What to do in preparation for VHT nightshades
04-18-2006, 09:57 PM
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What lights are you planning to shade? If it's just corners, you'll only need a part of one of those cans. Regardless, in preparation if you're doing your headlights and they're foggy, I'd get a plastic lens polishing kit (I think sonus makes one) and clean them up before applying the vht. If it's the corners, I'd just wash em and wipe em down with some alcohol and then spray away.
04-18-2006, 10:51 PM
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If the lights are in good shape (not foggy and a bunch of crap on them), then a quick wash and rub with alcohol should do it. The main point is to make sure they are free of grase and grime.
On a side note, make sure you have your lights side by side when you're doing them so you can make sure they both look the same. Too often people do them separate and find out that they don't match when they put em on. Also, a couple coats will be pretty dark but it's hard to tell it. Try and put them up to your car and look at them from all angles after each coat to make sure you don't overdo it. Just a few tips though.
On a side note, make sure you have your lights side by side when you're doing them so you can make sure they both look the same. Too often people do them separate and find out that they don't match when they put em on. Also, a couple coats will be pretty dark but it's hard to tell it. Try and put them up to your car and look at them from all angles after each coat to make sure you don't overdo it. Just a few tips though.
04-19-2006, 12:08 AM
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Awesome I appreciate it. So I WON'T have to sand them?
You also said something about a headlight polishing kit. Where do I get it and what alls involved? I was planning on using sandpaper in this order=100 grit, 200grit, 400 grit, 600 grit, 800 grit, 1000, 1200, 1500, then plastic polish. Would that be enough for the headlights to look clear?
You also said something about a headlight polishing kit. Where do I get it and what alls involved? I was planning on using sandpaper in this order=100 grit, 200grit, 400 grit, 600 grit, 800 grit, 1000, 1200, 1500, then plastic polish. Would that be enough for the headlights to look clear?
04-19-2006, 12:23 AM
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My bad, it's a Novus polishing kit. Check out the link here, walks you through the whole thing https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/157192-fixed-my-yellow-cracked-headlight-today-pics.html .
04-19-2006, 10:38 AM
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I just got done doing my front turning signals....all i did was use steel wool and scuff them up, clean with alchol, tape them all off, then clean again and then 2 coats of NiteShades then 2 coates of clear.
They look GREAT TO ME!
They look GREAT TO ME!
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04-19-2006, 11:38 AM
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Do I HAVE to use a clearcoat? I'm out of money and don't have any laying around. Will I be fine without it? Or at least be fine driving without it for a week or so, then could I get some and put it on later? I'm just ready to paint these bitches up!
04-19-2006, 02:28 PM
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Well I did it. Did all the lights actually. I went ahead and did 2 coats on the headlights just to clean them up a bit. I did a **** load of coats on the tails, ss led, fender lights and front corners. They are about as black as they can be. Hopefully the lights will still shine through!
04-19-2006, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SVT THIS
Well I did it. Did all the lights actually. I went ahead and did 2 coats on the headlights just to clean them up a bit. I did a **** load of coats on the tails, ss led, fender lights and front corners. They are about as black as they can be. Hopefully the lights will still shine through!
04-29-2006, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackHawk T/A
What are you guys using for clearcoat?
04-29-2006, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackHawk T/A
Want to order Nite Shades today and need to know this. I've been to auto parts stores, and Home Depot and couldn't find any.
And the clearcoat doesn't necessarily make it shinier, it's meant to keep the shading from fading through washing and weathering. It will shine it up a bit but if you really want it to shine like a taillight surface you'll have to wet sand with some fine grit paper and then buff it.
04-29-2006, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by cmanz28
I just used regular gloss clear from a rattle can....it turned out GREAT!!!!
I looked on Afterthoughts and couldn't find it. I don't even know why they would have it.
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04-29-2006, 03:00 PM
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No one's give you a name because it will be with whatever other rattle can spray paint people have. No one rattle can clear is better than another.
http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/vhtnigpain.html
http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/vhtnigpain.html
04-29-2006, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ArcticZ28
No one's give you a name because it will be with whatever other rattle can spray paint people have. No one rattle can clear is better than another.
http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/vhtnigpain.html
http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/vhtnigpain.html
No where I have looked has it, Home Depot, AutoZone, O'Reiley's, and Advance, unless its called something else?
04-29-2006, 03:37 PM
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You're kidding, none of those places has a can of clear coat? You must be looking/asking for something or the people are absolutely retarded. It will be with the rest of the rattle cans. For example, if there is a shelf of them with diff color caps, the clearcoat will be the one with the clear cap.