smoked tail lights...

[galant108]

last summer i bought some smoke transparent spray paint and smoked my tail lights. from not putting a clear coat or anything over the spray paint through washing and winter most started to slowly come off. so my dumba$$ goes and re paints them. it looks ok during the day but at night you can tell that the first time it flaked off because that part is not as dark than the rest. ha should i just wet sand it all off? or save up and buy new tail lights and clear coat them this time. or do whatever to protect from coming off again. help and tips would be great. thanks.

[RAZ_76]

Wet sand everything off and start over.

[OMEGA PHX]

I'm with Raz, wet sand everything, smoke them again and clear them this time.

[carl3g]

Depends on ur situation.

1) If you got the money, buy a new set while you work on the old ones. Once your old ones are back on, you can turn your new set into a project and then sell either one.
2) If money is a little tight or you need to be able to drive the car everyday, wet sanding and doing everything over is a better option. Cheaper that way too!

[Chaps]

And if you don't want the gloss look, go with satin clear coat. It gives the tails a nice flat black look while still protecting it

[Da_Prodigy]

thats what i did on mine^

[o1naturalhigh]

i'm about to test out smoking tail lights...but i'm going with another option. gonna open up some oem ones through the baking method, and spray inside instead of outside. i'll let you guys know the output. learned this from one of my old co-workers that owns a honda. he didn't use a clear spray either, and it comes out looking shiny on the outside.

[galant108]

And if you don't want the gloss look, go with satin clear coat. It gives the tails a nice flat black look while still protecting it

thanks for the tip on that chaps. thanks everyone for the help. one more question. what grit of sand paper would be best to use?

[HungarianHunter]

Something like 1000 maybe? I would be really gentle.

And use soapy water.

[galant108]

alright. thanks alot. i'll let you know how this turns out and maybe post some pics up of how they turn out.

[Rizzzo29]

use 2000!!! for wet sanding please use nothing less than 1500..

and if you want a spare pair of tails. i has

[dcamacho210]

I did mine but with car clear coat i sanded my tailights with 600 grit mixed up some clear coat and added a little bit of black sprayed 3 coats to get the color i wanted.just another idea.

[Corey2kG]

i'm about to test out smoking tail lights...but i'm going with another option. gonna open up some oem ones through the baking method, and spray inside instead of outside. i'll let you guys know the output. learned this from one of my old co-workers that owns a honda. he didn't use a clear spray either, and it comes out looking shiny on the outside.

That sounds like a bad ass idea should look really sick

[galant108]

use 2000!!! for wet sanding please use nothing less than 1500..

and if you want a spare pair of tails. i has PM sent rizzzo

[galant108]

what would you think if i used a dsm emblem sticker and put it on one of my tail lights before re paint and when finished take it off? i've been thinkin about doin that for a while now. but haven't seen anyone do it yet so not sure how it would turn out.

[G-spot]

^ uh, no

[galant108]

^ uh, no

ha thanks. just wanted to throw that out there.

[8g-rider]

how much did that spray paint cost you? cuz ive been looking to do mine for a while

[galant108]

how much did that spray paint cost you? cuz ive been looking to do mine for a while

i got mine at a hobby store under $6. lol cant remember exact.

[galant108]

how much did that spray paint cost you? cuz ive been looking to do mine for a while

$12.99 at auto zone. full size spray can though. so you'll have extra.