Custom 08 Tailights! Gone Forever. 56K
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Originally Posted by yellowxhoodie
sorry guys.
i will try to post pics tomm of the cracking so you have an idea of how much trouble were having.
trust me, im just as upset, i feel like a failuer, everyone was expecting to see them on my car today and instead they were sitting in my trunk in pieces.
i will try to post pics tomm of the cracking so you have an idea of how much trouble were having.
trust me, im just as upset, i feel like a failuer, everyone was expecting to see them on my car today and instead they were sitting in my trunk in pieces.
Originally Posted by yellowxhoodie
sorry guys.
i will try to post pics tomm of the cracking so you have an idea of how much trouble were having.
trust me, im just as upset, i feel like a failuer, everyone was expecting to see them on my car today and instead they were sitting in my trunk in pieces.
i will try to post pics tomm of the cracking so you have an idea of how much trouble were having.
trust me, im just as upset, i feel like a failuer, everyone was expecting to see them on my car today and instead they were sitting in my trunk in pieces.
Oh but dude window tint was never going to work. If you wanted to tint with out VHT, use tail light film like bluebat uses. You can get some raw vinyl from stickercity.com and try that but if I were you just wait and paint.
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: LOWLOW Chicago
so have i.
thats why we dont get it.
becuase some of the pieces turned out fine and some didnt.
they were all prepped and painted the same way at the same time.
some parts came out, others did now.
thats why we dont get it.
becuase some of the pieces turned out fine and some didnt.
they were all prepped and painted the same way at the same time.
some parts came out, others did now.
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Originally Posted by yellowxhoodie
so have i.
thats why we dont get it.
becuase some of the pieces turned out fine and some didnt.
they were all prepped and painted the same way at the same time.
some parts came out, others did now.
thats why we dont get it.
becuase some of the pieces turned out fine and some didnt.
they were all prepped and painted the same way at the same time.
some parts came out, others did now.
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 13,746
From: LOWLOW Chicago
ive used testors mdel spray before but that stuff doesnt let nearly as much light through as the nightshades.
but might have some possible good news for everyone!
it was slightly warmer today so we decided to give it another try.
1 continued cracking but the other is looking decent after 3 or 4 coats.
so hopefully tomm i will sand out a couple little runs and give it another good coat of VHT then clear it and everything will be painted, just needs to be re-assembled.
not making any promises because idk how the weathers gonna be tomm and im working on a bunch of other interior projects for my car.
ill keep u guys posted!
but might have some possible good news for everyone!
it was slightly warmer today so we decided to give it another try.
1 continued cracking but the other is looking decent after 3 or 4 coats.
so hopefully tomm i will sand out a couple little runs and give it another good coat of VHT then clear it and everything will be painted, just needs to be re-assembled.
not making any promises because idk how the weathers gonna be tomm and im working on a bunch of other interior projects for my car.
ill keep u guys posted!
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Joined: Dec 2007
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not yet.
srry but the weather is still to cold.
1 of the parts worked one night, but the next day it was to cold to conitnue progress on it.
hopefully these should be done within the next couple weeks if the temp. keeps climbing.
srry but the weather is still to cold.
1 of the parts worked one night, but the next day it was to cold to conitnue progress on it.
hopefully these should be done within the next couple weeks if the temp. keeps climbing.
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Nice little project you have going on there. I have thought about doing something similar to mine but in FM. Nice to see someone got the guts and decided to cut the tails open. Well good luck my friend on this and hope to see some finished pictures soon.
take them inside if its to cold outside. also, when applying the vht, do it in very light thin coats and allow time to dry in between, if you do too much on one coat, itll be all thick and runny and prolly crack like that. i cant wait to see them finished though
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Joined: Dec 2007
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we have been doing them inside a garage, but i guess it was still to damn cold in there.
in no rookie to VHT, just had some problems this time.
hopefully well get it soon.
in no rookie to VHT, just had some problems this time.
hopefully well get it soon.
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thanks man.
im not pleased with how they look up close.
theres a little bit of paint here and there where it should be.
some of the tape lines are kinda crooked.
but i feel confident that if i get another pair i wouldnt make the same mistakes again now that i know.
im not pleased with how they look up close.
theres a little bit of paint here and there where it should be.
some of the tape lines are kinda crooked.
but i feel confident that if i get another pair i wouldnt make the same mistakes again now that i know.
