For those who saw my tinting posts and pictures WARNING. The clear coat shown in one of the pictures IS NOT SAFE!. It acts like a thiner and will remove the tinting. Thankfully I used my test plastic to find this out, would have been killed if I did it on the lights. On a brighter note I just finished testing the lights and i've seen no need to buy new bulbs as the lights are fully visable from quite a distance.

If anyone can suggest a clear coat that won't effect the tinting that would be great.

Also plz post any replies to my previous tail light tinting thred.

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Hate to break it to u mate but that dont look like clear coat to me, its says touch up paint on the can.. Ill put a 50 on it u brought it from super cheap.. Go to repco and spend $13 and get the good stuff.. :D

Well worth it in the end.. :nuts:

As I said in the other thread.. Quick Dry Enamel is the go...

Quick dry Enamel from Repco it is. Sorry I had you repeat yourself i've been a little distracted trying to get half of my car stereo into town :( . I have pics of the finished lights on the car too if anyones interested.

powerplus is a big W thing isnt it and peter brock was flogging it of a while back (must be good if the king of the mountain is flogging it):badgrin:

Quick dry Enamel from Repco it is. Sorry I had you repeat yourself i've been a little distracted trying to get half of my car stereo into town :( . I have pics of the finished lights on the car too if anyones interested.






where is it pixorban :badgrin:

OK here's the pics of the near finished tail lights

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See the boot lid portion of the lights are still untinted ( will be done tonight i hope ), gives an idea of how dark 4 coats of tint gets them.

looks great, i didnt clear coat mine but i was toldtoo but i was busy to do it so i havent yet so thanks for leeting us know :D

The only thing power plus is good for is there tyre shine.. :D

4 coats my f*ckin arse.....light coats thats about 10-12.....i did 6 light coats on mine and they arent even half as dark as that.

No I did really only use 4 coats. I bought some quick dry enamel today but have decided not to use it as it keeps coming up in tiny bubbles :( . I also bought the night shade from autobarn today and it seems to be darker than the supercheap can I pictured in my last thred, cheaper too. I'm doing the boot lid part of the lights now stupid things. To get them off you have to remove the black plate from the boot lock ( only 2 screws ). The final nut in under this and connects to the locking mechinizim, so mark where the nut is before removal. I'll put up the finished job tonight ( almost done now ).



4 coats my f*ckin arse.....light coats thats about 10-12.....i did 6 light coats on mine and they arent even half as dark as that.

Mabey we each applied it differently. As long as they look good who cares how many coats were used, right?.

4 coats my f*ckin arse.....light coats thats about 10-12.....i did 6 light coats on mine and they arent even half as dark as that.
because your a sh!t painter man :bowrofl:

OK here's the finished job. Sorry it's so dark again the sun beat me, but..... it shows the visibility at night. Note that the reflectors on the lights still reflect ( this is important ).

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Here's 1 of the indicators.

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and the reverse lights

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Brakes aren't shown coz I need new bulbs. The twats at autobarn gave us turning light bulbs :nuts: .

****!

The finish came up bloody beautiful! Im considering doing this to my Verada too, just don't trust what type of job id end up with.


Congrats, looks awes!

yeah mate that looks freaking beautiful, im actually thinking of doing this to the TR next week, just to get it over and done with.

that looks bright enough for me, i love it!


good job bro!

A hint: don't use it like normal spray paint. Hold it away so that only a light mist hits it and all over it, NOT in lines. Cover evenly wait till fully dry and go again till tinted to your happy.
I'll put up 1 more pic 2moro with a day shot. Thanks 4 the praise.

all u have to do now is get rid of them ugly badges and your rollin.

im gonna pick up a can of nite shades and quick dry enamel tomorrow, might do it saturday, thanks for showing us how its done, its helped me a bit, thanks dood

As long as the Rear Reflectors show you should be OK with the Law. How ever it will be up to the Individual officer..