Tinted Tail Light Help
Tinted Tail Light Help
I've tinted my tail lights a while back using VHT Niteshades, and they were always kind of dull. So, today I went out and wet sanded them and used an orbital polisher (foam pad) with Meguiars ultimate compound and some kind of wax, and they still look dull and scratches are visible. How do I get them to really shine?
Last edited by BRicci on Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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AlexN09
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Re: Tinted Tail Light Help
Maybe some clear coat and then polish
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IconicBlackCoupe
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Re: Tinted Tail Light Help
Did you clear coat first? Also what grade sand paper did you use?
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IconicBlackCoupe
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Re: Tinted Tail Light Help
Im guessing this is the look your going for?
Re: Tinted Tail Light Help
Alright, this is a waste of thread haha just figured out what I was doing wrong. I had the wrong polishing pad on my polisher :/ haha sorry guys. Looks shiny now 
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AlexN09
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Re: Tinted Tail Light Help
Hahahahahaha great job buddy, at least you made me laugh.
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mikethemike
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Re: Tinted Tail Light Help
WAit, I have VLS on mine and its pretty dull too. What did you do exactly?BRicci wrote:Alright, this is a waste of thread haha just figured out what I was doing wrong. I had the wrong polishing pad on my polisher :/ haha sorry guys. Looks shiny now
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Re: Tinted Tail Light Help
I remember reading a post (forget who posted it tho) that someone spray tinited their tails with niteshade or something like that then cleared it. When they did that, the tint had a reaction that it bubbled and ran and ruined his lights. Does anyone remember reading that?IconicBlackCoupe wrote:Did you clear coat first? Also what grade sand paper did you use?
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DJ_B_Easy
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Re: Tinted Tail Light Help
^That was me! It was the Rustoleum lens tint, and it reacted because I didnt wait long enough for the tint spray to dry. I ended up wet sanding EVERYTHING off and respraying. No clear coat, and they looked like this, mirror finish. You dont need the clear, not sure why you arent getting gloss with just the spray. Maybe its the VHT? Cant believe this is almost 3 years ago...
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Altima_VIP
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Re: Tinted Tail Light Help
I had my taillights tinted with a black clear. I ended up getting a ticket for them and they were just slightly smoked. Texas laws suck.
Re: Tinted Tail Light Help
I just wet sanded then I used an orbital polisher with Meguiar's Ultimate Compound.mikethemike wrote:WAit, I have VLS on mine and its pretty dull too. What did you do exactly?BRicci wrote:Alright, this is a waste of thread haha just figured out what I was doing wrong. I had the wrong polishing pad on my polisher :/ haha sorry guys. Looks shiny now