Smoking my tail lights!

[UltraKla$$ic]

Started the project this morning. Smoking my tail lights with the VHT Nightshades tint! Hope I don't get a ticket with this mod. LOL!

Prep seems to be the key to a smooth surface. Gonna wet-sand with 1000 grit between layers.

Wish me luck!

Pics to follow!

 

[Blxcklist]

Nice dude! I have mine VHT'd as well. I put 4 or 5 coats on mine. They are straight black lol and I havent got pulled over yet. (Knock on wood)

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

2 light coats so far!

Thanks LnL!

 

[Blxcklist]

Lookin good so far man

 

[JEWC_Motorsports]

Ultra your gonna do mine next!!!! lol

 

[06silverbullet]

Started the project this morning. Smoking my tail lights with the VHT Nightshades tint! Hope I don't get a ticket with this mod. LOL!

Prep seems to be the key to a smooth surface. Gonna wet-sand with 1000 grit between layers.

Wish me luck!

Pics to follow!

its only a fix it ticket, i got one for my tail light covers. but with the covers i just took them off and got them easily signed off vs having to have a spare set of untinted tails.

 

[LAStang1234]

Nice, you can do this with the headlights and fogs too right?

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

Nice, you can do this with the headlights and fogs too right?

Headlights, IMO would be too dangerous. When I was a truckin low-rider back in the day, lol, I tinted my front headlights and it was hella dangerous at night, even with my bright lights on. I "may" do my fogs though.

Ultra your gonna do mine next!!!! lol

LOL! It's not hard at all, just paint, wait, sand, paint, wait, sand......I figured what the heck.

 

[06silverbullet]

LOL! It's not hard at all, just paint, wait grab a beer, sand, paint, wait grab another beer, sand......I figured what the heck.

fix.t

 

[JEWC_Motorsports]

its that waiting part id have a problem with.

 

[Daniel Day]

I want to do his to my turn signal/marker lights but always worry that I will screw them up. Also want to do my fogs. Looking forward to seeing the fininshed product Darren.

I have looked at some of the write ups before, do you only use the 1000 grit sandpaper or is there more to it than that?

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

I want to do his to my turn signal/marker lights but always worry that I will screw them up. Also want to do my fogs. Looking forward to seeing the fininshed product Darren.

I have looked at some of the write ups before, do you only use the 1000 grit sandpaper or is there more to it than that?

I'm kinda going off of two write-ups and improvising from both...LOL!!

Here and Here are the tutorials.

The freakin sanding, painting, and waiting between coats are what takes all day. Not a bad project at all.

I'll post pics when I'm done. Coat #6 is drying....LOL!!!

 

[Franchi]

See I've been thinking of doing the same to all my lights including headlights and fogs, but I only want them lightly smoked so prob do one to two coats....

Looking forward to seeing your end results!

 

[Blackballed]

Be sure that when you are done to throw some clear coat on them and wetsand with 2000g and buff and polish. They will turn out fantastic..

 

[Aandf1978]

Looks damn sick Ultra!!! One of the best VHT jobs I have seen!!

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

First layer of clear and I haven't even buffed them out yet. Will buff them with 2000 grit and polishing compound tomorrow. Letting the 2nd coat of clear cure overnight.

Whatchall think? This is at least 6 coats of VHT and 2 coats of clear with wetsanding between each coat.

 

[Bullitt3478]

I want to do his to my turn signal/marker lights but always worry that I will screw them up. Also want to do my fogs. Looking forward to seeing the fininshed product Darren.

I have looked at some of the write ups before, do you only use the 1000 grit sandpaper or is there more to it than that?

I bought tinted turn signals for the front.Found them on ebay from zizza lighting,very good quality and only forty bucks.

 

[Jeffs FRC]

I would spray at least 2 more coats of clear. Last thing you want is to wetsand through it...

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

I bought tinted turn signals for the front.Found them on ebay from zizza lighting,very good quality and only forty bucks.

That's what I did too. Mine were only $29 bucks from ZenMotorsports....LOL!

I sealed them with clear RTV and notta bit of condensation.

 

[3VPOWA]

Be sure that when you are done to throw some clear coat on them and wetsand with 2000g and buff and polish. They will turn out fantastic..

Definitely. And I see he did this in above pictures.

I used some House of Kolor clear I had sitting around on mine. I've had them tinted with VHT Niteshades for almost 3 years now and they look just as good today as they did when I first sprayed them.