Hi. I may do the red taillights soon on the orange part of my tails. Most of the spray I have seen looks good from far away but when you get close you can tell that it is spray, the surface didn't look as smooth and also not as reflective...

Anyone know of any good spray that doesn't dull the shine of the tails and looks OEM? Thanks.

 

I went to a big hobby-crafts type store that sells all the models in the world ---- I mean use the phonebook and find a big one. I went in and found translucent candy apple red model paint. They only had two colors, that and smoke that were translucent (lets light thru). I do not know what the model guys use the red for. I taped off the car's rear end and scuffed up the yellow part with a scotchbright pad as paint does not like to stick to smooth surfaces. I mean I did this just alittle. Use horizontal motion, not circular or anything low IQ like that. You can use steel wool or real fine sandpaper too. I did two coats five minutes apart and no one can tell it was painted. Looks exactly stock like the rest of the lense. Color match lucky me was 100% perfect. Remember if something goes wrong just have paint thinner nearby and wipe it off.

 

I used some tint I bought at an art store. With a little work, it looks awesome! Here's a pic so you can decide for yourself.

Peter.

 

Now everyone has red tails...... :o

 

Yeah, but I did mine way back in November!

Peter.

 

Good for you!
I did mine in Dec.. we had the same thought then....
U smart, man!

 

I will make do with red bulbs... heheh...

Try those Japanese imported ones... they are much better, light shines through better, too....

And there are 2 types from Japan, one is normal, clear, while the other one is "metallic", which would give you a metallic look(not shiny, dull looking)....

Usually, what I would do is spray couple more coats(with non-metallic one, of course) on, let it dry properly.... then wax it with polishing wax(don't put on too much wax at one time though... and try be gentle when wiping off the wax)..

Andy Kuo

 

What about vinyl? Do they make it in transparent colors?

I'd like to "smoke" my taillights.

 

hey Petrie1997!!!

where did you get the film from and what was the products name? and how much $ was it? thanks! it looks good!


the other day in friendswood i saw a 2000 tl with a kit that had the 2002 s-type taillight! but this one had a weird patterned white lines running horizontal. it looked cool but i can't make out what it was... if it's anyones tl here, please let me know what did you do to get the look! thanks!

 

I did mine today. I used the "Testors Candy Apple Red Transparent Spray" I sprayed it from the inside. When you spray it on the outside of the tail, the tail loses its shine looking dull...

 

Hey ArchAcuraTL,
I got the vinyl film from Texas Art Supply off of Montrose near Westheimer. I think it comes in a 3x4 sheet. It's less than 10 bucks. If you want, I can let you borrow the template I made for the tails.

Peter.

 

Looks good painted all red. Good job!

 

92 Legend - your lenses look real good. For those of you who want to spray paint your taillights but feel they look dull you can hit them with a coat of clear from a spray can. I didn't need to but some guys have fealt it was necessary. Just an idea.