Spray Tint on Taillights

[czonin]

Was wondering what the best type of spray tint everyone would suggest to get a glossy finish on the taillights? I hear a lot of talk about the VHT Nite-Shades but it looks like it dries pretty matte.

[masterbeatty]

i did the crap from autozone. the tail light tint. It looks good but it is more matte than the advertised gloss though. I tried doing a clear coat on top but it looked like some one splooged on it so i just re-did it and put 3 coats of tint on it. I would just get the overlays, they look better.

[Stryker617]

The VHT stuff works pretty good, if you get it on there right. I had done it before with a clear coat on it, and it didn't look too bad, but after 1.5 years the clear coat was coming off. So I took it all off, re-painted them with just the VHT, and polished them up with some polishing compound. Now they're nice and shiny and look better than before. I can put up some pics if you wanna see. I'm sure others here have used the same stuff as well with different results.

[GrayCoupe]

Agree, niteshades and polish and wax

[DiamondWVU]

I used LBC's tail light vinyl tint and it's pretty glossy. Just a lot of work to get it on. But it's the easiest to take off.

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

Or the stuff i used, Rustoleum Tint Spray

[czonin]

True, I'm gonna grab my tires soon and put the new rims on to see how they look and decide if I wanna do everything matte or stay glossy. Did you get the pics I sent you?

[lilmedic6111]

I had a buddy of mine do mine and he just put a few drops of black in some clear coat and sprayed lights multiple times in layers

[DJ_B_Easy]

I also used Rusto. One coat, no sanding, no clear. Quite glossy.

Old pic

[czonin]

Dam thats with only 1 coat? Looks nice though I'm probably gonna go with that. How well do the brake lights show through?

[DJ_B_Easy]

Let me rephrase...its one DRYING coat. I layered a few times over to really even out the coverage. Daytime driving is a little sketchy if its sunny, night time is no worries at all. I actually purchased LED tails to replace them because I couldnt handle driving home from work anymore trying to switch lanes on the highway and no one knowing I was doing so.

Night time pic, running light only, no brake applied

[czonin]

Ah arite. Where did you get it? I checked their online retailers but none of them carry the tint.

[DJ_B_Easy]

Autozone.

[czonin]

Awesome. Thanks for all the info!

[RandyFool]

What kind of polishing coumpound u guys reccommend, I got vht and it looked really blotchy and i degreased it well b4 i sprayed it on, but i nvr tried to polish it. I ultimatly took 2000 grit to it and got rid of it. I just didnt have the time to perfect it but im willing to try again.