tinting my tail lights need suggestions.
So im tinting my tails and when i bought the night shdae the guys at advance told me to to a coat of night shade then sand with 3000 grit paper then another coat then sand and so on and so forth till i get the desired darkness. Now when i searched this on redline forums people said dont sand just night shade till its dark enough and if you want spray clear coat down. any opinions i bought some 2500 grit paper just not sure if i should sand them or not.
if you want the smooth, gloss look, definitely sand.
so im all done i put 3 coats on but im a little worried there too dark, guess ill find out tonight. if there too dark what can i do can i buy brighter bulbs for the rear or something?
i don't know...maybe sand until the coat is thinner?
When you get them out in the light they wont look as dark. I just drive with my tail lights on so the cops dont even notice mine. Too bad I didnt see this thread before you did them because I would of said they dry darker. lol happened with my headlights. took me three trys to get them the darkness I wanted.
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send them to me ill do them for youi posted a how to for pros on here.
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in all honest i hate night shades with or without clear. the clairity just isnt there and its a poorly designed product if you ask me. the way i do it is single stage black mixed in with clear(special mix ratio for me) and i tint to the customers perference.
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Elco? how have I not seen you around?Originally Posted by TbandiT
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And yeah if you want nightshades to look its best you wet sand it and the clear with 2500-3000 wet then polish the crap out of it. You can make it look like a mirror but it wont be as even as a true pro job would be. But it can be pretty presentable if done right.
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