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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 09:03 PM
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Nite shade tips?

i just did my front turn signals, its not completly dried yet but it didnt come out just the way i thought it would. would it be a good idea to clear coat it and give it a bit of gloss? pluss i'de like to be able to wash it without it coming off. thanks for the info
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 09:07 PM
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Let it dry and it won't wash off.

The clear sounds like a good idea, wish I had thought of that.
As far as how it turns out, I started with a very light coat of spray, then did 3-4 more coats allowing each coat to dry.
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 09:14 PM
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i did that too... i just let it dry for a few hours and in a few spots its thicker than others. at those spots the light shines through red instead of orange... i think i'm defentally going to clear coat them now.
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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 02:10 AM
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i thought ur suppose to paint the insides
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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 02:23 AM
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thats just for the taillights to do it on the inside, doubt its even worth the effort to try doing it on the inside on the turn signals
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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 02:26 AM
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dont they just unscrew
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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 02:30 AM
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the clear plastic front of the turn signals is glued onto its black base and its ridiculous to try and get off, its probably a lot easier with a dremel though
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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 02:32 AM
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there was a post about it i would ask them altho mark does know alot
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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 08:50 AM
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yup, couldnt separate the lense from the rest of the light... or else i would have. but it would probably have still had some shine to it which i didnt like. now its just a dark pit that somewhat resembles a turn signa. but its kooool!
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 02:42 AM
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Ok people... YOU DO NOT DO THE TAIL LIGHTS FROM THE INSIDE! I don't know which person started that crap but they are dead wrong. You paint the outside of the light, just like you do with the turn signals.
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 12:50 PM
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do a search more people have had better results painting the inside of the lenses because it helps the paint last longer. i'm sure you could do it either way though. do a search more people prefered to paint the inside especially if its a camaro.
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 06:37 PM
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are u guys talking about the little ones on the fenders or the or the ones under the light.
cause my front ones are red. the bulbs are red in the ones under the headlights and they look really good i think.
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 06:41 PM
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both lights... i just did the front turn signals, if you spray enough niteshade on it makes the light red anyway... its friggin awesome looking. once my clear side markers in (3 or 4 days) i'm niteshading them and using an amber bulb, or a LED... i'll probably use the bulb since throwing in a LED requires resistors and junk, which i dont know how to do. maybe i'll post pics
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 07:14 PM
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Do you guys have any daytime pics?
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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 02:00 PM
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Do you guys have any daytime pics?
if you click the links I posted above, you'll find my pics.
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