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Old 08-20-06, 11:19 AM
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Does anyone have any extra red tail light spray that they used on their car and looks good. I plan on taking apart my tailights and the orange part red. I wouldn't mind getting red that is a little brighter and spraying over the whole red part. I'm usually in the easty bay walnut creek area or southbay dowtown san jose area.

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just a suggestion, have you thought about using red tint instead?
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im about to go pick up some of the spray after work, going to Exact motorsports to pick it up. its like 24.99 a can.
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Yea I though about using tint, it is vinyl right? Do the results come out the same? If I am gonna take apart the taillights I'm thinking I might as well paint them.
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Originally Posted by jmlex
Yea I though about using tint, it is vinyl right? Do the results come out the same? If I am gonna take apart the taillights I'm thinking I might as well paint them.
I did mine with red tint last year. And they turned out very good.
But i rushed it. Basically I didnt remove em from the car . So there was a small crease on one that no 1 else but me noticed.
But I wanted it perfect. So i removed it , and i plan to redo it.
Results are comparable, Although the paint if done well, would be better IMO .
The tint is definately easier to do. And takes almost no time, its a little cheaper, And results are immediate .
Another big plus on the tint . Is there is enough to practice, and mess up 20 times . And still have some left.
Either way will turn out great if you take your time and be patient .
Good luck with it, and dont forget to post a pic when you're done.
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yes, the tint are just like vinyle. i like that idea a lot more coz' it's always reversable, and it's always a smooh surface as long as you do it right
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Originally Posted by CantSeeMe
I did mine with red tint last year. And they turned out very good.
But i rushed it. Basically I didnt remove em from the car . So there was a small crease on one that no 1 else but me noticed.
But I wanted it perfect. So i removed it , and i plan to redo it.
Results are comparable, Although the paint if done well, would be better IMO .
The tint is definately easier to do. And takes almost no time, its a little cheaper, And results are immediate .
Another big plus on the tint . Is there is enough to practice, and mess up 20 times . And still have some left.
Either way will turn out great if you take your time and be patient .
Good luck with it, and dont forget to post a pic when you're done.
Where do you pick up these tint from? I was planning to paint too, but I think the tint is les of a hassle.
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you can spray them and then wetsanded and then spray it again with clearcoat. Me and my buddy did that to a lot SC around San Jose Area and of course not for Free I'll t find some pix with taillight post it up tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by jdmtruong
Where do you pick up these tint from? I was planning to paint too, but I think the tint is les of a hassle.
The tint i have is from Autozone . I used just normal red window tint 20% .
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