Viper33884

I will show you how to paint some custom your one of a kind eyelids to make your car look meaner or droopy?

1. What you will need: Blue painters tape (1" prefered), razor, color paint of your choice (I used Krylon Fusion for Plastic "Red"), Dupli-Color Clear Acrylic, 3/8" drive ratchet, 2" extension (easier), 10mm socket, flat blade screwdriver, news paper, and Mt. Dew for energy or Jose for the agrivation.


2. Mess around with the tape and find a way that you like, or well your girlfriend likes. Make your pretty close on both sides.



3. Locate and remove all six body pins that hold the grill on with flat blade screwdriver.


4. Remove the 2 bolts on each light assembly that hold it to the bracket.


5. I found it easier to prop the grill assembly on the hood latch.


6. Remove each light carefully making sure not to scratch the paint or scuff the lights.


7. Mask of the areas you do not want to paint and start going away.


8. After paint has dried and acrylic has dried then apply a few coats of wax and some polish then remove the paint and newsprint.


9. Re-install light fixtures and reverse all un-install steps.



I hope this helps some of you that are some DIYers and want to save some money and not spend over $100 for vinyl eyelids. Leave some comments on what you think, it's my frist DIY thread, I also did one with OrngBalt on how to paint your bowtie.

JonyyB

Thanks for the How to

Jn2

iTrader: (1)

nice how-to...one question thought...were do you the fushion paint from....i've never seen it at autozone or adavance auto parts...have to order it? b/c i wanted to bacl out my tails, and eye-lid my fronts...but i dont know where to get tranlucent paint form

REIGN SS

the Fusion paint you can get at Walmart, Kmart, Meijer, even autozone... its just Krylon's paint that bonds to plastic. As for blacking out your tail-lights that requires night shade, its easiest to find it online.

tREBs

nice how to! how many layers did u use?

Viper33884

Three with two layers of laguor.

@ balmung892003 - I got mine at Advanced, and I've seen it at Wally World, K-Mart, where ever I guess?

And thanks Jonny for the approval.

Jn2

iTrader: (1)

thanks for the responses...ima go ahead and do this on friday...anyone have a link for this nighshade? i tried search google but nothin came up...atleast nothin paint realted

RedEcotecSS

looks great. i was thinking of doing the same thing, although, i have a red balt like urs but i also have color match lights.. so dont know if it'd look good or not.

Viper33884

I did mine red Fusion not same color code and looks pretty close, I honestly can't tell the difference.

Also I like your avy....

cincybalt

www.customenterprise.com used it on my sentra tails

Sanat

This is a bad pic of mine. I'll get a better one if ya want.. but those are vinyls for $10

Viper33884

Looks good, but I like clean flowing lines.

disposable_her0

nice write up...but i need to match my car...i have a blue one..not sure what the paint code is

cblt12

nice how-to... i cannot tell you how many pm's i have got asking how to do this

Sanat

Yeah I know what you mean.. but I like that style and it looks very sexy at night!! maybe I'll go get my digital camera and take pics of it and then put it on.(the other was a camera phone)

bamaboy22

question. my parts dept where i worked when i ordered touch up paint for dings and what not gave me a spray can instead. i have no use for it. would that kinda paint work on this? and would the silver really look good? or should i do black?

Viper33884

And spray paint will work, you just might need to do some prep but with the Fusion no prep is needed except cleaning.

Some one made a post on the forums a while back ago about the color codes, try searching or call your GM dealer and ask, mine was just red from Krylon Fusion and it looks awesome, can't really tell the difference.

@ Everyone - If you like it and it helped you out don't forget the friendly +Rep, I will return the favor.

bamaboy22

would black or silver look better? and its like factory paint so...

Viper33884

What ever is more appealing to your eye, everyone else might make a comment but whatever you like is the most important thing.

liljone

I have the same paint I bought it at ace hardware but I saw it it home depot too

DaBuzzard

Thanks for the sweet write up, thinking I may do something like this.

One question: Once you have shot your colour, should you clear coat just the eyelid or clear coat the whole light?
I would imagine that there would be a bit of a line where the eyelid ends, a coat or 2 of clear would smooth it out and keep the inevitable rock hits from chipping away at the edges.

But will clear coat live on headlights? I am worried that it will haze / yellow / peel off.