Thanks man.

 

how did you get the tails so shiney? I cant get mine to look like that

 

I put like six coats of vht and then layed down some clear coat.

 

you didnt do any wet sanding or anything else

 

Nope, just washed them off really good and sprayed till i covered it all.
Waited ten or fifteen minutes, did it again, and repeated until they were really black.
Then I let them sit for like thirty/fourty five minutes and put a good layer of clear on.

 

wow it looks really well done

 

I taped off the white section of the lens with painters tape and didn't black it out...

 

damn. looks hot on that sunburst orange. something about tinted tails on my blurple just doesnt look right.

 

I was worried I was gonna muff it.
But I'm glad you guys like it, I love it.

 

I think it looks 10X better with the reverse light not shaded.

I used to have mine shaded all the way & it looked weird. Like bug eyes or something.

 

I was gonna leave the reverse lights uncovered, but I figured I'd mess the circles up or something.
And I kinda like the all black look.

 

how'd you guys get the reverse lights unpainted? its hard to mask off a perfect circle!

 

I just got painters tape and cut out small strips, so it's easier to bend.

Then when you lay it down on the outer circle, there should be a small indention that separates the reverse from the actual light.

Just get a pen, tweezers or a paper clip if you want to get it exact.

 

thanks! ill try it when it gets warmer out

 

There's a ton of Cobalts shown here in our gallery... Check em out - http://www.taillighttinting.com/tintgallery.html

 

Or you could just tint the whole lens, and then remove the tint off the reverse light with a laquer thinner and q-tip or sand it off with a high grit wet sand paper(1500 or 2000). Thats what I did. Its much faster than taping it off and its much easier.

 

what did you use to mask/how did you mask off the reverse?

 

 

that first one is mine. hahah. you want some updated pictures?

 

Any more questions, let me know.

 

I just used clear scotch tape and a rasor blade. Came out perfect.

 

 

What clear coat do you guys use?

 

Any clear would do. Just make sure it's for the surface you're using it on.

Many people will swear by Krylon Clear but IMO it really doesn't matter.

 

look at the 1st pic I posted on page two... what I did, was put painters tape over the entire reverse light, and then use a utility knife to trim off the excess tape...