All red "how to" tail lights ?
05-24-2014, 09:09 PM
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All red "how to" tail lights ? Anybody have a step by step on how to paint my tail lights all red. I
My car is a 2000 camaro. My car is black and I see tons of black camaros with black taillights. I don't like it looks.... I want to try all red... any help will be appreciated. Thanks
My car is a 2000 camaro. My car is black and I see tons of black camaros with black taillights. I don't like it looks.... I want to try all red... any help will be appreciated. Thanks
05-24-2014, 09:32 PM
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A lot of us used to use the hobby paints, Tamiya was the popular brand. You can find it at hobby shops. But now VHT makes the red translucent paint as well, so you should be able to pick that up at a lot of auto stores.
I think all I did was scuff the light and then painted. I think I used dupli-color clear coat on top. You can do a light sand and some buffing after to bring them to a more glossy finish.
You can also have a paint shop mix some red paint into some clear and shoot it.
I think all I did was scuff the light and then painted. I think I used dupli-color clear coat on top. You can do a light sand and some buffing after to bring them to a more glossy finish.
You can also have a paint shop mix some red paint into some clear and shoot it.
05-24-2014, 11:04 PM
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A lot of us used to use the hobby paints, Tamiya was the popular brand. You can find it at hobby shops. But now VHT makes the red translucent paint as well, so you should be able to pick that up at a lot of auto stores.
I think all I did was scuff the light and then painted. I think I used dupli-color clear coat on top. You can do a light sand and some buffing after to bring them to a more glossy finish.
You can also have a paint shop mix some red paint into some clear and shoot it.
I think all I did was scuff the light and then painted. I think I used dupli-color clear coat on top. You can do a light sand and some buffing after to bring them to a more glossy finish.
You can also have a paint shop mix some red paint into some clear and shoot it.
05-25-2014, 05:33 AM
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I just got done reading the link.... do I mask of the black lines ? Also do I spray over the red part of the tail lights or do I mask it off and just spray over the amber part and the reverse light... ?
05-28-2014, 01:05 PM
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Clear your PM's dude
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06-26-2014, 12:03 AM
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So now I got them all red using vht paint. I love the way they look. My question is what brand paint yell recommend me using to clear coat them ?
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06-26-2014, 12:31 AM
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I couldnt find that brand paint so I used the vht. I applied 3-4 costs. Kinda just really wanted to clear coat them for protection.....
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06-26-2014, 01:13 AM
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DEFINITELY CLEAR THEM!!! I was the first (that I know of) to do these (of fourth gens, third gen guys have done it for decades).
1) Buy Tamiya Red Translucent paint (one can should do it, two if you want to be safe) from a hobby store or online..
2) Clean your tails with alcohol.
3) Tape off the parts you want painted (the amber and the white, tape over the black, don't paint it).
4) Scuff up with a scotch brite pad.
5) Clean with alcohol.
6) Spray the red (spray it like a clear, meaning not light mists like normal paint but spray enough with broad overlapping strokes that it stays "wet" otherwise it will look cloudy).
7) Let dry, remove the tape and then spray clear (same method as above) Duplicolor works well.
8) Let dry and then polish.
1) Buy Tamiya Red Translucent paint (one can should do it, two if you want to be safe) from a hobby store or online..
2) Clean your tails with alcohol.
3) Tape off the parts you want painted (the amber and the white, tape over the black, don't paint it).
4) Scuff up with a scotch brite pad.
5) Clean with alcohol.
6) Spray the red (spray it like a clear, meaning not light mists like normal paint but spray enough with broad overlapping strokes that it stays "wet" otherwise it will look cloudy).
7) Let dry, remove the tape and then spray clear (same method as above) Duplicolor works well.
8) Let dry and then polish.
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06-26-2014, 01:37 AM
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my bad, forgot to come back in to answer the questions I didn't do the same as the two above, I chose not to tape off anything except the black plastic piece that extends under the trunk. I wanted to paint all of the colored sections so that they would all match as well as possible, including the red portion, otherwise I felt it might be obviously two different shades of red. Even with painting over the black portions it was not not noticeable unless pointed out.. and that was against black paint where it would be most noticeable.
If I was going to tape off the black lines. I'd remove the tape after spraying the red, then shoot the clear, That way the clear creates a more even surface over the entire light, for less of a chance of scraping/chipping the paint when washing/drying the car.
dupli-color clear top coat
If I was going to tape off the black lines. I'd remove the tape after spraying the red, then shoot the clear, That way the clear creates a more even surface over the entire light, for less of a chance of scraping/chipping the paint when washing/drying the car.
dupli-color clear top coat
06-30-2014, 06:18 AM
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