More Redded Out HB Taillights - Redone, Cheap alternative to JDM Tails Options

[Chanh55]

Hey guys,

Just finished redoing the taillights with the candy apple red and clear coats as suggested by 1900WattCelica. I did about 4 coats of the red and about 6 or 7 coats of the clear coat. The color is a lot more even and transparent. See results below:


Testors Transparent Candy Apple Red and Clear Cote






After about 4 coats of red.




Masked off black trimming to prep for clear coat.


After about 6 or 7 layers of clear coat. Not that easy...


Here's the results, I think I'm going to wet sand it, some areas not very even.

This post has been edited by Chanh55: Jul 18, 2005 - 10:13 PM

[Batman722]

Batmans a tease...

Ive seen your jettas headlights, your like the joey mod king    To get my smoked and redded tails even I just sprayed a red coat across everything, and then smoked the same also.
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I'm a tease

I just bought ST-205 tails from Toysport, gonna go in a bit to pick them up in Long Beach, anyone want redded out tails?
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toysport = bad

anyway, the solution is simple. First I got this


then I DID NOT tint the outside of the lense. I sprayed the INSIDE of the amber lense a bit. Step by step, spray a little inside the amber part, and hold the tail at an angle so the tint runs down, then at another angle to run another way, ect...and repeat these steps until it is even and covered. You will not be covering the inside, just spraying a little at a time. The inside of the lense is rigid/jagged, not flat, so the tint goes between the crevaces and you get the consistant checkerboard look. After doing a little, look from the front and you can see the difference.

It is important not to use a lot of the tint because it will make the amber part look darker than the rest. If you look at the upper left of the tail in the second and last pic you can see where I used a bit too much and too much ran in the corner.

overall it was easy, and the results are very good. Remember, spray a little, hold at and angle, maybe shake it a bit, repeat.

any questions ?