ive been thinking about painting my head light pockets but i dont wanna screw it up. if i did it it would most likely be with spray paint. anyone got any tips, or should i just leave it be?

 

Deffinently do it....first mask off the whole front end all the way up until the top of the windsheild, then lightly sand and scuff up the pockets with 400 grit sandpaper...folowed by 3-4 light coats of satin or flat black spray paint..if a fifteen year old can do it..im sure you can

 

i dont think theres going to be over spray going that far

 

 

"It's better safe than sorry"

 

I've seen overspray go many places

 

indeed, to the top 2 posts
but come on im sure he'll be painting inside somewhere and not get to wacky with the rattle can

 

dont paint the pockets... they make the car look older.

 

i disagree, unpainted looks cheap imo

 

whats wrong with you put the eyeliner back on!

really this is what it reminds me of....

Image removed- No need to waste space with irrelevant pictures.

 

looks like an infected eye up close , do it to it

 

um ya there will...

if you do it outside which most people have too...any slight wind will get that **** everywere...

ive had overspray go just about anywere...and especally if ur painting black u dont want overspray on a nice red car...

"better safe then sorry" is right

and no i dont paint when its windy...

 

dont know about you guys but if i didnt already have black cars my irocs pockets would be black. I was thinking only the higher end models got the pocket painted black.(ex. Iroc,Z28's)? Right??

 

dont paint them...

 

Yeah I dont have a garage..those were done in a breezy carport

 

Spray paint? Wont that turn out a misty,uneven, or even start flaking of? I gues did I did it anyway lol!

 

i would leave them i wrestled with the idea my self then i compared mine to an old one i had and like it same color as car alot better here is a pic of the car with the same color


this is the camaro with black u decide

 

Well the light sanding forms a stonger bond between the base color and the black spray paint...and I havent had any flaking in the two months of them being this way,daily driver too

 

How do you get a say in this, Mr Firebird with your POP-UP EYES ?
JK


If you paint it, at least make sure to get good quality paint.

 

Paint them, but not the same color as the car

I don't like the looks of the headlight pockets when they are the same color as the car.
ewwwwwwwwwww.

 

id say do it. i did it and loved the turn out. i did mine when i repainted it so its all under the clearcoat. but i love the way it looks.

 

one more

 

i think they look good both ways, my car came from the factory with painted headlight pockets as well as the grill, mine are gun metal grey, i actually don''t think my car would look right if the pockets were not painted.

 

well somethings gotta happen theres a nasty crack in the paint in the drivers side head light pocket.
next day off i think im gonna do it

 

I sanded mine, repainted with QUALITY primer, paint and a great clearcoat and they look sweet! Highly recommend doing it, very easy and doesn't take much time. And yes, cover the windshield, I did get overspay on my brand new windshield! Luckily was able to get it off the glass with some lighter fluid and a little elbow grease!

 

Cool!
What brands did you use? I painted my sway bars after sandblasting an it chips too easily even with the clearcoat.

 

Don't remember the brand, but do remember it was Truck/SUV paint, bought it at national parts store chain

 

See I'm not as dumb as some of you thought I was.

 

I never questioned your intelligence, ever! Wish you had been around to point it out to me before I painted mine! You just wouldn't think over spay could go that far, but I guarantee from first hand experience that it does, and will!