VHT Niteshades: How do you remove it safely?
02-04-2009, 12:26 AM
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VHT Niteshades: How do you remove it safely? I think I might of overdone it with my taillights. I just want to remove them all together and re do them sometime later. Thanks in advance.
02-04-2009, 02:03 AM
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Wetsand with 1500 grit then polish them. I've messed up so many times. It wasn't the VHT it was the cheap *** clear from walmart that kept turning white lol.
02-04-2009, 11:36 AM
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So that's it, just wetsand and then polish. What kind of polish if you dont mind me asking? Sorry for all the questions just don't want to mess this up. Thanks in advance.
02-04-2009, 11:44 AM
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lol...the great thing about paint is.....even if you mess up...you can sand it down and start over. As far as polish goes......well there are so many options its rediculous...just make sure its polish and not wax....Im sure if you ask some of the detailing pros they can tell you particular part numbers...because each polish cuts at different rates.....its actually rather complicated...I am gonna get scolded but i actually used New Finish....the once a year car polish and an orbital and it worked just fine.
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Just finished sanding off the Niteshades paint off my front turn signals. I wet sanded mine, started off with 400-600-800-1000-1500-2000 and then polish. Most will say that it isn't necessary to go through that many steps. But I can't help it, the result is just amazing afterwards.
Here's a before of it when I first painted it:
And here's an after picture:
Technically the "after" picture is the before picture. I sanded off the ridges, polished it, and then painted it. But after I sanded the paint off it looks just like it did before. It only takes about a half hour for each light with the process I go by.
Here's a before of it when I first painted it:
And here's an after picture:
Technically the "after" picture is the before picture. I sanded off the ridges, polished it, and then painted it. But after I sanded the paint off it looks just like it did before. It only takes about a half hour for each light with the process I go by.
