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HondaBoy
02-01-2005, 09:52 PM
ok, well i've been looking high and low for this damn plastic tint paint. i found some today and got it. i did a test spray on some old clear plastic. it worked pretty good considering i just did one spray in a spot. i want to do my clear corners smoked because i'm kinda getting tired of them. the more i look at my car, the less i think they match. they do match with the clear bumper lights and headlights. i think i'll also do the bumper lights. just a light tint, not like dark black. i think i'll do the tail lights too. maybe just the orange part though. i wanted to do some of the stuff on my jetta also, i think that would look nice. i think the corners will look cleaner if they are smoked, kinda like the aerodeck corners. i'll show some pix if i do anything. i'd like to do it like on friday or something, but its cold and wet outside, so it wont go on or dry very well.

Busted_Blue
02-01-2005, 11:53 PM
I like smoke corners.

here is a pic of mine. old pic but whatever. Used Testors Model Window Tint Spray Can.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/crazyxzer0/Old%20Pics/2007daad.jpg

snow_man_20
02-02-2005, 04:17 AM
i'm going to after my windows.

BITESIZE
02-02-2005, 08:39 PM
NIghtshades is awesome!


http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/379000-379999/379742_57_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/379000-379999/379742_120_full.jpg

HondaBoy
02-02-2005, 08:53 PM
here's some test stuff i did. the clear plastic i did only 2 sprays.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/HondaBoySi87/d16f9321.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/HondaBoySi87/05b2a3d6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/HondaBoySi87/e15b5db6.jpg

BITESIZE
02-02-2005, 09:11 PM
I did like 20 sprays....lol!!!

Busted_Blue
02-02-2005, 10:22 PM
on my corner there is 6-7 coats of tint and 3-4 coats of clear. :)

88accordhb
02-02-2005, 10:24 PM
do it too it, looks wicked.

Mattphi
02-03-2005, 07:45 AM
where can i get some VHT? ive looked at pep boys, walmart, advanced, etc...cant find it

88accordalltheway
02-03-2005, 08:31 AM
i did my side markers(ones behind the wheel well) and i used this stuff from the hobby store thats suppost to tint model car windows. It worked well, but i had to re do it after about 5 months, it started to chip :/

HondaBoy
02-03-2005, 10:23 AM
well i didnt find VHT nite shades anywhere either. although, O'reilly auto parts can order it for me. maybe i should have waited and ordered some. the stuff i found was the kind 88accordalltheway used. i found it at hobbly lobby. i did the test sprays on those scrap lense pieces just to see how it would do. works ok, but i do think i should put some clear coat over it. i tried scraping it off, it took a scissor blade to scrap it off easily. my finger nail wouldnt do it. but it will chip off, so i think some clear coat is best to do. can anyone reccommend a good clear coat that comes in a spray can? i've found Duplicolor, VHT, Plasticote, Krylon UV resistant clear. wonder which one would be best for out door use? probley the ones for automotive use, but i dont want it turning yellow. i think those corners will look way better smoked than they do clear.

oh yeah, should i wet sand the surface lightly before applying the spray? i'd think that would help it stick better.

88accordhb
02-03-2005, 04:03 PM
where can i get some VHT? ive looked at pep boys, walmart, advanced, etc...cant find it

www.jegs.com or www.summitracing.com.

about 11 a can.

HondaBoy
02-03-2005, 04:51 PM
ah i forgot this also. since the tint spray is a lacquer, should i be using a clear that is also lacquer? i'd think enamal or acrylic wouldnt do good onto the lacquer. just from what i know about paint on cars. i think its best to match the type they are.

bobafett
02-03-2005, 05:46 PM
if you guys have GI JOES, they carry it for about 8.50 a can... ;)

88accordalltheway
02-03-2005, 06:14 PM
if you guys have GI JOES, they carry it for about 8.50 a can... ;)
:huh:

88accordhb
02-03-2005, 06:48 PM
ji joes the hobby shop.

HondaBoy
02-04-2005, 05:27 PM
i guess i'll just use some krylon crystal clear that's non yellowing like in the how-to section for doing the red tails.

88accordalltheway
02-04-2005, 05:54 PM
ji joes the hobby shop.
Oh, never heard of it....

88accordhb
02-04-2005, 05:56 PM
Oh, never heard of it....
it's ok, me either. but i kno it exists. and that gives me my uhh :ugh: sinority or something.

HondaBoy
02-05-2005, 12:36 PM
i think GI Joes is mostly in the north west of US. i know i've never seen one here in the southern states. anyway, i got some clear. made sure its non yellowing. now i think i'll test it out on the scrap stuff to see how it does. its sort of warmed up today, so i think i'll be doing my corners. maybe i'll try my clear bumper lights first since i can make some more if i screw up. maybe i should do my tails too. that might look nice.

88accordhb
02-05-2005, 12:38 PM
smoke everything...hehe i think it looks great.

HondaBoy
02-05-2005, 04:14 PM
yeah, i think the smoked lense look does look really nice. you'd probley have noticed it on some nicer models of VW's. i've already gone ahead and started on my bumper lenses. i did 2 coats of tint and 4 coats of clear. hopefully this clear coat will dry to a shinny finish because coats 1,2, and 3 werent as smooth as i'd like. coat 4 of clear i did closer to the lense surface because i'd noticed holding it farther away makes it more of a textured finish when i did it on my scrap pieces. they looked pretty good when i put the lenses on to see what they'd look like.

88accordhb
02-05-2005, 06:06 PM
i smoked my tails without the clearcoat, looks ok.

HondaBoy
02-06-2005, 06:35 PM
well the front bumper lights look great. i tried to do the corners and "eye lid" trims. this weather sucks ass. it was sunny and i thought it was less humid today, but its bull shit. i cant get the stuff to go on properly. even with the help of a hot halogen lamp. i'll just have to wait for a while i guess because february weather is being a real ass hole! it was even warmer today than it has been, mid 70's. when i did this spray the other night on the test pieces, it was cold. but then again it was like 30 something % humidity, so that makes a big difference. during today it was 70 something %, right now its past 90%. damn this tropical weather!

88accordhb
02-06-2005, 07:27 PM
oh dude, werd, i hate painting when it's crappy weather takes forever and crap flies onto it.

HondaBoy
02-06-2005, 07:51 PM
i was doing it in my garage so i didnt have to worry about wind or anything, but it would turn all friggin blotchy! i remember it'll do this in humid air. in the summer during a hot day was great for painting, even with high humidity, but its been all soggy here so there's no getting away from the wet. and shit, its supposed to rain all week. and that about a bitch! i threw on my original corners until i get the clear ones smoked. also, my corners where there looks like a seem between the running light lense and the blinker light lense has a crack. now on both of them. i wonder how that occured, i did drop them a few times, but i thought only one of them. anyway, with tint on them it wont be noticeable, it wasnt when i had tint on them. but i wipped it off because it was all blotchy. damn, i need a paint booth.

88accordhb
02-06-2005, 09:12 PM
well you can do it in the garage, just make sure there's some ventilation. me tinks the most important factor that affects the painting is the can of paint, just make sure the can is heated up pretty good, you'd get even layers, no blotches. i have this really hot plug in bright light thing that helps alot when painting indoors, it dries the paint pretty well.

HondaBoy
02-06-2005, 09:28 PM
oh yeah, i've been painting things for a long time, its just humidity kills it. why would i want good ventalation? i am trying to get high while getting a project done. kill 2 birds with 1 stone! :rofl: J/K!

HondaBoy
02-13-2005, 01:35 PM
here's the bumper lights i did. they came out ok. i tried again yesterday for the eyelids and clear corners, but they came out shitty. i'm going to order some VHT niteshades like i should have done 1st off. i think i'll get it from Jegs because all the parts stores here in town said they arent able to order that, which i know is BS!
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