Painting my Tailights with Tint??

[whitetiger2nv]

im currently on a mission to paint my tailights with a black tint....i bought the tint from auto one in australia and wna spray my taillights to make them darker.....i was wondering whether anyone has any tips at all on how to do it....how much to spray and how to get the tailights off n stuff like that....

if anyone else has done this stuff b4 can u plzzz help me

[whiteraven]

I can offer some suggestions.

First off get the right stuff to tint, since spray tint usually needs a clear coat over it to make it last, get some good wuality clear, with a UV protectant. First step is to lightly sand down the surface of your taillights with a wetsandpaper at like 1200 grit or more. This will give the tint something to grip.

Apply even overlapping coats, and make sure you don't get any heavy/dark spots. Also, its a good idea to paint both lights at the same time so the amount of tint on each matches.

After you find the darkness level you like let it completely dry, then apply a coat or two of clear to seal it and add back the gloss.

Good look on that.

[kinkyllama]

When I used tint it didnt turn out so well. I cleared the surface very very well and it spotted up all over the lens like there was something on the surface.

[va3dwo]

I did mine this way.....

[lanowoo]

i like that. i wanted to take and tint the back too, but i tried and all sanding and everything,it just didn't work too good. so i replaced my taillight. but i will attempt it later,

[lanowoo]

Kinkylama, it was probably wax buildup, try a wax remover first..

[whitetiger2nv]

man....va3dwo how did u do that?? can u tell us some instruction son how ya did it....the design aswell as ur way of spraying n stuff...