Using VHT Nightshade
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i have no clear on my tails and side markers and from what i can tell hae had no problems with fading or peeling or flaking. The car is always parked in a garage away from the sun tho so could help. i just wet sanded them with 2000 grit and buffed away by hand. the side markers i also sanded off the raised letters. i'll see if i got a picture of the side markers but i know i got a good picture of the tails. I also have had the problem with the third brake light i've left it for now but i do need to strip it back down and try it again its weird. hope this helps at all. if i were to do it again i would use a good clear and buff it just for peace of mind
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yea been working on that. can't vht the dam thing or it has cracks in the paint its strange alot of problems with the third brake light for tinting. i may make my own here soon if i can't figure anything else out.
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From what I've read on here, spraying it first with a coat or two of clear then spraying the vht, then some more clear with fix the cracking problem. I think the plastic reacts with the vht and cracks. When you coat it with the clear and create a barrier between the plastic and vht, it won't crack..
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yup thats what the top of mine did lol. first time i did it i thought there was still some grease on it or something so i cleaned the **** out of it and tried again no avail still looks like that. so yea when i get a chance i may try the clear first then vht. on a side note my trucks third brake light did the same thing i just shot clear over it and called it good tho
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What if you just used standard black spray paint for plastic with adhesion promoter on the top part, then tinted the underside, and then clear the whole thing?
Just trying to think of other ideas.
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Hm OK. The Camaro 3rd tends to do something similar and that's how I got around it (then I replaced with an LED 3rd later on).
What if you just used standard black spray paint for plastic with adhesion promoter on the top part, then tinted the underside, and then clear the whole thing?
Just trying to think of other ideas.
What if you just used standard black spray paint for plastic with adhesion promoter on the top part, then tinted the underside, and then clear the whole thing?
Just trying to think of other ideas.
I did something similar. I sanded the top part with 120. Used lightweight filler and smoothed it, then painted the top black/cleared. No light at all is getting thru there...
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