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Old 02-04-2006, 03:54 AM
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good write up. i didnt have to scuff mine up at all. so i thnk thats an optional step. very nice though
Old 02-04-2006, 04:16 PM
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They look very nice.

Where did you purchase the VHT from? I went to Murrays and they said it is special order. The cheapest I found it on the net was around $9.

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http://www.cacustomcoatings.com/vhtnishfaq.html
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Originally Posted by RAIDER
Have you tried this yet? If you have, can you post this process aswell, thanks.
Yes I have. It's just like wet sanding a car after you paint it and clear coat it. To get the shine you need to sand and then buff a bit. I don't have pictures b/c after I wet sanded, I decided I needed more VHT and then I just didn't feel like doing that again b/c I only used it on my turn signals. I could care less if they shine or not. Here's a couple pics of the signals though....





You can sort of see in the second pic that it has a matte finish b/c I didn't wet sand.
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I'd be curious how the car looks with the lights on right nex to a car tha doesn't have the VHT to get a side by side comparison.
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This should give you an idea. The more VHT you put on, the less light output, so it's going to differ for everyone. I put about 4 coats of vht on mine and they're pretty dark. Here's a before pic for comparison.
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SaintNJ can u post some pics of the tails in direct sun light, i have a black 96 t/a and just wanted to see if the niteshade would be as dark as the black paint and not looked faded or dark blue due to the red taillight color under it. Get what im saying?

Raider your car is amazing can u send me some pics or post somemore. PUREPWRLT1@yahoo.com

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can someone re host those night time pics...im just getting red x's.

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Originally Posted by purepwrta
SaintNJ can u post some pics of the tails in direct sun light, i have a black 96 t/a and just wanted to see if the niteshade would be as dark as the black paint and not looked faded or dark blue due to the red taillight color under it. Get what im saying?

Raider your car is amazing can u send me some pics or post somemore. PUREPWRLT1@yahoo.com

thanks
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This is the best shot I can get for ya. For me, its black all the time, unless its reflecting its surroundings, but that goes the same for the rest of the car. lol



Hope this helps.
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Looks really good either way!
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Originally Posted by TNTramair
can someone re host those night time pics...im just getting red x's.
If you're referring to the pics that I posted on the previous page, they will be back up on Monday. My site is down right now and I won't be able to get my host on the phone until then.
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thanks alot for the write up and the car looks great
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looks sweet
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thanks guys. and my pleasure. hope it helps.
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Any pics of how this will look on a camaro.
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How did you remove your lights??, because im trying to put on VHT on my reverse lights and it keeps running no matter how little I spray.
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just curious, how is everyones holding up. i saw my old car which i put niteshades on as well. that was about 2 years ago. and they still look decent, u can tell its starting to fade a lil bit though
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Originally Posted by 01bird58
How did you remove your lights??, because im trying to put on VHT on my reverse lights and it keeps running no matter how little I spray.
Do you mean from the car itself? I laid them flat and sanded them with 1500 grit to clean and rough up a bit and the VHT stuck great and never ran...
why is this not a sticky yet?
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it is a sticky, in the appearance hall of fame
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Originally Posted by 785T/A
Do you mean from the car itself? I laid them flat and sanded them with 1500 grit to clean and rough up a bit and the VHT stuck great and never ran...
why is this not a sticky yet?
I responded back in my thread, thanks for the tip!
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Anyone have pics of a blacked out taillights on a black formula?


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