skatewakesnosur i have a question

[bobandbeans]

about ur taillights
did you black them out yourself or did u buy whole new taillights??

[skatewakesnosur]

about ur taillights
did you black them out yourself or did u buy whole new taillights??


blacked them out myself


2-3 coats of vht nightshades+ 2 clear coats= good to go

i can send you more pictures if you want

[Nataliator]

skate, i was gonna ask u the same thing, those are freakin hot.

[skatewakesnosur]

skate, i was gonna ask u the same thing, those are freakin hot.

haha thanks man, thats one of the most simple/cheapest things ive done, but one of my favorites, most people go with clears, and i wasnt big on that, and i didnt like the amber so i figured id try something new...turned out really good i think, most people like em:buttrock

[DU09]

were did you get your niteshades because i cant find that stuff anywere!

[skatewakesnosur]

were did you get your niteshades because i cant find that stuff anywere!


i got it from a local store, they said they were out, but said they would special order me a can since a shipment was comming in later that week, got lucky

[TehPandaShow]

Can I have my click back? :rolleyes

[Aradaiel]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/aradaiel/Cleancar/CleanCar004.jpg


copycat ;)

[mikese36]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/aradaiel/Cleancar/CleanCar004.jpg


copycat ;)
Lookin Good!:redspot

[skatewakesnosur]

heres some more pictures, if you wanted them
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g200/wakeskatesnosurf/2006-07-0916-35-34_0042_resize.jpg (http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g200/wakeskatesnosurf/?start=#imgAnch16)
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g200/wakeskatesnosurf/2006-07-0916-20-26_0015_resize.jpg (http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g200/wakeskatesnosurf/?start=20#imgAnch40)
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g200/wakeskatesnosurf/2006-07-0916-17-21_0009_resize.jpg (http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g200/wakeskatesnosurf/?start=40#imgAnch46)



no clears FTW!

[Nataliator]

ok so you get this paint and do it up nice, i got that, now the question i have for you, i live in PA, so DOT reg says my rear signals must blink either red or yellow. does yellow light come from this mod? also: if i love this (which i do) and wanna copy it, will it matter if i have the oem amber/white tops or do i need the all clear tops to do it?

[skatewakesnosur]

ok so you get this paint and do it up nice, i got that, now the question i have for you, i live in PA, so DOT reg says my rear signals must blink either red or yellow. does yellow light come from this mod? also: if i love this (which i do) and wanna copy it, will it matter if i have the oem amber/white tops or do i need the all clear tops to do it?



mine are the oem ambers..whole mod cost me 12 bucks


i was worried about not being able to see the blinker light too, cuz i didnt wanna see the plastic when it wasnt blinking, but it shines through perfectly fine, not as reflective, but still perfectly bright....you can also use model spray tint also, but you wont see the light as well, and it will look a bit dull

[Nataliator]

word. thanks for the tips. my bimma is artic grey metallic. think it will look good?

[skatewakesnosur]

i think it would...you could either go the polished route, which would be clears, polished rims ect. or go the blacked out kinda look like i am kinda doin....which would be black lights/rims ect. personaly i like the silver/black theme, and if you had black interior also:buttrock it would be awesome...thats what i would do with a silver car though, some people dont like that look

[Cwaters]

Hate to rain on this love fest, but ...can people see your blinkers? The rice-cars around here who have smoked tails usually have their bumpers held on with tape becaust they've been rearended...

[Sephiroth13]

This mod looks very nice indeed. I recently bought clear tail lights. I think I will try it on my stock tail light to see if I like it.

How are your front corners to fit with the smoke tails ?

[bobandbeans]

could u post up some pics with ur lights on, like reverse lights.....

[Halo923]

Could you post a brief description of how you did it and all? Just a general view is cool. Also what was the name of the store you got the equipment from? Would somneone like Kragen have the stuff?

[skatewakesnosur]

Hate to rain on this love fest, but ...can people see your blinkers? The rice-cars around here who have smoked tails usually have their bumpers held on with tape becaust they've been rearended...



did you not read the posts...yes you can see them perfectly fine



id take a picture with the reverse lights on...but id have to have somebody els take the picture or something...and with the blinkers its hard to catch em at the right time..but il try tomorrow some time

[skatewakesnosur]

Could you post a brief description of how you did it and all? Just a general view is cool. Also what was the name of the store you got the equipment from? Would somneone like Kragen have the stuff?


i havent heard of kragen, i got it from a place called autodreams...i think its just one location.the stuff is kinda hard to find..but dont settle for anything less.

here is a simple write up for you


people say you need to sand the tails down to kinda prime it up...i didnt and it turned out more glossy. its up to you.


first, take your tail lights out of the car...its just a plastic cover and 5 screws.

next use painters tape, and tape off the entire tail, except for the amber and clear.

put it face up, and give it a pretty light coat of nightshade

let it dry for an hour or so

give it another coat, a bit thicker this time, let dry

if its still not dark enough, give it another coat..let dry

let them chill overnight

next day get a can of clear coat..any autozone would have it, give it a thicker coat, let dry

one more semi thick coat, let dry for a couple hours

take the tape off, put back in the car, and enjoy....(the clear coat protects the paint, makes it last longer, and gives it a nice glossy oem paint look.)

[///Mundr]

next day get a can of clear coat..any autozone would have it, give it a thicker coat, let dry

one more semi thick coat, let dry for a couple hours



By clear coat do you mean clear laquor by any chance? clear laquor is the only "clear coat" I could find :confused

[skatewakesnosur]

By clear coat do you mean clear laquor by any chance? clear laquor is the only "clear coat" I could find :confused

clear laquor?

ive never heard of it...i just got dupli color clear coat or clear paint

[///Mundr]

clear laquor?

ive never heard of it...i just got dupli color clear coat or clear paint

Wow I feel like an Idiot :(, I bought all my painting materials at OSH, lol. Well, you live and you learn. I put the clear laquor on my turn signals that I painted (that I have to re-do with nightshade, I just used spray paint like a nub) and it looks good, it has the paint shine, but I would rather use something auto-motive related.

[Viper3812]

Looks really good, thanks for the write up.

[skatewakesnosur]

Wow I feel like an Idiot :(, I bought all my painting materials at OSH, lol. Well, you live and you learn. I put the clear laquor on my turn signals that I painted (that I have to re-do with nightshade, I just used spray paint like a nub) and it looks good, it has the paint shine, but I would rather use something auto-motive related.


aweosme, hope it turns out good:buttrock

[Halo923]

thanks for the quick write up skate. I might be doing this sometime.

[cr22]

would this black turn signal mod look good with clear corners on a red 318?

[Aradaiel]

I did mine with tamaya RC car paint. I did the reverse light part lighter than the turnsignals, so that my backup lights would be bright. I have a long driveway and and night it's useful. The reverse lights look like the lense isn't tinted.

FYI the paint I used on my tails chipped and flaked off of my sidemarkers. I roughed them up with 600 grit sandpaper and sprayed them with gloss black paint. It's holding very well and you can still see the light. The only time this would be illegal is when you're spraying over your reflectors. Other than that It's kosher because they light up amber still.

[Halo923]

I think I have some of that RC model paint too. Are you happy with how yours came out? I'm thinking of using it now since I have it handy.