How to tint the back lights..DIY

ryan s · May 23, 2007

jonhuynh said:
I tinted my tail lights a couple a months ago, it looked great when I did it. But then I ran into a problem. The tint faded away! In about a month, all the tint had faded and returned back to the red. Did I do something wrong? I sprayed about 3 coats. I didn't want them to be too dark so I stopped and the right darkness. And I did put clear coat on top too if you were wondering. Could anybody help me out? I'm planning to do it again but I want to make sure it stays tinted!

what brand did you use? and welcome...feel free to make a thread under general chat > introduce yourself

im scared every time a cop gets behind me with tinted tails

steadypimpin · May 23, 2007

I just order 3 cans of the Pactra stuff, I'll post pics after Im done painting it.

JMillerUA6 · May 24, 2007

You should only need about a half of a can.......but at least you'll have extra!!!! The stuff actually works really good on plastic. Being that I have a black car, I have actually used it to paint some plastic parts black. You have to use a few coats, but the finnish is lovely.

jonhuynh · May 25, 2007

Thans for the welcome Ryan S

I used the Pactra that I got from a local hobby shop. Same brand for the clear coat too. Nobody else has had any problems?

ryan s · May 25, 2007

np man

prep and environment play huge roles in painting, so it wasnt like 40 degrees or humid when you did them?

jmiller is right about other uses...i did the amber strips in my headlights completely dark, and lightly tinted the ambers on my retro set. you can also tint your emblems or anything shiny

steadypimpin · May 25, 2007

JMillerF23A1 said:
You should only need about a half of a can.......but at least you'll have extra!!!! The stuff actually works really good on plastic. Being that I have a black car, I have actually used it to paint some plastic parts black. You have to use a few coats, but the finnish is lovely.

I bought 3 because I didnt know how much I might need. Plus my boy wants me to do his. I also ordered extra since I couldnt find any of it around my hood so I figured if I had to order online, I might as well get extra just in case.

JMillerUA6 · May 25, 2007

steadypimpin said:
I bought 3 because I didnt know how much I might need. Plus my boy wants me to do his. I also ordered extra since I couldnt find any of it around my hood so I figured if I had to order online, I might as well get extra just in case.

I have like two cans laying around too. It's good to have on hand for when you decide you just want to tint ****.

steadypimpin · May 25, 2007

someone give me some rep! I've been a good member!!! I got the paint, I'll post pics lata.

JMillerUA6 · May 25, 2007

Rep point given

Freedom_Fighter · May 26, 2007

damn turns out my question turned out to be a very good one...alot of us intrested.

How to tint the back lights..DIY

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