Taillight Blackout

nmjaxx9 · 05-22-2012, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zenki370

Trust me, CT does not approve of tinted/painted lights

well I have both mine tinted, so far so good.

rhd · 05-22-2012, 09:55 PM

I just did mine tonight, tint is drying in the shop.

I plan on telling them:

"Really officer... the car came from the factory that way!"

rhd · 05-23-2012, 09:51 PM

Here are some pics of my tail light tint.

I followed this guide to the nuts with all the steps and materials:

HOW TO TINT YOUR TAIL LIGHTS WITH VHT NITESHADES (VIDEO 1 OF 2) - YouTube

HOW TO TINT YOUR TAIL LIGHTS WITH VHT NITESHADES (VIDEO 2 OF 2) - YouTube

I only put on 2 coats of nite shades instead of 3.

The final finish turned out like glass - lots of polishing pays off nicely...

bdavis89 · 06-20-2012, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhd

Here are some pics of my tail light tint.

I followed this guide to the nuts with all the steps and materials:

HOW TO TINT YOUR TAIL LIGHTS WITH VHT NITESHADES (VIDEO 1 OF 2)

HOW TO TINT YOUR TAIL LIGHTS WITH VHT NITESHADES (VIDEO 2 OF 2)

I only put on 2 coats of nite shades instead of 3.

The final finish turned out like glass - lots of polishing pays off nicely...

This looks perfect. One coat is all I want, just pure awesomeness.

RITDR · 07-31-2012, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhd

Here are some pics of my tail light tint.

I followed this guide to the nuts with all the steps and materials:

I only put on 2 coats of nite shades instead of 3.

The final finish turned out like glass - lots of polishing pays off nicely...

That looks really nice!

I was going to do overlays, but I'm comfortable with painting, so maybe I'll give this process a try.

rhd · 08-01-2012, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RITDR

That looks really nice!

I was going to do overlays, but I'm comfortable with painting, so maybe I'll give this process a try.

It's really pretty easy, follow the youtube guides and you will have no problems. You do not have to sand much at all with the 2000 grit AFTER the final clear coat, VERY lightly will do the job, or you will have to polish allot!

Don't forget to do the 3rd taillight! - link here

Have fun!

nmjaxx9 · 08-01-2012, 09:05 PM

I tried vht on my buddys ford escort once just as a test dummy and it came out pretty bad, so I just went with the tints.

My friend tried vht on his max and it came out good, but when he went to remove it because he wanted it back to stock color, he had a hell of time gettin that ish off. Just a warning if you are using VHT.

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05-22-2012, 09:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
rhd Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: In the shop Posts: 281 Drives: Women Crazy Rep Power: 14	I just did mine tonight, tint is drying in the shop. I plan on telling them: "Really officer... the car came from the factory that way!"

08-01-2012, 09:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 27	I tried vht on my buddys ford escort once just as a test dummy and it came out pretty bad, so I just went with the tints. My friend tried vht on his max and it came out good, but when he went to remove it because he wanted it back to stock color, he had a hell of time gettin that ish off. Just a warning if you are using VHT.