absynth408

I was at Pep Boys getting paint to do my headlights and the black chrome caught my eye. I did a quick search on my phone and it doesnt seem like anyone has done it yet so i bought it. I sprayed the whole housing and taped nothing off like the typical mod, since its still chrome reflective it should still reflect plenty of light. ill post the pics of the progress, after the first one is all done compared to the other one.

absynth408

well it looks more greenish black than true black. ill post some pics after this last coat and you guy can review it.

absynth408

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12460952@N02/
heres the pics. i kinda like it and kinda dont. the green tint throws me off abit.

z28camaross2

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im wondering how much lighting will be affected buy spraying the whole thing and not taping off. i honestly like the chrome refelctors in the black housing of a typical whistler but thats just me lol. post some pics installed!

BOBS99SS

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I had a thread about this a long time ago,I have seen people do there wheels with it and yeah it does look greenish,I think your lights will be cut down a lot ,the valve covers I saw them do on tv seems like they had to spray a lot of black to get it not green,it ended up looking like black paint and clear coat,the reflective part needs to be there for the best lighting

BOBS99SS

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I like the way they came out though,I can't wait to see how they look on they car,your lights might kinda suck but hey as long as it looks sweet,

absynth408

ya im scraping the idea. they just look dark green and not black. im taking it back and just going to buy black and do it the right way. i wish they had anodized black, maybe that would work better. idk ill find something to do next.

Chrismikeb

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i kinda like the look after the first coat...dont look to green then

SickZ28

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yeah i saw the tv show yesterday on speed channel where they used black chrome paint on some chrome valve covers and the end result didn't look like black chrome more like black with clear coat as BOBS99SS mentioned above. Good thing you tried it first because i was thinking about buying a can and trying it out.

99Bluz28

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2 coats looks the best, and it still looks black.

01 ss vert

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1-2 coats were my favorite. I would love to see them installed!

absynth408

im stripping them off and going to try and do 2 good coats. the box says 3-4 coats but thats when the green comes in. im still looking at other things to do. i bought the 3m headlight repair kit because there is so much oxidation on them so when i finish those ill have the installed pics

BlackTXmagic

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Please hurry and install them because I'm staring at a set of lights right now that I need to do the mod to but not sure if I should go with the classic whistler or the whistler 2.0 haha

Camaro Z

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You are definately going to want to tape off the reflective portion behind the bulb. Without that your headlights are going to be worthless at night, might be to late though since you've already painted it. I agree it would look pretty good all painted but still function>form in this case.

absynth408

1-2 coats still looks reflective compared to chrome. i didnt put the clear over it either so i dont know if it will add the reflectiveness. im gonna try again today with 2-3 with the clear and plug the lights back in and check the light out output. i have nightshades on my truck headlights and the light went down a bit but i got better bulbs. ill post some more pics up tonight with clear on them and light output

BlackTXmagic

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See I have hids so maybe a little less light output wouldn't be bad.

nimrod.sixty9

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Actually I think they look great!! Second coat that is. Even with the green hue. It might be a good accent. I say try it and put it on the car.

What brand and color number please

absynth408

dupli color night magic black chrome. its a two part, the black part then the clear after. i returned it yesterday so im not doing that to it any more. im gonna look into some other stuff and see what i can do. i have some vht night shade so im gonna try that on it and put some clear over it to see how it is. im not drivin the car now cuz the im rebuilding the engine so i have some time to mess around and find something that works