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Old 06-15-2010, 08:16 PM
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Just Tinted My Taillights With VHT
hey, me and my friend just tinted my tails with vht today, i think it went pretty well, lemme know what you think.

i left it so you could see through a little, so i wouldn't get pulled over for having them totally black


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Old 06-15-2010, 08:18 PM
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looks pretty good to me!
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Old 06-15-2010, 08:46 PM
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yes, no films just spray
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Not a fan of the dull appearance. You could polish them.
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i just did them today, and i was searching online for ways to make them a lil more glossy, and suggestions?
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light wetsand and polish.
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and some clear coat
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i tried clear coat and it came out grainy, so we just hit it with another vht coat and it evened out, so i didn't mess with the clear coat
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looks good!! did you wetsand at all?
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no sanding, jsut degreaser and cleaned. then strait vht spray
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Wetsand after the vht to smooth it out. Then polish it.
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Looks good. I was thinking of tinting mine red. I will probably go with the film though.
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turned out okay other than needs to gloss it up.

i for one like the clear look of our taillights though, so not for me.
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^agreed, I like the way our taillights look. They would be perfect with about 35% tint on them though.

Like learycd's tails

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i heard the films are a real hassle so i didnt wanna mess with them. and i might go with the wet sand and polish, if i do ill let you guys know how they turn outt
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Originally Posted by venom914
i heard the films are a real hassle so i didnt wanna mess with them. and i might go with the wet sand and polish, if i do ill let you guys know how they turn outt

Yeah films are a pain in the ***. But if done right looks amazing. If you dont have close to 6 hours of free time to spend. Then dont bother haha
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6 hours!? Damn that's slow. I could do it in 1 or 2 at most.
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it's all about skill level, the better you are the faster it goes.
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I want to do films, but i know i'd just get angry, crumple them up, and huck them across the garage after about 30 minutes of frustration. lol
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Originally Posted by laythor
it's all about skill level, the better you are the faster it goes.
not if you do it right. I am sanding/vht/sanding/clearcoat/sanding/polish and leaving the red part clear and it will take 6+hours to do it right.

the dark tailights look sweet on the white 8 btw.
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Originally Posted by adamwzl
Yeah films are a pain in the ***. But if done right looks amazing. If you dont have close to 6 hours of free time to spend. Then dont bother haha
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6 hours!? Damn that's slow. I could do it in 1 or 2 at most.
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it's all about skill level, the better you are the faster it goes.
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not if you do it right. I am sanding/vht/sanding/clearcoat/sanding/polish and leaving the red part clear and it will take 6+hours to do it right.

the dark tailights look sweet on the white 8 btw.
Theyre talking about film tint
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doh! 6hrs putting on film! That's rediculous lol!
I have one more clear coat to go. they look cool all black with the red left alone.
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Originally Posted by Renesis07
Theyre talking about film tint
Yes, I know.
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