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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 02:11 PM
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Eye lids?

What did everyone use to make these?
Just window tint? or what?
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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Mine are straight up paint
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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you can use primer and paint, or you can use vinyl, or you can use nightshade
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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when i had mine i bought vinyl
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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I think the vinyl ones look best.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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vinyl..
i have nightshades..but i wanna make sure i do my tails first because i dont wanna run out.

I think im gonna make a trip to autozone!
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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vinyl
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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use vinyl
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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I was actually planing on painting eyelids on with the same color as the car and then using niteshades to tint the rest but idk how it would look.... instead of doing all of that im just gonna get projectors
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rockkrawler628
I was actually planing on painting eyelids on with the same color as the car and then using niteshades to tint the rest but idk how it would look.... instead of doing all of that im just gonna get projectors
i did that, i painted the top with victory red, and on the bottom put a light tint vinyl
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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vinyl is nice because its easy, but with paint you can make your eye lids how you want them. You can only do so much with vinyl before it turns out like ****.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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ya i would have to say vinyl looks best..that reminds me i hafta do that too lol
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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vinyl is nice because its easy, but with paint you can make your eye lids how you want them. You can only do so much with vinyl before it turns out like ****.
haha up, and i taped up my headlight so i get red inside the top of it, and my headlights dont line up right to the hood and can see through the crack between the headlight and hood and you saw tan but now you see red
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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^^
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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^^
hey u gotta do wat u gotta do
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:34 PM
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hey, i know exactly how it goes. i tried painting eye lids, and I got too frustrated because i couldnt line them up. I'll probably try again this spring...
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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hey, i know exactly how it goes. i tried painting eye lids, and I got too frustrated because i couldnt line them up. I'll probably try again this spring...
haha take a ruler and measure both sides, then i made a line with masking tape, scuffed the top, left the tape on and then put masking paper to cover the rest and sprayed em
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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tried that. i must be retarded when it comes to stuff like that.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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haha well i do go to school for engineering and architecture, so it was simple to draw a feel lines and all
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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Thats why i dont wanna use nightshades...have to line it up perfect..and you spray it and its off..your screwed.
I think im gonnna try the vinyl tommorow.
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