Hey I Need Some Help On Painting Taillights

[billytheman1188]

I already asked someone, but i just want to make sure with everyone that this is the right thing to do.

Im going to be buying tint paint for my taillights on ebay and i was wondering do i have to take apart my taillights and paint the inside of the light or just paint the outside of it........cause i know the tailllights are sealed and i dont wanna f*** them up, but if its stupid to do it on the outside then i wont, just wondering. Thank you for your time....
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[j_smith]

Did mine on the outside of the lens, then clear coat on top. Worked fine and looks good.

[battistoni21]

i'm going to do them on the inside...... i think it would turn out better

[acold7dusta]

did mine on the outside

[alerored04]

good luck getting them apart to do the insides, just do the outside then wetsand and clearcoat. They look plenty good and shiny.

[2fst4u]

outside, or just use window tint on the outside. easy and reversible.

[sound_xtreme]

Originally posted by battistoni21@May 2 2006, 08:44 PM
i'm going to do them on the inside...... i think it would turn out better
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no you arent, cause ull never get the lense off without messing it up a little. the tails are NOT like the headlights. the tails are plastic welded.

[FormulaNERD]

http://www.corrado-club.ca/mods/tailtints.html

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[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

^ that guy should have painted the whole lens.kinda looks gay just doing the yellow part....

...but it is a VW (j/k dude)

[FormulaNERD]

lol.

i dont know, i like the two toned, well better than red/orange. but all smoked would have been better.

either way, the link was for the DIY, not the 'rado tail pics ;)

[Menace]

I tinted mine was easy as hell:

1. take out tails
2. wash off tails
3. wet sand tails
4. wash tail lights again
5. spray tint light coats, more coats darker it gets
6. spray clear coat

I like it when people use the seran wrap and cut it to show the deflectors.