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Old 03-04-2008, 10:07 AM
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Default HOW TO: Tint TYC taillights
Tutorial available here:http://smoke-tail-lights.howtocar.net/
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Old 03-04-2008, 10:16 AM
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Looks good, hope to do this in the future, great write up!
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awesome write up.

might use this to do somethin similar in the future.

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Sickness!!!
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Those look good.
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Nice! I will have to look back into this when I get my TYCs.
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nice write up!
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Old 03-04-2008, 06:07 PM
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nomore yellow blinkers? howd you do that?
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niice. so what was the cost of all this?
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wow very nice write up!
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Bravo done very nicely
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Originally Posted by rosedaleny806
nomore yellow blinkers? howd you do that?
The VHT Niteshades has a small amount of red paint mixed in with it. If during the first few coats you spray evenly over the blinker it will appear to be red when illuminated. If this is what you are looking for take your time when doing it. I have seen other tC's sprayed with VHT and the blinker appeared to be half red and yellow when illuminated, if that does occur it's because of uneven spraying.

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niice. so what was the cost of all this?
Forunately the polisher, wax, rubbing compound, tape I already have tons of it from other taillights that I have done. The only thing I really needed was 2 cans of VHT Niteshades, sandpaper and clear coat.

This was my cost:
2 cans of VHT Niteshades: $26
Sandpaper (800,1000 and 2000 grit): $6
2 cans of Duplicolor clear coat: $9.68
U-POL Professional clear coat (first time using it...I love it!): $12

The U-POL clear is equivalent to 2 cans of Duplicolor clear coat.

Hope this helps! Thanks for the comments!
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looks super good. great writeup! i've never really liked tinted tails... but this is giving me 2nd thoughts..
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awesome writeup!
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AWESOME!! Now i can do mine!! will be doing it sometime this week!! Thanx!
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Very well done. Again.
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stick it!!! oh and 1 more thing.. you could add this to yout write up..: if they do the painting aoutse they should not park the car near to that place..


btw anyone tryed to apply clearcoat on the tails without painting them? to make them shiny?
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very very nice write up....i am def. doing this once i get my tyc's
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wow, great job!

if my tails werent already blacked out i would totally be following this write up!
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awesome! i would buy a pair of TYC's just to do this!
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