tl_dinhsum84

ok i made my first attempt to spraying my taillights and failed it looks so dull and dark i bouhgt the vht nightshade whick i think sucks!! i just bought some jdm spray on ebay.

how can i take the tint off the tail lights completely and what is the right way to spray it on? also light i just want them smoked not dark i want people to see me any suggestions? thanks guys

VQPower37

i think nail polish remover will remove the tint spray ... not 100 percent sure though

tl_dinhsum84

would acetone mess up the tailights?

pearlite TL

iTrader: (1)

nightshades is awesome.. i used it to do my tailights inside and it did a awesome job. If you are wanting that glossy shine then wetsand it spray it then buff and it comes as shiny as you want.

jp75

iTrader: (1)

i used nightshaes also with awsome reults..alot of people clearcoat over the lights to make them glossy..mine came out nice with no clearcoat..i smoked them at first ..like two light coats..looked nice..when you go real dark it tends to look less glossy..more flat...i reredid mine recently cuz i wanted them darker so i sprayed the nightshades to the shade i wanted..then wetsanded them with 2000...buffed with meguires scatch x..looks glossy..no clearcoat

tl_dinhsum84

how do i take out my rear tailights it looks hard on a 3g do i have to take off my bumper?

tl_dinhsum84

how did u spray it?

tl_dinhsum84

did u buff it with a buffer?

Jesstzn

I have used Night Shades on a few cars with great results but I removed the lights to spray them.

On the TL it was a PITA to remove the bumper so I went with the film.

tl_dinhsum84

where did you get the film from? the guy from the tint shop said not to use tint it can melt or some crap

jp75

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sprayed it bout 8 inches away..you dont want to spray to close or too heavy..it will run..just spray in light coats till you get the desired look you want.i have a 2g tl ...so the lights come.out easy...and i just buff it out with alot of elbow grease...i did 1500..then 2000...the scatch x will take out up to 1500 grit scrathes out

Jesstzn

E-Bay and its been on close to 3 years now. Was a precut film ..

whizzups

I used Lamin-X film on my tail and sides. Love the look and it is easily removed.

nkoul_96

I think the best way to go is the film.

tl_dinhsum84

where did u get that

CORUPT

http://www.lamin-x.com/

Jesstzn

bluebatmobile.com also sells them .. my roof overlay and headlight film were from him.

tl_dinhsum84

are these precut?

now how do i take off the tint paint i have wax over it?

tl_dinhsum84

i want the paint completly off now!! *sigh what a mistake i did

whizzups

Yes they are precut. Once installed you do need to trim off the tabs used to hold them during install and a tiny bit off the edges in a couple spots, but it is very easy. Just run a blade along the outer edge of your light and it comes right off. Trimming is only required due to it stretching a little when installing over the curve.

bazi

wow looks amazing do you have a pic at night with the lights on?

whizzups

I don't yet, but if I remember I can snap a couple tonight.

LoveMyTL-S

I used the Lamin-X on my TSX tails and head lights. Great product and very thick.

tl_dinhsum84

how should i take the paint off completly now it even has wax over it but not buffed in

pearlite TL

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i like the spray a lot more than the tint but the bumper is not hard at all to take off which in my case when i cleared my tail lights i just took out the two screws on each side holding the bumper to the car and then the two right at the trunk pulled the bumper out aittle and took the two bolts under the light out and there ya go no need of taking bumper off.

whizzups

Here are the night shots:

PhillyxMartin

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Did anyone try using the taillight tint from gidshere on ebay?

surreal1221

Anyone rocking the Lamin-X tint on an ABP TL?

Jesstzn

How bout on WDP

tl_dinhsum84

that is beautiful im going to cry now

surreal1221

Damn, looks very nice.

Just afraid my ABP is the wrong color for this application.

tl_dinhsum84

actually i think it would look good blue and black tailights!

dudechewy

yup bluebats stuff is great

tl_dinhsum84

dude i used the meguires scratch x but its not glossy? i also used 1500 wetsand u tell me how u did yours

Roger555

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Hey man I know this thread is old but if you still need to remove the nightshades just use some mineral spirits, DO NOT use acetone lol this will eat through plastic and turn it very cloudy!

mber68

I used lamin-x before on my tl for my head and taillights and I took them off. It wasn't dark enough for what I wanted which was a dark tinted look...I just bought krylon tint spray at autozone, it was 13bucks and came out awesome. I did my headllights, taillights and sidemarkers...the only downfall is that it is pretty dark and it makes the lights hard to see during the day, but they're fine at night

tl_dinhsum84

wow this thread came back to life yah i ended up using paint thinner acetone etc. i just bought new tailightsi wished you couldved save the old one b4 haha

DoostyTL

[QUOTE=Jesstzn;11023836]How bout on WDP



I LIKE THE BLACK VINYL ROOF.. I WANT TO TO MINE. HOW IS IT HOLDING UP ? DO U HAVE ANY SCRATCHES OR ANYTHING ON IT ??

BAM1369

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Lets keep this thread alive!

Can any one give me any pointers for instaling pre cut overlays?
i tryed it once and messed it up.

MRTaylor

The best method is to use a heat gun so that they will stretch...or a hair dryer and a lot of patience lol