10-22-2008
1/2 oz black to 7 oz clear if you want a light tint.
1 oz black to 7 oz clear if you want a medium to dark tint.
still too light add additional coats till your satisfied.
then use 2 coats quality clear.
10-22-2008
Did you wetsand between coats? Did you wax them after they were done?
10-28-2008
Sanded the tails completely, taped off the reflector and rubber, 1 coat nightshades, sanded, 1 coat nightshades, sanded, 1 light coat of clear, waited till clear got tacky so additional clear had something to hold on to, 1 heavy coat of clear, waited till dried, wet sanded, buffed with 3M, waxed.
You must have gotten a bad batch then or used a cheap clear. These are three years old now and I did them myself.
03-12-2009
what brand of clear do you recommend? also, any tips for wetsanding when finished? i ordered my vht nightshades about 2 days ago, and it should be in any day. i want to make sure to do these right!
03-12-2009
its all in the prep work and TAKE YOUR TIME!!! cant stress that enough people dont take there time when working with paint and they get s****y results.
03-13-2009
my nightshades is in! what brand of clear should i use???
03-13-2009
What grit do you guys use to wet sand. Looking at doing this as soon as it warms up.
03-13-2009
what kind of exhaust tips are those i like them....
03-13-2009
uses Automotive clear & not a spraycan. Spraycan will look like sh** down the road.Here automotive clear
03-13-2009
plus I would throw VHT nightshade in the trash..Theres better ways to do them then with that stuff..
03-13-2009
what do you recommend flip?
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