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Old 11-11-08, 04:29 PM
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tail light tint spray

today i purchased the tint spray. i was wondering if anyone had any examples or advice. when i bought the can he said it would be better to just tint them with their company but i dont have money for that. so any help would be nice. thanks
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advice: make sure its legal before doing it.
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It can be tricky to spray. Search a bit, there are several picture threads out there. Type in nightshade.
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Spray even thin coats and build it up. That transparent paint sure likes to run. Here are a few pics of the taillights on my RX8. I just used "VHT NightShades" followed by a couple coats of clear and car wax.






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take your time on it... dont want to mess up those tails
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yeah i used it on my tails and it is a bitch to spray, it goes on realy wierd, not like regular paint at all, i should have used some good clear on mine after cause they are starting to fade from sun exposure. good luck and take your time
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thanks a lot. yeah i do graffiti in my spare time so i figured it would be just like spray paint. so thanks for the heads up. what clear coats should i use? and wax? whats that going to do for it other than a temporary shine?
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Originally Posted by rotaryracer1
yeah i used it on my tails and it is a bitch to spray, it goes on realy wierd, not like regular paint at all, i should have used some good clear on mine after cause they are starting to fade from sun exposure. good luck and take your time
do you have any pictures? and how many coats where used?




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