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Old 01-13-2011 | 06:53 PM
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when you say it comes right off what is the proceedure? I painted my sons A4 tails with a tint paint and wondered if it was removable. How do you remove it?
Old 01-13-2011 | 08:15 PM
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when you say it comes right off what is the proceedure? I painted my sons A4 tails with a tint paint and wondered if it was removable. How do you remove it?
Ok so first remove it with laquer thinner, once Its all gone use meguairs compound and rub it to shine, done! Not paint thinner! That will eat the plastic, laquer thinner!
Old 01-13-2011 | 08:19 PM
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that looks sick. do mine!
It's a joke when shops charge 250+ for this when I do the same exact thing for a fraction of the price lol
Old 01-13-2011 | 08:26 PM
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to bad you dont live in edmonton, alberta. i would be at your house right now
Old 01-13-2011 | 08:31 PM
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Haha sorry too cold up there, if you want I can pm u instructions its not hard just tacked patience
Old 01-13-2011 | 08:48 PM
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ah im getting them done at a shop next friday, they charge 80$ a light. I guess 160 isnt to bad
Old 01-13-2011 | 09:28 PM
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Looks good doggyfresh ! Way to give back to the community !
Old 01-14-2011 | 03:50 AM
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Looks good doggyfresh ! Way to give back to the community !
thanks, ive been painting lights for a while now, I think i painted every car at my old high school lol, but ive gotten down the technique very well, im trying to get a job at a shop to paint.
Old 01-15-2011 | 07:57 AM
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Nice job, these lights look really good. I think I might be your first customer that posted on this thread. Let me know when your available. I want to get my lights a dark red (kinda like Kevins, but slightly darker) Send me a PM.
Old 01-15-2011 | 10:20 AM
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Nice job, these lights look really good. I think I might be your first customer that posted on this thread. Let me know when your available. I want to get my lights a dark red (kinda like Kevins, but slightly darker) Send me a PM.
Hey Doggy, nice job! I'm up for some dark red tails exactly like Kevin's. Let me know when you have perfected the color and I'm in!
Old 01-15-2011 | 12:55 PM
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Looking good brotha. Great work.
Old 01-15-2011 | 01:08 PM
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Are you using rattle can or paint out of a spray gun? Are you clearing also?
Old 01-15-2011 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CEELOSG37S
Looking good brotha. Great work.
Thanks man, I really appreciate it.
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Are you using rattle can or paint out of a spray gun? Are you clearing also?
It's the vht nite shades out of a can, then I do a few coats of clear, usually 4, then gotta wetsand and buff, it's a long process but then end result is nice! when I was younger I went to an autoshop in my area that charges 300 for tints I convinced the guy to tell me there steps and surpringly it's the same thing vht nite shades with some clear, all out of a can.
Old 01-15-2011 | 01:21 PM
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Hey Doggy, nice job! I'm up for some dark red tails exactly like Kevin's. Let me know when you have perfected the color and I'm in!
Definitely, I'm actually doin some more mad scientist work mixing different paints to get different colors, kevins is a few drops of a red in some clear, that's my next project but I'm trying to get an aircompressor for my paint gun right now, once I get it down I'll give u a call, I also wana try to do other colors too if anyone wants to match with the color of their car
Old 01-15-2011 | 01:50 PM
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interested for a diy doggy. looks sick



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