anyone know how to "smoke" Tail lights???

Post by **LordOfTheMiasma** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:36 am

Like it says , im just curious as to how people do this. Is there a chemical or special paint used??? i ahve seen several sets for sale so im just wondering if its difficult. let me know if you know.

Post by **RB20DETodd** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:39 am

i saw some stuff on ebay a month back it comes in a can its like 60 bucks but looks good (from the pics i saw)

Post by **travisn** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:03 pm

get a scuff pad (not one for dishes) and scuff all of the plastic...take it to a body shop and tell them to tint some clear and put a few coats on it... bada bing, bada boom... tinted tail lights!!!!

Post by **Nick240sx** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:08 pm

start a fire, throw is some leaves, get a considerable amount of smoke comin and then hold the tailights over the smoke and bam, u got some smoked tailights...sorry i had to... ive seen the can too i dunno how it comes out though

Post by **RB20DETodd** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:06 pm

Nick240sx wrote:start a fire, throw is some leaves, get a considerable amount of smoke comin and then hold the tailights over the smoke and bam, u got some smoked tailights...sorry i had to... ive seen the can too i dunno how it comes out though

thats what im sayin!

Post by EW » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:42 am

Summit sells VHT Niteshades which works well but the bodyshop tinted clear looks the best. Pic below is VHT.
Modified by EW at 6:42 PM 10/16/2007

Post by **heywier427** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:30 pm

i used the vht night shades on my headlights. it came out great but the painting conditions were perfect. thats what makes the dif. and the good thing about painting them is its removeable! well i guess you could still clear tint them with out scuffing them, but clear is a beyatch to remove.

Post by **travisn** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:35 pm

but if you dont scuff them the clear might not stick...

Post by **jamestgk** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:33 am

yeah, you hit this site and BAM you got smoked lights. it can be done by body shops but, the tinting process is delicate.

http://www.smokinlights.net/

Post by **heywier427** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:57 am

the night shades stuck to the plastic corner lenses, cant see why clear wouldnt, but im not a body guy. the only bad thing about night shades was its real dark to get the nice look. nothing hids or leds can handle!

Post by **fayceoff** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:02 pm

I used the VHT Night Shades. Did it in a garage after I masked everything off, then I put a nice coat of spray clear over it. Looks great and cost less than 25 dollars. The body shop tinted clear doesn't sound too bad, though...

Post by **srpowered240sx** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:25 am

vht nightshades. worked great, do it in direct sunlight, lots of very light coats.

Post by **slip69** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:33 pm

can the vht nightshades be removed if you mess it up. i mean can you scruff out the tint and make the tails back to the origianl color and then start again??or are you screwed and need to buy new tails if you mess up?!!

Post by **AZhitman** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:44 pm

Ummm, we have a sponsor that sells the stuff - VinylOverlays.com....

The spray stuff is a PITA.

Post by **slip69** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:52 pm

well since no one really answered my question... i had to figure it out on my own.you can use paint thinner to remove the vht night shades spray. i just removed mine this weekend and it left them the same as before the tint. i got stopped by chp and i need to have a cop sign the ticket off once i removed the tint. but as soon as that gets signed im ordering the tint this time from vinyl overlays

Post by **Tony407** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:32 pm

slip69 wrote:well since no one really answered my question... i had to figure it out on my own.you can use paint thinner to remove the vht night shades spray. i just removed mine this weekend and it left them the same as before the tint. i got stopped by chp and i need to have a cop sign the ticket off once i removed the tint. but as soon as that gets signed im ordering the tint this time from vinyl overlays

Did you get the overlays? And does anyone have any pics of either the smoked or charcoal overlays intalled?

Thanks,

Tony

Post by **contranication** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:25 pm

also check rvinyl.com they have stuff for whatever color lights you want

Post by **A.Tech** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:10 pm

Can we post DIYs from say another site? There is a decent section of this mode know as the DTM(Dallis Tailight mod) but I will give a breidf overview from what I can remember....

This is for maximas pretty much... but can be applyed to anything if you use some common sense....

Tools Needed:

8mm Deep SocketPhillips head screw driverFlat head screw driverHeat Gun (optional)Gloves for hot ovenneedle nose PliersHammer would not hurt to haveKnife or prying tool

1.Remove tails2.Preheat oven @ 3503.stick them in for about 10 mins(you can use a heat gun but is is really long and you could damage the lens while trying to take them apart do to the glue recuring on one side.

4.Take them out and pry them evenly until they come apart.5.leave the artcylic glue on there for putting them back together later on.6.Take off the Amber plastic piece laying inside the lens.7.Buy some black plastic spray paint.8.Paint the lens inside.9.go in reverse order to put back together including putting them in the oven again to reheat the glue or use a heat gun.

These are the more efective ways of doing the DTM(Tint, spray on the outside ETC), However this is one of the better longer lasting ways if done right and if too much paint is used or done wrong it will look like crap.

Post by **awesomenick** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:25 am

I just use Tamiya spray paint... It's a hobby paint made for polycarbonates. It's working great. I have a can of cleare red, and a can of "smoke."

Post by **jamestgk** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:56 pm

i sent all my lights to smokin lights .net but i dont see them any more on the internet... sucks. they dont do headlights and im a daily driver with hids but didnt need the p-man attention. bodyshops do the best job cause you can wax em and if they scratch you can use polish to clean up. besides they can use any color cause it is tinting which means just a little color to the clear

Post by **jamestgk** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:02 pm

here you go man... smoke out....

http://www.stickercity.com/store/home.php?cat=861

Post by **S13Teddy** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:10 pm

spray paint.

Post by **shore_rider** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:17 pm

Nick240sx wrote:start a fire, throw is some leaves, get a considerable amount of smoke comin and then hold the tailights over the smoke and bam, u got some smoked tailights...

i tried this once thinking a huy was serious, but it did actually work! and it doesnt cost money

Post by **Kckouki** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:31 pm

I did it on my truck with the Tamiya Spray stuff.

Post by **Abdo** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:48 am

AZhitman wrote:Ummm, we have a sponsor that sells the stuff - VinylOverlays.com....

The spray stuff is a PITA.

http://www.az350z.com/vo/store/home.php?cat=280

Post by **mezquita1607** » Tue May 19, 2009 5:49 pm

Well i did mine not to long ago and i just bought car paint,clear coat, and a paint gun, i already had an air compressor and it looks pretty good

Post by **mick** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:12 pm

The Altezzas have a lens cover that you can pull off and do whatever you want without masking. They are held on with a black rubber adhesive.

Post by **AZ89two4Tsx** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:28 pm

The proper way to do it is to mix the desired color with some clear coat. The amount of clear coat will determine how dark of a tint it gets.

Post by **jimmyburner** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:03 pm

Most important thing is doing it in a proper place, taking your time, and light shades.. ive f***ed up alot of these when i was a kid cuz i hurried.

Post by **maryjane** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:32 am

go to the local hobby shop and buy tayamia (sp) rc car window tint paint, it comes in small spray cans, i used about a half of can of paint for both of my s13 tails, 6 bucks per can, looks sweet

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