HOW TO: Tinting tail lights, The right way (PICS)

Ive never done that before...idk why you would use that specifically but I just use wash soap. But i didnt wash them right after the final buff.

 

Lesson learned. Here's the answer I got from the guy who painted my bike a while back.

"Yeah, Mineral Spirits is one of the main ingredients in Enamel Reducer. Essentially, you re-melted the surface of the Enamel Clearcoat and it dried with the cuts from whatever you used to wipe it with (paper towel, lint free cloth, etc)."

Going to have a go at it again this weekend (with dish soap this time).

 

Hmm didn't know that tid bit of info

 

That is an awesome job! I am a new toyota owner and this is one of the first project I will be doing to my truck. I wonder what the exp. will look like on the tail lights of a 2000 Toyota Tocoma Pre-run?

 

Hey man thanks and welcome to Tacoma World. I haven't seen this method done on first gen lights yet but I'm sure they would come out looking good.

 

suscribed for later use

sticky?

or put into the easy mod sec

 

Thanks for the info and for the welcome to TacomaWorld, I think I will try on some old tail lights...let me screw them up first before I get into my BABY! I went under the 1st gen truck section, and a few guys had done their truck lights and they came out looking sharp. I guess I need to just step up to the plate and do it and not fear the I will screw things up.

 

i didnt sand mine or any thing just put lke 4 coats on and called it good and they look really well i love them alot to

 

Hey OP nice work & writeup!! I would like to do this, as the tinted effect may pop on the silver colored taco. Subscribed...

 

Wish you were in Houston, I'd pay you to do this on mine

 

Nope no sanding no clear just the night shade paint and that's it. And actually they are still bright.

 

Its pretty easy to do, but send an extra pair of rears and I can do them for ya

 

how exactly did you do that? just threw on some painters tape over the reverse light and avoided touching them the whole time?

 

oh I see, how'd the sanding go with the tape on?

 

they look great. nice write up too

 

ah that makes more sense. in the write up it said to sand after every coat, did you just sand it once at the beginning?