Smoked Tailights, comments or suggestions? Options

[Rook]

I've been wanting to smoke my taillights. My friends told me he knew how to do it but i saw how he did his Integra and my other bud's Cavalier...and it looks really dull. I want to do it but make sure it looks good...like the glossy look:) Is that hard to do...or is my friend just not good at it? lol.

Oh! im also thinking about front light covers. I'm thinking about getting some GTS covers i found on andysautoparts. What shade would look best...and would i have problems with those here in Texas?

[96bluevert]

He probably just didn't use a clear coat on the other taillights. If they look good otherwise, then I'd let him try it.

got pics?

[RickJamesBish]

spolski07's car. Do it.

[Rook]

nah i can get some though. Sometime at the end of the week.

[mak5603]

For a glossier look use VHT Niteshades, you know what he uses?

[Rook]

he said he used the paint. and he added a couple layers of gloss

[Spider77]

Im not to sure about using just paint. I have seen what the nightshades looks like and its pretty decent. Although being in texas I dunno, maybe I should ask some bored cops or something....

[Rook]

i could just ask the cops from school they're pretty cool with me. So..where can i get nightshades? i've only found covers for the headlights..

This post has been edited by Rook: Nov 28, 2008 - 9:48 PM

[Cutrara]

http://www.speedunleashed.com/vht-paint-sp...ght-shades.html

[celica9110]

hmmmmm, i kinda want to do this too...if i were to buy the niteshade, would i spray the inside or the outside?

[Rook]

http://www.speedunleashed.com/vht-paint-sp...ght-shades.html

it'll get the gloss look?

[Spider77]

outside

[Rook]

For a glossier look use VHT Niteshades, you know what he uses?

yeah...he used VHT Nightshade...

i'd try to put some pics in but idk how. i tried already but the only pics i got are jpeg...

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

Ive done a couple of sets of mine.

using 2 pac clear and black mix, custom ratio that i can remember so i cant really help there, prob around 50/50.
here is a couple of shots to show how the light affects how tinted they look.









This post has been edited by Cuts_the_Pilot: Dec 1, 2008 - 10:31 PM

[Rook]

Ive done a couple of sets of mine.

using 2 pac clear and black mix, custom ratio that i can remember so i cant really help there, prob around 50/50.
here is a couple of shots to show how the light affects how tinted they look.

Nice Thats what i'm wanting for my Celica. Where'd you get that paint? You mix it or wat?

[Fate]

wow jdm tails look ill with a slight tint.

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

wow jdm tails look ill with a slight tint.

if by ill you mean awsome then yeah.


i made the paint mate, go to a bodyworks and get them to mix you some black and clear mix.

This post has been edited by Cuts_the_Pilot: Dec 2, 2008 - 5:38 PM

[gt_driFFter]

wow jdm tails look ill with a slight tint.

if by ill you mean awsome then yeah.


i made the paint mate, go to a bodyworks and get them to mix you some black and clear mix.

That IS what "ill" means (in that context)

Your tails look good, how many coats of black?

This post has been edited by gt_driFFter: Dec 2, 2008 - 6:02 PM

[Fate]

wow jdm tails look ill with a slight tint.

if by ill you mean awsome then yeah.


i made the paint mate, go to a bodyworks and get them to mix you some black and clear mix.

yes, ill means awesome. a variation of that would be "ill-nasty" or synonyms to it could vary a such as sickie, fresh, dope, nasty, or a combo such as "dope sick nasty fresh"

i'll look into the mix haha.

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

ohh i see i see. Us aussies hadnt heared of calling something ill. but i suppose we use sick so its the same hey.


yeah look into it, its the easiest and im my opinion the best method.

giev the tail lights a bit with scotch brite or some 2000 grit wet and dry and a good clean with prepsol (wax and grease remover) before giving it the beans.

I masked off the indicator and the reverse section for the first couple of coats, then removed it for the last couple so they are a bit lighter.

[Fastbird]

If you want a "painted" look and a durable finish, I can hook you up with the guy who did the lights on my Vette. It's a gel coat that gets sanded and polished, essentially the same treatment as paint. Looks FANTASTIC, and he can lay it as thin or as dark as you want. here's what it looks like:

The tail lights and side markers used to be red and the reverse lights (each side of plate) were white.

[Rook]

wow jdm tails look ill with a slight tint.

if by ill you mean awsome then yeah.


i made the paint mate, go to a bodyworks and get them to mix you some black and clear mix.

lol. ok. so wat kinda paint is it exactly??

If you want a "painted" look and a durable finish, I can hook you up with the guy who did the lights on my Vette. It's a gel coat that gets sanded and polished, essentially the same treatment as paint. Looks FANTASTIC, and he can lay it as thin or as dark as you want. here's what it looks like:

The tail lights and side markers used to be red and the reverse lights (each side of plate) were white.

yeah that looks good. how much does he charge?? only prob would be that ..i'm in tx..

This post has been edited by Rook: Dec 3, 2008 - 12:13 AM

[Fastbird]

yeah that looks good. how much does he charge?? only prob would be that ..i'm in tx..

I paid $215 to have the complete 9 piece set done (four tail lights, one high mount tail light, reverse light panel, side markers, front turn signals). For just the tail lights I couldn't see him charging more than a hundred bucks. I'll PM you the contact information for the guy. You'd have to ship him your lights, but you shoudl be able to find a donor set to use for the interim if htat's your only car. Also, he does a VERY quick turnaround and you could probably do a 4 day turnaround over a weekend.

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

mine is 2 pac, and cost me nothing, i did the middle one also.

[95st-celica]

If you want a "painted" look and a durable finish, I can hook you up with the guy who did the lights on my Vette. It's a gel coat that gets sanded and polished, essentially the same treatment as paint. Looks FANTASTIC, and he can lay it as thin or as dark as you want. here's what it looks like:

The tail lights and side markers used to be red and the reverse lights (each side of plate) were white.

my buddy has an 04 c5 and were just picked up a can of vhp i believe and we were talking about doing the front turns and how it would look...we did the back 4, third brake light, and the reverse lights, now its on to the side marker lights and the front turns.....think you could post a picture or 2 of the front as well to see how it would look?...i just did my driver side tail light with the spray tint and cant be more happy...came out lookin cherry...i'll post picks up tomorrow when i do the other side as well

[Fastbird]

Here you go:

[95st-celica]

did my driver side...still have to do my pass side...heres a couple pics and also of my buddys vette...he took off befor i could take a picture of the finished product but i'll snap a couple and throw them up

[supershannon77]

Has anyone used the taillight tint...like the film? Any pros or cons?

[Rook]

did my driver side...still have to do my pass side...heres a couple pics and also of my buddys vette...he took off befor i could take a picture of the finished product but i'll snap a couple and throw them up

Hey that looks good. ok so...how did you get it to look like that? Did you use that VHT Nightshade stuff or what...?

[95st-celica]

did my driver side...still have to do my pass side...heres a couple pics and also of my buddys vette...he took off befor i could take a picture of the finished product but i'll snap a couple and throw them up

Hey that looks good. ok so...how did you get it to look like that? Did you use that VHT Nightshade stuff or what...?

yea i used the VHT nightshade stuff....wors pretty good..only thing i would recomend is 1) do it in a garage if you can or somewhere somewhat warm because it likes to run....2) light and EVEN coats work the best...if you spray too much in one area then it will be darker...you cant really tell untill you put it back on and theres a big black spot on the light....other then that it works great, looks awesome and its not that expensive...i was thinking about doing my high beams like a light shade of black and see how it would look...i dunno we'll see

[Rook]

did my driver side...still have to do my pass side...heres a couple pics and also of my buddys vette...he took off befor i could take a picture of the finished product but i'll snap a couple and throw them up

Hey that looks good. ok so...how did you get it to look like that? Did you use that VHT Nightshade stuff or what...?

yea i used the VHT nightshade stuff....wors pretty good..only thing i would recomend is 1) do it in a garage if you can or somewhere somewhat warm because it likes to run....2) light and EVEN coats work the best...if you spray too much in one area then it will be darker...you cant really tell untill you put it back on and theres a big black spot on the light....other then that it works great, looks awesome and its not that expensive...i was thinking about doing my high beams like a light shade of black and see how it would look...i dunno we'll see

Cool so did you sand them and just spray the red lenses?

I want to do my headlights too. Except i was thinking about getting the GTS covers off andysautosport.com. Think they'd look good? i kinda wish they had actually put up a pick of them on a Celica...or the ones for a Celica. lol

[95st-celica]

did my driver side...still have to do my pass side...heres a couple pics and also of my buddys vette...he took off befor i could take a picture of the finished product but i'll snap a couple and throw them up

Hey that looks good. ok so...how did you get it to look like that? Did you use that VHT Nightshade stuff or what...?

yea i used the VHT nightshade stuff....wors pretty good..only thing i would recomend is 1) do it in a garage if you can or somewhere somewhat warm because it likes to run....2) light and EVEN coats work the best...if you spray too much in one area then it will be darker...you cant really tell untill you put it back on and theres a big black spot on the light....other then that it works great, looks awesome and its not that expensive...i was thinking about doing my high beams like a light shade of black and see how it would look...i dunno we'll see

Cool so did you sand them and just spray the red lenses?

I want to do my headlights too. Except i was thinking about getting the GTS covers off andysautosport.com. Think they'd look good? i kinda wish they had actually put up a pick of them on a Celica...or the ones for a Celica. lol

i was talkin about this with my buddy today about doing my highs black...i like the VHt stuff because you can make it as dark as you want...you want it black? put 6 or 7 coats on and the light will still shine through...i was thinking about 2 maybe 3 coats on the highs would look pretty good...and maybe even do like an eyelid type desigh for the lows...who knows? im gonna mess around with it though and see what i like...i would just buy the vht stuff and do it yourself...worse comes to worse you wet sand it off and re spray your light with a freash coat of clear and make them look brand new again

[Kotass]

My friend got black taillights on his GT (red one) but he don´t want to change it with me. :-(

I think that it should look good on black ..

[95st-celica]

just got done the other side...they came out really good...im happy with it

[Rook]

dang that does look good. k my mind's changed i'm doing it myself. lol. I'm guessing it'll take two days? you just take em off clean, mask, and paint right? oh and the lights shine through strong enough?

[95st-celica]

it doesnt take 2 days to do...it'll prolly take an hour tops if you just stay on it..i was just farting around and figured i would do it...plus im lazy so i just did one one day and one today...yea i actually wet snaded mine to get all the scratches out of my taillights before i sprayed the tint over it...you can use 1000, 1200, or 2000 grit sandpaper....and when your done you can also spray a coat of clear over top of the tint....i was shining a flashlight through my taillight and it goes through just fine

[Rook]

wat if my tail lights don't have scratches? lol. just wondering. oh and what kinda clear paint you use?

[95st-celica]

wat if my tail lights don't have scratches? lol. just wondering. oh and what kinda clear paint you use?

i would just clean them really well and then spray the tint on them...if you dont think they are glossy enough after using the tint then you can go and get a spray can of clear coat...sold at pep boys, autozone, napa, whatever....spray a light even coat of clear over them and they will look real good

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

yeah looks awsome wet, but looses a bit of the shine when dry.
Give them a coat of clear i say.

[Rook]

Thanks! I'll be trying this sometime soon. I'll let ya'll know how it goes:)

[Rook]

did my driver side...still have to do my pass side...heres a couple pics and also of my buddys vette...he took off befor i could take a picture of the finished product but i'll snap a couple and throw them up

Hey that looks good. ok so...how did you get it to look like that? Did you use that VHT Nightshade stuff or what...?

yea i used the VHT nightshade stuff....wors pretty good..only thing i would recomend is 1) do it in a garage if you can or somewhere somewhat warm because it likes to run....2) light and EVEN coats work the best...if you spray too much in one area then it will be darker...you cant really tell untill you put it back on and theres a big black spot on the light....other then that it works great, looks awesome and its not that expensive...i was thinking about doing my high beams like a light shade of black and see how it would look...i dunno we'll see

Cool so did you sand them and just spray the red lenses?

I want to do my headlights too. Except i was thinking about getting the GTS covers off andysautosport.com. Think they'd look good? i kinda wish they had actually put up a pick of them on a Celica...or the ones for a Celica. lol

i was talkin about this with my buddy today about doing my highs black...i like the VHt stuff because you can make it as dark as you want...you want it black? put 6 or 7 coats on and the light will still shine through...i was thinking about 2 maybe 3 coats on the highs would look pretty good...and maybe even do like an eyelid type desigh for the lows...who knows? im gonna mess around with it though and see what i like...i would just buy the vht stuff and do it yourself...worse comes to worse you wet sand it off and re spray your light with a freash coat of clear and make them look brand new again

so'd you ever get around to painting them highs man?