Painted taillights

[sethc24]

Hey guys how do i go about painting my taillights on my superduty. I want to darken them. Does anyone have a link to a writeup or something.

 

[patrickke]

Do a search, I believe Josh Mink AKA Mink has a write up

 

[MossBack]

VHT nightshades spray paint and prep work it's pretty easy just keep local laws in mind . In Utah lights have to be easily visible from 50' or something.

 

[Tx_Powerstroke]

depends how dark you want to go.
if you do vht make sure to do lighter coats before the final wet coat if you want the glossy look, they can get dark fast pic of mine with vht

 

[Pmac21]

Just make sure you finish with a close up coat so they look shiny and wet. The first time i did mine I kept the can too far back and they looked grainy so I had to strip it off and do it again.


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[Tx_Powerstroke]

unless you want the matte look to them def do a close up wet coat on them,

 

[powerstrokin15]

personally I wouldn't VHT mine again. my 6.0 tails looked great. for 6 months. then crappy

def pm mink. he mixes paint and clear coat I believe and sprays em. then does a lair of clear I think


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[Tx_Powerstroke]

Did you clear yours after? All the ones I've done get cleared and have yet to have a problem with the fading,etc.

 

[sethc24]

Do i separate the lens from the backing and paint the back of the lens?. And of course mask off the reverse light area. As for the local laws i don't know.

 

[Tx_Powerstroke]

i just spray the out side, and tape off the reverse lights

 

[sethc24]

Ah okay thats what you do. Thanks guys.

 

[chappy]

I did mine over a year ago and they still look great.I wet sand mine before i clear and again after clear coat then a buff and wax