 Tail-Light Paint, where to buy it |
 Aug 27, 2005 - 10:49 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jul 11, '05 From Nashua,NH Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
I went to Home-Depot and picked up a can of red paint. Continued to paint my tails and when i re-installed them, the paint was either too dark or thick so i thinnered them off. I then read the post on what paint to use and it said 'transparent' paint. Does anyone know where i can pick up a can of those bad boys? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
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Aug 27, 2005 - 10:49 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 11, '05 From Nashua,NH Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Edit* The paint was so dark/thick that you couldnt see the light through it..
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Aug 27, 2005 - 1:32 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 27, '04 Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
my friends and I darkened mine using spray paint and paint thinner... so we just brushed it on and let it dry... and just added coats to make them darker...
I think they turned out good  
This post has been edited by Jaws4God: Aug 27, 2005 - 1:32 PM -------------------- ~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
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Aug 27, 2005 - 4:30 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 18, '04 From Portland OR / Vancouver WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(dmorST95 @ Aug 27, 2005 - 8:49 AM) I went to Home-Depot and picked up a can of red paint. Continued to paint my tails and when i re-installed them, the paint was either too dark or thick so i thinnered them off. I then read the post on what paint to use and it said 'transparent' paint. Does anyone know where i can pick up a can of those bad boys? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks [right][snapback]328500[/snapback][/right] I dunno about red tail light tint, but I picked up black tail light tint @ a local store. Its a product called Night Shades Tail light tint... heres a shot i took last weekend while i was down in socal w/ natalie: 
This post has been edited by amysmojo: Aug 27, 2005 - 4:32 PM --------------------  |
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Aug 27, 2005 - 10:40 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 15, '05 From Toronto Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
if u wanna red out ur tails..get krylon stainglass paint.
oh..and ^ the night shade paint is made by VSH This post has been edited by Valo666: Aug 27, 2005 - 10:41 PM |
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Aug 28, 2005 - 9:49 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 30, '05 From Greencastle, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Testors also makes a tint paint/translucent paint..
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Aug 28, 2005 - 5:33 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '05 From Richmond, B.C. Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
VHT, not VSH.
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Aug 28, 2005 - 7:16 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 7, '04 From Germantown, WI Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Go to the hobby store. You can get Testors Transparent Red Spray paint or the Transparent black window tint spray. Look near the model cars. I actually bought mine online. It was pretty cheap.
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Aug 28, 2005 - 10:15 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '04 From Newport, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 63 (99%) |
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Sep 16, 2005 - 1:31 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 16, '04 From Switzerland Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
my black tail light
 
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Sep 16, 2005 - 1:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 29, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
That's really nice slowrider, how the hell did you get it so glossy....
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Sep 16, 2005 - 3:24 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 16, '04 From Switzerland Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(Chanh55 @ Sep 16, 2005 - 1:59 PM) That's really nice slowrider, how the hell did you get it so glossy.... [right][snapback]335003[/snapback][/right] my painter mix clear lacquer with black color. then he paint it and make it hot with somthin like this (i unknow the name....) 
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Sep 16, 2005 - 4:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 30, '05 From Greencastle, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Very nice...
I got some Testors #1605 "Transparent Candy Apple Red" from walmart for like $3 a can. I haven't sprayed it yet, as I have no celica... so I can't tell you what it looks like. it is a source though. They didnt have any tint/smoke paint in the same style though 
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Sep 16, 2005 - 4:13 PM
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Sep 16, 2005 - 4:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 25, '04 From Maryland, US Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I used Night Shades to slightly tint my tails too:
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