im picking up 2 cans of VHT nightshades. does anyone have any advice they can give me on how to put it on and look good. also was wondering if i should pick up a can of clear coat gloss for over the nightshade and if so what brand?

 

oh and my TL is a 02 anthracite metalic do they look good with blacked out tail lights?

 

- Light coats
- Go heavy on the final two coats you decide to go, so it's a glossy wet look.
- Let it sit for a few hrs to dry

 

and as for prep just clean em damn good?
and i wanna leave the top clear part clear is it pretty easy to tape it off.

thanks alot everyone on this forum is really quick to help alot of forums just flame on anyone with a question like new people are expected to know everything before speaking.

 

painter's tape will work. asianeffect's car came out looking good with what he did

 

Yes, make sure you clean them pretty good before you apply.

 

Apply in light coats...
Then wetsand and polish/buff at the end to make them super reflective. That's what I read somewhere.
I think it was on a scion forum...google nightshades and tail lights

 

Prep work is clutch. Make sure they are cleaned incredibly well. Light coats are the best.

have you ever though of doing it the reverse way? Perhaps have the clear part be a darker shade?

 

just put my first coat on. time to play a few games of mw2 then coat 2

 

my friend just did this on his solara, dont use a papertower to clean off the excess. JUST SAYIN. lol and mw2 is good for the time between coats. xbl anyone? hit me up gtag- sniperkill0525

 

i just bought the jdm spray off ebay in smoke color. I was gonna use niteshades but i just want the clear of the turnsignals to be a little more smoked if you will. Im gonna try tommorrow and see how it comes out.

 

its pretty easy mine are coming along well. the only flaw so far is i cant breath since im doing it in my basement and playing xbox next to a paint factory lol.

 

Try doing 10 sets of tail lights a day. I've been around that stuff for so long, I almost pass out every time I smell it. If you have all the right tools, you can knock it out pretty quick. I can do a set of tails all dry,polished, and installed in about 45mins

 

^show off lol. the can says do a max of 3 coats....ive done 4....i plan on stopping at 5 lol.

 

ill update tomorrow afternoon with em in the car.

 

wow sorry the picture is huge had no idea that would happen

 

I've done about 8-9 max before. Can't wait to see them on your car

 

this is with the sun hitting em. i like the amount i did some angles there blacked out others a deep red. good mix of the two.

 

looks good!

 

Looks pretty good. At that shade, you can always go darker if you want ;-)

 

Just finished smoking my turnsignals. Will post pics tommorrow in the daylight

 

Those on the 2nd gen are not compounded and polished, right?
I think if you did that it would be a lot more glossy and shiny!

 

there pretty glossy. i wanna do a clear coat still just for a bit more shine.