Stealth Grey V - Black out - Lots of pics
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I started doing some little stuff to the V...
Heres the first round of blacking out the tail lights.
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7584.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7586.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7587.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7590.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7593.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7594.jpg)
They looked killer at night, but once i got them out in the light they were still WAY too red.
So i did another round, which i went a little too dak. lol. But they came out great.
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7601.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7605.jpg)
(this is all pre-wetsanding)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7606.jpg)
Heres the first round of blacking out the tail lights.
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7584.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7586.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7587.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7590.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7593.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7594.jpg)
They looked killer at night, but once i got them out in the light they were still WAY too red.
So i did another round, which i went a little too dak. lol. But they came out great.
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7601.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7605.jpg)
(this is all pre-wetsanding)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7606.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7607.jpg)
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And then i started cleaning up the headlights... The oxidation was really annoying me. Dealer wouldnt replace them, so i cleaned em up. Wet sanding & ultimate compound...
Before - i forgot to get a pic on the drivers side before sanding... but it looked just as bad as the pass side.
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7634.jpg)
Sanded
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7637.jpg)
(those are water streaks on the paint... not scratches.)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7638.jpg)
fully sanded
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7641.jpg)
Polished
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7643.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7644.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7649.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7650.jpg)
Ive been debating really hard about blacking out the head lights... but i really dont want to lose visibility, so i decided not to. Might just do the border... And i ran out of Nite Shade, so ill have to order some and finish up w/ the side markers and the fogs. And the 3rd brake light i messed up a little on one side, trying to fix it made it worse, so ill probably re-do the pass side. I want to see how many people actually notice. Probably very few... im kinda ****. lol
Before - i forgot to get a pic on the drivers side before sanding... but it looked just as bad as the pass side.
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7634.jpg)
Sanded
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7637.jpg)
(those are water streaks on the paint... not scratches.)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7638.jpg)
fully sanded
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7641.jpg)
Polished
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7643.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7644.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7649.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7650.jpg)
Ive been debating really hard about blacking out the head lights... but i really dont want to lose visibility, so i decided not to. Might just do the border... And i ran out of Nite Shade, so ill have to order some and finish up w/ the side markers and the fogs. And the 3rd brake light i messed up a little on one side, trying to fix it made it worse, so ill probably re-do the pass side. I want to see how many people actually notice. Probably very few... im kinda ****. lol
Last edited by xxrillixx; 04-12-2009 at 10:06 PM.
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Looks good man. Nice work on the headlights! What products and sand paper did you use exactly? Mine aren't nearly as bad as yours were, but I am anticipating them getting there in the next year or two.
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I paid close attention to your headlights because mine are as bad, if not worse. They came out nice. I know some people are taking it a step further and clearcoating (untinted) them as well. What do you think?
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I started doing some little stuff to the V...
Heres the first round of blacking out the tail lights.
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7584.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7586.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7587.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7590.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7593.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7594.jpg)
They looked killer at night, but once i got them out in the light they were still WAY too red.
So i did another round, which i went a little too dak. lol. But they came out great.
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7601.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7605.jpg)
(this is all pre-wetsanding)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7606.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7607.jpg)
Heres the first round of blacking out the tail lights.
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7584.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7586.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7587.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7590.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7593.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7594.jpg)
They looked killer at night, but once i got them out in the light they were still WAY too red.
So i did another round, which i went a little too dak. lol. But they came out great.
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7601.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7605.jpg)
(this is all pre-wetsanding)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7606.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7607.jpg)
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And then i started cleaning up the headlights... The oxidation was really annoying me. Dealer wouldnt replace them, so i cleaned em up. Wet sanding & ultimate compound...
Before - i forgot to get a pic on the drivers side before sanding... but it looked just as bad as the pass side.
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7634.jpg)
Sanded
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7637.jpg)
(those are water streaks on the paint... not scratches.)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7638.jpg)
fully sanded
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7641.jpg)
Polished
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7643.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7644.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7649.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7650.jpg)
Ive been debating really hard about blacking out the head lights... but i really dont want to lose visibility, so i decided not to. Might just do the border... And i ran out of Nite Shade, so ill have to order some and finish up w/ the side markers and the fogs. And the 3rd brake light i messed up a little on one side, trying to fix it made it worse, so ill probably re-do the pass side. I want to see how many people actually notice. Probably very few... im kinda ****. lol
Before - i forgot to get a pic on the drivers side before sanding... but it looked just as bad as the pass side.
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7634.jpg)
Sanded
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7637.jpg)
(those are water streaks on the paint... not scratches.)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7638.jpg)
fully sanded
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7641.jpg)
Polished
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7643.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7644.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7649.jpg)
![](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/xxrillixx/CIMG7650.jpg)
Ive been debating really hard about blacking out the head lights... but i really dont want to lose visibility, so i decided not to. Might just do the border... And i ran out of Nite Shade, so ill have to order some and finish up w/ the side markers and the fogs. And the 3rd brake light i messed up a little on one side, trying to fix it made it worse, so ill probably re-do the pass side. I want to see how many people actually notice. Probably very few... im kinda ****. lol
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