help!!!! panting headlights but paint not sticking
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like the title says... everything went good until i got to the painting part which i thaught would go by easy.... anyways when i sprayed the housing the paint is not sticking. at first i just washed it ... after that didnt work i sanded it down with 600 grit paper... that didnt work... im using dupicolor car paint...
should i be using a specific paint? what should i do? is it maybe the cold outside?
any help thanks guys...
should i be using a specific paint? what should i do? is it maybe the cold outside?
any help thanks guys...
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when you are painting, make sure you are following the specific directions on the spray paint can. also, make sure you are not getting too close to the headlights. you can't spray things and expect them to stick if you are doing it in frigid temperatures.
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1st off if you didn't know how to paint you shouldn't have done it!
you sand with 600 gritz.. you gotta finish with 2000 gritz or else the surface isnt going to be smooth. if the weather is cold the paint takes longer to dry and won't adhere as well. you need to do LIGHT coatings and hold the spray can at least 6 inches awayy from what your painting. you need to/should give it at least 15 mins or so for each coating before you LIGHTLY spray again
no offense but take your time on this cause it isn't a honda. you don't want a half assed job on these expensive headlights
you sand with 600 gritz.. you gotta finish with 2000 gritz or else the surface isnt going to be smooth. if the weather is cold the paint takes longer to dry and won't adhere as well. you need to do LIGHT coatings and hold the spray can at least 6 inches awayy from what your painting. you need to/should give it at least 15 mins or so for each coating before you LIGHTLY spray again
no offense but take your time on this cause it isn't a honda. you don't want a half assed job on these expensive headlights
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1st off if you didn't know how to paint you shouldn't have done it!
you sand with 600 gritz.. you gotta finish with 2000 gritz or else the surface isnt going to be smooth. if the weather is cold the paint takes longer to dry and won't adhere as well. you need to do LIGHT coatings and hold the spray can at least 6 inches awayy from what your painting. you need to/should give it at least 15 mins or so for each coating before you LIGHTLY spray again
no offense but take your time on this cause it isn't a honda. you don't want a half assed job on these expensive headlights
you sand with 600 gritz.. you gotta finish with 2000 gritz or else the surface isnt going to be smooth. if the weather is cold the paint takes longer to dry and won't adhere as well. you need to do LIGHT coatings and hold the spray can at least 6 inches awayy from what your painting. you need to/should give it at least 15 mins or so for each coating before you LIGHTLY spray again
no offense but take your time on this cause it isn't a honda. you don't want a half assed job on these expensive headlights
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I think what he meant was that the lexus oem headlights were more expensive than others like hondas. our oem headlight is around $1000 each.
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thanks guys just finished.... i think i was tired and had a couple beers too many last night i was actually using the wrong paint(hahahaha) .... ive done this on three of my cars.. im not a noobie... anyways here is my finished product... Both headlights and fogs..sorry for the crappy photos but my iphone is the only camera i have..
![](http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t304/arch95leo/IMG_0520.jpg)
![](http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t304/arch95leo/IMG_0519.jpg)
![](http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t304/arch95leo/IMG_0518.jpg)
![](http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t304/arch95leo/IMG_0520.jpg)
![](http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t304/arch95leo/IMG_0519.jpg)
![](http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t304/arch95leo/IMG_0518.jpg)
![](http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t304/arch95leo/IMG_0517.jpg)
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btw arch95leo the outcome on the lights looks good!
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