Testors Model Tint Vs. VHT NiteShades

[Necrodomis]

Can you tell a difference between the two?

Jegs has been out of VHT for the past 2 weeks and wil not get anymore in until the 16th.. so Im thinking about just going and getting some testors tint spray, but will it look the same?

[schussey]

um, huh?

-chris

[TehPandaShow]

Can you tell a difference between the two?

Jegs has been out of VHT for the past 2 weeks and wil not get anymore in until the 16th.. so Im thinking about just going and getting some testors tint spray, but will it look the same?

Hook me up brother!!!! I want to feel the same!!!!!:D

[ripp]

Testors are good. You gotta spray a lot to get a dark shade. So plan on buying more than one can.

[SILV3R]

go to summitracing.com...that's where i got my can of Niteshades

[jonjon0nline]

Testor's model tint sucked. Used it on some clears and when applied thick, it had a brown to it. VHT is the way to go.

[M3@Apex]

VHT kicks ass. I did my corners and tails with it.

[Necrodomis]

VHT kicks ass. I did my corners and tails with it.
can you post a pic of your tails?

[Ronnaferd]

On summitracing.com it said it was used for window tint??? Does anyone actually do this? I thought it was just for the corners and such. :confused

[SILV3R]

what exactly are you trying to do? are you gonna...

a) lightly smoke the white on your tails, leave the red alone
b) smoke the white till it's completley black, leave the red alone
c) smoke the red till it's dark red or black
d) smoke the entire taillight till it's all black

i think a and c are your best options.
here's an example of option c...i think it'll match your wheels well. if my wheels were black like yours, i woulda kept this look.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/693000-693999/693199_29_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/693000-693999/693199_30_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/693000-693999/693199_37_full.jpg


right now i have option a (using the leftover niteshades i had:stickoutt)

[Necrodomis]

for the tails, I will probably smoke the clear and then MAYBE smoke the red til it is a very dark red.

but I was just going to smoke the top, until I saw all of that.

I also will be smoking.. my front corners, side markers and most likely the fog lights to make all of the whites darker to match the theme of my car.. which is basicly all dark


*** if someone could PS my sig, I would love you forever. :) just do the corners and the fogs.

[shragon]

vht nite shades.

check ebay: http://motors.search.ebay.com/nite-shades_W0QQfromZR40

[euro96]

dont get testors i have heard it fades and turns white

it doesnt have UV protection like VHT does

i have vht and love the stuff

[Ronnaferd]

Necrodomis: Here's your sig with smoked corners...:D I didn't make them too dark. I tried to get them to match the headlights

[Necrodomis]

thanks man

[94325i]

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/693000-693999/693199_29_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/693000-693999/693199_30_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/693000-693999/693199_37_full.jpg




are those old pics??
last time i saw your car it had smoked corners and the white on the tails was smoked. :alright

either way your car is sick:alright :alright :alright

[addnon]

Don't get testors. If you put light shades its very GREEN. It would only look decent if you put very dark shades, almost black.

Plus it started chipping like crazy (I had it on my front corners)

[Landerholm]

Vht Ftw.

[SILV3R]

are those old pics??
last time i saw your car it had smoked corners and the white on the tails was smoked. :alright

either way your car is sick:alright :alright :alright

thanks mayne! yea,the pics are about a year old. i used the leftover spray i had and smoked my clears. kinda did a sloppy job on em tho. btw i like the blacked out theme on your car! looks good.

[Don Nguyen]

Is it just me or does the model tint spray have a slight blue hue to it? I also tried to clear coat it and it just got milky. I wouldn't do it again with the model tint, maybe VHT this next time around.

[M3@Apex]

can you post a pic of your tails?
LOL yeah, sorry, I'll see if I have time tommorow to get those pics for ya.

[M3@Apex]

Sorry for the extremely late delay:

Pics:

http://members.shaw.ca/tennis_ace/latest

[Kingrye]

testers all the way + clear coat. vht niteshades HAS RED TINT IN IT

[Kingrye]

make sure the model paint sits over night before clearing it ill post my corners tomorrow


testers all the way + clear coat. vht niteshades HAS RED TINT IN IT

put on thick or go home

NIGHT SHADES WILL LEAVE A REDISH/PURPLE TINT ON CLEAR CORNERS!
YOU HAVE TO CLEAR TESTER IT WILL CRACK OFF OR PEEL IF YOU DONT!
I also wet sanded with 1000 git before clear coating!

[M3@Apex]

I don't see any red tint in mine......

and I clear coated mine right away....Night shades is an enamel paint, so I used an enamel clear coat right after it. If you go enamel + lacquer...then you get some ownage in cracking.

[Necrodomis]

so, no testors?

Im about to go out to the hobby store and buy some right now..

or should I just wait for VHT.

answer within 10.!! go go go go

[taseal]

mine are all blacked out... it looks nice, but I must say its alot of black... like you my car is black with black wheels etc. there is hell of alot of black now... I'm thinking about stripping the paint (how can I do that? paint stripper solution?) and just painting the amber turn signals black, leaving the red its orignial color

[taseal]

well dude, buy testors, spray it, and if it come sout like shit, just use a paint stripper solution to get it off

[euro96]

here are my tails with VHT....still got to clear coat it though