How to tint your tails with VHT Niteshades
12-09-2006, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrew1782
Yeah saw page 3. Those are nice but not really my taste. If there was a way to paint the silver housing inside bbm that would look mighty interesting.
12-09-2006, 09:23 PM
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Can you give me some more info on this? I wonder if it is possible to electroplate them blue blitz mica but witha chrome type finish. Similar to how the chromecoat plastic peices are made???
12-17-2006, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by s44life
I don't see what the wetsanding does?????
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Wetsanding removes any high spots. Unless you're like a wonder spraypainter, it's not going to be smoothe. Wetsanding gets rid of highspots, clear coat fills in low spots. When you repeatedly spray then sand you level out the surface which gives you a super glossy finish.
12-17-2006, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Hyghgynx
Originally Posted by s44life
I don't see what the wetsanding does?????
Originally Posted by captainlaziness
Wetsanding removes any high spots. Unless you're like a wonder spraypainter, it's not going to be smoothe. Wetsanding gets rid of highspots, clear coat fills in low spots. When you repeatedly spray then sand you level out the surface which gives you a super glossy finish.
oooh I see, well I read the first 3 pages and then gave up, I wasn't gonna read all 8.
I did this before for my civic and it came out real nice even without sanding. I guess you gotta know how to use a spray can.
Thanks for the answer tho, I appreciate it
12-17-2006, 05:52 PM
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^^No problemo. I used the said approach but I used Vans Lens Paint instead of NightShades. We didn't wetsand all that much either. Still came out nice and shiny! I guess it all depends on what kind of a perfectionist you are.
12-17-2006, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Hyghgynx
^^No problemo. I used the said approach but I used Vans Lens Paint instead of NightShades. We didn't wetsand all that much either. Still came out nice and shiny! I guess it all depends on what kind of a perfectionist you are.
12-23-2006, 06:43 AM
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Hmm did third break light....and of course messed it up somehow? So I got a question....If I had a run.....and it dried...would wet sanding it fix it? Or is there a better way to approach it? Its really bugging me...I didnt clearcoat either, cause I really wanna fix it..Help would be much appreciated ty
12-25-2006, 05:20 AM
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so do you wetsand the tailights before you spray the first coat of night shades? or do you just wetsand after the nightshades dries and before the clear? i'm just not sure when people are wetsanding. i plan on doing this once spring comes. most people leave the lights on the car and just tape everything off right? i plan on doing the third brake light and maybe the mirror lights as well.
12-25-2006, 05:26 AM
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Wetsand after the VHT dries. I sanded after I got the darkness I wanted. Then you clear and sand some more. I found it easier to do with the taillights off, but then again I had an extra set. I also did my mirror turn signals while they were off of the car. Didn't need a second set as the mirror signals are small enough to do in one day.
Here's what I did with my turn signals:
Here's what I did with my turn signals: