I did my tail lights about a year ago. i was stupid and didnt use clear coat the first time. So it is begining to wear away. Is there anything that will remove the nightshade without damaging the original red color? i heard goo gone or whatever. but then i also heard paint thinner. has anyone tried? and if so whats the step by step to removing it properly. thanks

 

laquer thinner

 

brake cleaner does it too

 

i would think laquer thinner might damage ? or have you tried it

 

I removed my buddys niteshades on his scion about 2 hours after it completly dried, with Goo gone..

 

i think paint thinner will damage it idk ahah. getaspo said to use laquer thinner but i never tried because i just got a set of led ebay tails. il be the test dummy if you feel like waiting for like a week.

 

just spray it with a nice thick coat of vht and wipe away lol

 

i heard that too. but i let my buddys use the rest that i had left

 

so i did this today. i used paint thinner and brake fluid. at the same time haha. took a bit of rubbing but eventually i got it all off

 

I need to do this, my reverse tail lights came out messed up and I keep forgetting to redo them

 

for future reference
How to UN-Tint Tail/head Lights

 

thats alot more steps then needed.


step
1. Remove Headlights
2. Poor Paint thinner or brake fluid on rag
3. Keep rubbing till nightshade is gone
4. Put lights back in

 

how? its 5 steps.

sand clear off
use paint thinner to get vht off
wetsand with 1200
clear coat
wetsand 2000 and wax

 

or you dont sand anything lol.

 

his is for complete restoration

 

get them sprayed with a gun

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yeah my tail lights arnt so hot either. i need to wetsa them and reclear them

 

the best thing to do is just stay away from vht

 

I got VHT on my lights and it looks good. I just clear coated them so they wouldn't fade.

 

I put 3 light coats and a medium 4th coat of VHT, I have to fix it (So says a cop) and reduce the amount of tint on it. I'll be removing mine and redoing it with 2 light coats and 7-10 clear coats after a good wetsand. Polishing Compound + Wax and voila. I might post my results after they are done. Depends on how motivated I really am.

 

7-10 holy **** hahaha, just get it done professionally. light output with vht will never be good.

 

i did a set with vht and a set with a gun and the light output with the vht was just as good and they were straight black

the ones i did "professionally" looked 10000000x better though

 

i did 2 coats on mine, and during the day, there is the SMALLEST bit of red and at night (if my lights didnt light up) you could not see a thing. light omitence is basically as good as stock. but im gonna sand them and reclear them as they are orange peeled. i only put 2 coats of clear on so i need more

 

7-10 coats protects them more and when you wetsand it does remove about 2-3 coats of clear if done right. After that though 2-3 coats of light wax / polishing compound and they will be flawlessly finished and just as glossy as my car.

 

WHY are people recommending you use paint thinner on plastic? Are you guys trying to mess this guys tail lights up? You need to use a product that is not very acidic, goo gone should be fine.