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The car came with blackouts and now 2 years later I took them off. I like the new look but the colors are a little faded, especially the red. It looks good up close but when you get further away they look pinkish. Can I polish them or wax them like the rest of the car or would I have to get replacements?

Thanks,
Chris

?You could do this :

Yummy, looks nice don't it

How did you do that?!

Red Translocent paint, Candy Apple Red, Testors model paint. Find it at any hobby store, tape of the sections and spray about 3-4 coats, let dry over night, spray on a few coats of high gloss clear let dry and polish.

wow, that looks cool I might have to try that out for myself. What did you buff/polish them with?

Do the lights still shine through good? Did you use the paint from a spraycan or did you put it in an airbrush and use it that way? I have to drive an hour and a half for a good selection a Testors paints but it might be worth the drive! Now I'm torn between doing this and going with MrIrocZ's way (half black/half clear sprayed over all the lights, kinda like Niteshades) I'll have to think about it!!

Good job Un4givin! The appearance mods that don't jump up in your face, but still give a coolness to the car becouse it's differant than others are the ones I like. You did a great job with those and now I can't decide to do that or get blackouts to match my new black paint comming soon.

-Matt

There is an alternitive to painting your taillights. If anyone has ever heard of novus plastic polishes. Plastic like any surface with a luster is not immune to scatches. Novus is a 3 step process that comes with a flannel cloth. It has a heavy, and light scatch remover, and the final gloss with is kind of like a car wax. Best part is it works on all kinds of surfaces from painted to plastic. It's just a little time consuming and requires some elbow grease. If you do the novus and you still paint the part, DO NOT USE THE LAST STEP POLISH! Hope this helps

irocet305: I'm in Virginia Beach too, and you'll find there are alot of members in Hampton Roads area.

I plan on doing those to my new IROC baby when I get her home next weekend.

I just used some lacor finish to polish it up and then just used some good old fashion plastic polish you get in the detailing section of k-mart or wallie world.

The only reason I don't like MrIrocZ's lights is becuase they look very dirty, I tried it on a set I had extra and it just looked dirty to me. Don't compare to the smoked lens on a firebird

Did you tape off the black grids, or just the clear back up lights?

I swear we need a Tech Article, even though this is as easy as masking off the rest of the taillights, and either paint just the amber, or the amber and red w/ Testors (in a can) Translucent Candy Apple Red spraypaint. Un4givin89 just painted the amber part, I painted the amber and red part. It gives the taillights a darker red appearance, like a red jollyrancher or something.

dont ya get any orange fade through???

Does it fade after repeated washing?

no, but maybe in like 8-10 years. Like your car's paint, but still I doubt it. It can handle the elements just fine. and the turn sig is only SLIGHTLY oranger colored than the brake light. Easy fix is to put a amber bulb in the taillight bulb, makes them all red with a very very very very slight orangish tinge rather than a slight orange in one section.:hail:

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Beautiful idea guys(!!!); I am going to put than on my to-do list! ;-)

It looks like I'm off to the j/y for some test parts

JY wanted 50 bucks for one light (drivers side) Is this reasonable guys? (No cracks)

I'd pay it for an IROC taillight, in perfect condition, but not a SC tail. You can score them on e-bay for the same, or sometimes cheaper.

I'd never pay 50 bucks, do not waste your money, you are getting TAKEN, I paid 10 bucks for mine

Here mine with the non-grid style. I added some smoke on top to blacken all the lights out some.

Heres my orginal no grid lights

Polish Them!!!!! I just posted this a few mins ago.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...threadid=87154

Do not paint them, model paint is not made to withstand the elements nature. Polish them and I guarantee you will like the results.

Polishing is good.

the best thing would be to polish them, paint them, then clearcoat them, so it CAN withstand the elements for a long time.