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May 14, 2008 | 07:07 PM

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NTXCrazyOne

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kinda also thinking about doing the rear bumber panel flat black?

May 14, 2008 | 08:59 PM

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Randy WS6

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Here's mine night shade with clear coat

May 14, 2008 | 10:16 PM

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Did my side markers.

May 15, 2008 | 10:16 PM

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Glad I don't live in Kentucy because that is the gayest License Plate I've ever seen. 'Cept for Hawaii.

May 16, 2008 | 05:15 AM

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At least here in KY we can at least spell (Kentucky)

,And thats a wild cat on the plate.

May 16, 2008 | 10:11 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by phantomzer0

Something tells me this would have been a lot easier if you had just taken the lights off the bumper..... A for effort though ;D

Haha Yeah. I will take them out next time.

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Originally Posted by BIG_MIKE2005

^^Yep. And I painted my center piece also so it would all have a matching finish. I also opted to keep the reverse lights clear so I can actually see at night in reverse. It really helped especially with tinted windows.

I thought about that. Yours looks awesome though. Nice job!

May 16, 2008 | 11:41 AM

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Randy WS6

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I didn't spray my center peace, and it turned out matching the tail light

May 16, 2008 | 03:41 PM

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i did my side markers on my trans am, and i cleared them. but they came out like orange peel. And yes i sanded them too

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May 16, 2008 | 06:01 PM

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NTXCrazyOne

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so, i did the side markers yesterday, ran out of VHT Nite Shade and couldn't do the 3rd brake light...will do it some other time lol

May 16, 2008 | 06:17 PM

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how did you get yours to come out so clear?

May 16, 2008 | 06:58 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA

how did you get yours to come out so clear?

well, I shaded them too dark, so I went back and sanded them down with 2000 grit, and sprayed another light layer over them, and 3 clear coats *1 each 5 mins*

other than that, I don't know how they came out so clear/glossy?

May 16, 2008 | 06:59 PM

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NTXCrazyOne

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Sorry, wetsanded** ^^^

May 16, 2008 | 07:01 PM

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clear coat em

May 16, 2008 | 09:38 PM

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I used 2 cans on just the rear tail lights and another can on the side markers and 3rd light. Then I used two and a half cans of clear coat on my tail lights and the other half on the rest. I just need to wet sand and it will all be done. I re-did mine today. Here is a before and after:

Before:

After:

And a few after I re-did all of my lights on my black Trans Am and clay barred it. Then I put my 99 Ws9 behind it for fun. I took this today.

May 16, 2008 | 10:40 PM

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NTXCrazyOne

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tail lights looks nice man...not really diggin them big ol' wheels tho

May 16, 2008 | 10:45 PM

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The Trans Am Kid

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Yeah most people say that. My black one is loud and shinny, so it gets lots of looks and compliments. The Ws9 is for speed. Yours looks nice though man. Good job.

May 16, 2008 | 11:05 PM

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I'm having a local body shop do mine. They will prep the lenses, apply even coats of translucent black followed by several coats of high quality clear, and then wetsand and buff.

for $75

May 16, 2008 | 11:08 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fireman

I'm having a local body shop do mine. They will prep the lenses, apply even coats of translucent black followed by several coats of high quality clear, and then wetsand and buff.

for $75

that is not bad at all.. wish some shops here in IL would do that

May 17, 2008 | 07:42 AM

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I none of these are TAs but I thought I would chime in because I use VHT NS ALLLL the time! Most of my friends ask me to do it for them...

Yours came out GREAT! I have done it on my vette, my blazer, and my S10, and I also have a picture of my friends GTO I just did. I love how you can stay moderate and not put to much on and make it look like a charcoal haze or have it ALL OUT black!

Blazer (5 coats over brakes 2 coats over reverse lights)