Redded out the tails, i like em Options

[LewFX]

paid about $3.59 for a 3oz can of candy apple paint, and $4 for clear coat. Did it all in a few hours. i like the result.




This post has been edited by LewFX: Jul 18, 2005 - 1:23 PM

[TheStreetzKing]

looks good.. i got the paint at my house jus wondering if i should...

[amysmojo]

ooooh I like!

I see that you redded out the back up lights too. How does that look @ night, still work?

[lil_lissa]

can u give a detailed how to? i might wanna do this sometime this week so its done for Darknights this weekend... did you ahve to take the tail light off??

[LewFX]

first i took the tails out, 3 10mm bolts and unplug wire harness, next i used masking tape all around the tails and used a knife to cut tail shapes, next is sanding, i used 320 grit, then applied layer after layer of the paint, 4 layers i used, waited about 20 minutes in between coats, then i used 600 grit wet sandpaper, dried, used 3 layers of clear coat.
back up lights work fine still.

[Zasper]

Do you think you could take a picture with it in reverse so we could see how the lights still work, i like the turnout, looks really clean, im just worried that the back up lights wont be legal. Cops around here are like hawks when it comes to stuff like this.

[LewFX]

i have a pic up tonight then, i tested them that nite and the backup lights were fine.

[Chanh55]

did you sand in between coats?

[LewFX]

nope, sanded before i did clear coat.

[Zasper]

Anything on those reverse light pics yet, im dying to see if they work well, i really wanna do this mod, i keep coming back to look at your lights and i truley admire the work you did.

[LewFX]

sorry i forgot last nite, i was running around til late night, try again tonight.

[LewFX]

here ya go...



This post has been edited by LewFX: Jul 19, 2005 - 11:02 PM

[Zasper]

nice man,really nice, im deffinitly gonna hook my taillights up with the same treatment, thanks for the pic.

[bloodrain]

why does it say cobra.... lol. Wanna be mustang ^_^

[LewFX]

cobra golf not cobra mustang... im a golfer and i use cobra brand clubs and like their logo.

[Zasper]

Can i ask what kind of candy apple red paint, and clear coat you used for this?

This post has been edited by Zasper: Jul 20, 2005 - 12:49 PM

[LewFX]

testers brand...found at hobby people.

[Zasper]

thanks

[LewFX]

i redid my tails because i tried to clear coat them and messed up and i discovered something new about the tails. Can you find out what it is!

[Batman722]

nice job it definatly looks better with the clear but I like the black around the lense better than red.

I bet you found out if you drop a tail, it will chip

[celicaST]

that looks nice, by the way what are you using to cover your spoiler holes, just curious. i put mine back on because i couldnt find a good way to cover them besides electrical tape or grommets.

[LewFX]

i used black masking tape on the under side for now, still messing with spoilerless for now.