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Matte Taillights (not black)? Anyone get em?

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Old 03-25-11, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Kdash106
I am probably gonna pick it up and do it! I'll take pics when I get mine done.
do it. maybe you'll beat me to it haha
Old 03-26-11, 01:58 PM
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i just tinted my tail here are some pics



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looks nice
Old 03-26-11, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by IS3003o3
Plasti-dip? it'll peel right off if you get tired of it or just don't like it.
No i kno plasti dip is removable

Originally Posted by pratik_10
i just tinted my tail here are some pics
what did u use? plasti???
Old 03-26-11, 02:26 PM
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^^^ no i went to home depot and got some matte finish clear coat
Old 03-26-11, 02:44 PM
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Pratik_10...nice masking job!
Old 03-26-11, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Sffd103
Pratik_10...nice masking job!
haha thanks that took forever i actually wanted to do more but ran out of tape
Old 03-26-11, 09:04 PM
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You know the amount of time it took you to put all that newspaper over your car you could have just removed the tail lights...lol
Old 03-26-11, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by santacruz
You know the amount of time it took you to put all that newspaper over your car you could have just removed the tail lights...lol
naw it would have takin me longer to take the lights out and put em back im them to tape em up i would have must up something somewhere lol
Old 03-26-11, 10:47 PM
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gotta try the Plasti-dip on the tails. I hope it doesn't effect my red-outs if I remove the Plasti-dip
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Originally Posted by pratik_10
^^^ no i went to home depot and got some matte finish clear coat
yea this is what i was wondering if it reversible.... does it come off easily?
Old 03-26-11, 11:11 PM
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it makes it look dirty to me. Like when you have condensation in your headlight and the lens stains
Old 03-27-11, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by PEARLIS250
yea this is what i was wondering if it reversible.... does it come off easily?
you can remove it but it wont just peel off like plastidip you will have to take the tails off cause its spray paint
Old 03-27-11, 09:27 AM
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u can always buffer it off if u dont want the matte anymore
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