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09-02-2012, 03:58 PM | #701 | |
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09-02-2012, 07:37 PM | #702 | |
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09-02-2012, 07:38 PM | #703 | |
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09-02-2012, 08:39 PM | #704 |
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you have to remember that OEM tails are worth money too, you can sell your OEMs or you can sell the aftermarket tails when you get rid of the car.
On the other hand you can paint them and risk damaging them or messing up and having weird looking tails. Obviously they won't be for everyone... |
09-04-2012, 05:08 PM | #705 |
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Just did this, after screwing up by adding the clear to soon I got it all figured out. My tip is to wait for 48 hours before clearing.
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09-04-2012, 05:38 PM | #706 | |
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09-10-2012, 11:15 PM | #707 |
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I'm planning on using brake clean and acetone as suggested to clean off the old paint this weekend. Any other methods of removal to consider? I really don't want to mess them up.
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09-11-2012, 01:23 AM | #708 |
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just be extremely careful with the brake clean...it made little cracks in my light. You have to spray it on a cloth first and keep it off the other plastics
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09-11-2012, 07:55 AM | #709 | |
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09-18-2012, 08:33 AM | #710 |
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Thanks for the help guys! I picked up some lacquer thinner this weekend and will be getting VHT red and Krylon clear this week. For those of you who have used Krylon, which model did you get? I'm finding clear for glass, for plastic, matte finish, etc.
Thanks again everyone! |
09-18-2012, 08:59 AM | #711 | |
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09-18-2012, 01:22 PM | #712 | ||
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09-18-2012, 01:24 PM | #713 |
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09-18-2012, 02:32 PM | #714 |
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Thanks cianuro! I appreciate the help.
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10-02-2012, 07:38 AM | #715 |
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All the more reason to get overlays/paint your tail lights.
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10-02-2012, 08:20 AM | #716 |
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For those wondering the lacquer thinner method worked well and the VHT/Krylon combo turned out pretty well too! Thanks for all the help guys.
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10-02-2012, 06:54 PM | #717 |
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I am insanely jealous of all of you with red tail lights. I am too nervous to mess this up since I have bad luck with aesthetic projects due to a near complete lack of artistic ability. Never done any polishing work with 2000 grit sandpaper either. Guess I am stuck admiring all of you guys' awesome red tail lights for now.
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10-05-2012, 05:38 PM | #718 |
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ordered the paint in the op.
not w/o a failed test run. |
10-05-2012, 06:02 PM | #719 |
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Was going to paint, tint guy charged me 200 for tint on the windows and lamin-x on the tails, couldn't say no with a 5 year warranty |
10-05-2012, 07:29 PM | #720 |
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10-05-2012, 07:32 PM | #721 | |
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10-07-2012, 03:28 PM | #722 | |
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10-07-2012, 03:42 PM | #723 | |
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You most likely wont get my price as I have known the owner for a decade and have had him do 10 cars of mine. I also only have my back windows done, as I don't want to be bothered by the cops in jersey. I'd say 170 if you want all windows and 130 for the tails is probably about right. But they are by far the best tint shop around. |
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10-07-2012, 10:14 PM | #724 | |
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I am out of Central Jersey but am in and out of Philly on a weekly basis. |
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10-08-2012, 08:24 PM | #725 |
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I could do this with the car taped off instead of Poppin em out right
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