Ive been considering using the VHT to black out my tail light because the seperation looks terrible! Should i sand them before spraying? or would just a good cleaning do? Should they be wet sanded and cleared after?
thanks

 

Yes. I used 1500 grit wet and dry. Get it frostly looking, spray it and sand again, then spray a few more coats. Check out my thread. I did my tail lights.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/nort...d-formula.html

 

ok so wet sand with 1500 to start, spray it, sand again with what grit? Those look mint! DId you do the center section as well?

 

i had the bodyshop smoke mine where i had my car painted back in november. they came out as glossy as the car. now they are on ebay.

 

Wow they look mint! how much did it cost/for sale?

 

they were smoked when my car was painted. so they were included in the paint job which was 3500.00 as for how much they are going for

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/82-92...em330237302199&


here is a link to my pictures

http://www.webshots.com/user/yellowboy25

alex

 

No, you don't start with 1500. You use 220 grit(wetsand) to remove the DOT lettering. Then use 400 grit on the whole taillight, then 600, then 800, then 1000, then 1500 if the paint will stick to 1500.

 

wow! they look great and you gettin alot for them! Were they painted? you said smoked but what does that mean exactly?

 

yes they were painted with clear coat with a couple of drops of black paint. depends how dark you want it. i wanted them dark so the added little more black paint. the great thing about the lights is they very visible when you step on the brakes or when you turn on the parking lights. not like lens covers where it tones down the brightness alot. i say smoke because it kind like when you buy lens covers they offer them in clear or smoke (tinted)

alex

 

ok gotcha...i think im just going to go with the progressive sanding and try the vht, i wanna get em done like yours but money is tight

 

what grit should i use to finish if 1500 too much?

 

1000grit, what hasn't been mentioned yet it that when you hit it with the vht, also apply a few coats of clear.
Sand the taillight(400 up to 1000), clean taillight, apply vht, sand vht(1000only), then apply clearcoat. buff the hell out of it if you want it to be even more shinier.

 

sounds good, cant wait to try this, what about the center section, will wet sanding from 400-1000 achieve a similar result since the plastic is already black?

 

It's plastic as are the taillights so you just need to sand 400-1000grit and then buff.

 

Thats what I did as well...I mixed black paint in with the clear, looks better than Niteshade but Niteshade doesnt look that bad...

 

i wanna do it like that but idk how much itll cost, and its probably more than i can afford...lol

 

well i started so far with 220,320,400,600 now i need to go buy some more, cant wait to see what it looks like

 

i couldnt 1000 at the two store i went to, would 1500 work or would the clear not stick?

 

i sanded the center section 220 320 400 600 1500 but i can still see little scratches whats a good plastic polish?

 

VHT won't stick to polish. Try getting some 800 then maybe 1500. Walmart or most auto stores should have 1000 though.

 

wait should i be using vht on the center section as well?