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Old 03-21-2010, 02:32 AM
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Tinted a buddies tail lights this weekend, thought I would share how they turned out. Comments welcome




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ain't got face book guess I'm not cool
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Same here
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cmon man...photobucket...use it.
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I'll get it fixed later today.
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ok guys its fixed





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looks really good man. What did you use to do them?
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yes, also intrested in what you used...
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vht nightshade and dupli-color clear. Used this combo many times with great results.
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Originally Posted by 01boydws6
vht nightshade and dupli-color clear. Used this combo many times with great results.
also a 30 pack of labatts blue was used in this process
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Lol yes sir!
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Originally Posted by 01boydws6
vht nightshade and dupli-color clear. Used this combo many times with great results.
awesome, i am doing my tails for my truck soon. I just used vht niteshade for my brothers truck, it came out shinny, but not like glass. So i wanted to know wat clear you used and sure ennough it was wat i thought.
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looks nice man.. did you wetsand em?
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Originally Posted by llorracs93s10
awesome, i am doing my tails for my truck soon. I just used vht niteshade for my brothers truck, it came out shinny, but not like glass. So i wanted to know wat clear you used and sure ennough it was wat i thought.
+1 on the VHT + Duplicolor Clear that worked perfectly for me once I was done wetsanding and buffing.
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yes I did wet sand with 2000grit and then used 3m polish to polish them out
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Originally Posted by 01boydws6
yes I did wet sand with 2000grit and then used 3m polish to polish them out
right on! Now i know wat i am doing next week when i get the truck back to the shop!
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how well can you see the brake lights when the pedal is pressed???
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you can actaully see the brake lights very well( i was suprised a little bit because I layed the tint on pretty dark) not much diff IMO between now and before as far as the lights go, but I also have not seen it in the day light because it was like 4:00 am when we got it back together.
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Looks great! My theory is, with a lot of beer, and some determination you can do anything.

I prefer to have a body shop spray them with black mixed with clear. Usually a set for $50 bucks, and buff em' too!

I had them do my M5. But my buddy tinted my taillights with Vinyl, so when I get pulled over (and I will ) I can just peel it off.
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Originally Posted by thechef
how well can you see the brake lights when the pedal is pressed???
I was deff a lil worried about that too, but u couldn't even tell at nite. The best part is in daylight they look 100% factory n match the paint perfectly. I don't see cops giving me any problems about them (hopefully).



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