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Old May 23, 2006 | 04:43 PM
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ANYONE HAVE AN EXTRA CAN OF VHT NITE SHADES THAT THEY WANT TO UNLOAD? I NEED A CAN ASAP...RAN OUT AND I WASNT QUITE DONE SMOKING THE LIGHTS
Old May 24, 2006 | 07:16 AM
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heres mine guys...

Old May 24, 2006 | 07:21 AM
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Whoa! That's a BIG pic! Did you beat the guy's **** who looks like he's door-dinging you? BTW-Tails look good!
Old May 24, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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Bro im an 18 year old guy who lives in miami, trust me, your bound to get pulled over here specially if you go to the beatch... Man the poeple here will pull you over becuase your music is too loud...
Old May 24, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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xdaflipguyx tails look good man, looks like we put on about the same amount of coats
Updated pic and yes still shinning!
Old May 24, 2006 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by cuba
Bro im an 18 year old guy who lives in miami, trust me, your bound to get pulled over here specially if you go to the beatch... Man the poeple here will pull you over becuase your music is too loud...
hopefully the people you are referring to are called cops...
Old May 24, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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I AM STILL WAITING ON MY VHT!! Its been like 3 weeks now and its still not here... they took the money but never sent anything about it... I am soooo tired of waiting!
Old May 24, 2006 | 11:57 PM
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damn who did you order thru, 3 weeks is a long time to wait. I know they cant express it but I still got mine within a week and a half. Have you called them?
Old May 25, 2006 | 12:22 AM
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http://www.customenterprise.com/view.../vts/design016

never making that mistake again... it seem like there goes $27 down the drain
Old May 25, 2006 | 03:59 AM
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how big are the cans? (fl oz?)
Old May 25, 2006 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Woody6799
http://www.customenterprise.com/viewer/shop/templates/template.1.product.asd/scspid/5092/vts/design016

never making that mistake again... it seem like there goes $27 down the drain
That sucks bad guys. Like I said in the original post, I ordered mine here: http://www.stevensautoglaze.com/nati...o/niteshds.htm and got in that same week.

But even now I see THEY are out of stock too. Maybe a supply problem? I dunno. You guys just make it too damn popular!

Davedavetc: Looking at that picture it says 7 oz. (Standard spraypaint can size methinks).
Old May 25, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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Ok, here is a great question for myself and other members who venture into this little project..

How many cans, on average, does it take to complete each type of light (ie. Tails, Brake & Mirror)
Old May 25, 2006 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Sanjuro

Davedavetc: Looking at that picture it says 7 oz. (Standard spraypaint can size methinks).


thanks
Old May 25, 2006 | 05:27 PM
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I would say 2 cans for both tail lights. I ended up buying 3 but 2 was just enough.
Old May 25, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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ill probly need more, cuz im gonna do tails, heads, and fogs.... maybe side mirrors idk.
Old May 26, 2006 | 12:10 AM
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ill just update the pix since its soo huge... and here is what i used...



1 can of that can smoke both tails, the third brake light, both turn signal and the emblems (scion and tC)... in my case it wasnt enough since i over sprayed it just on my emblems... haha... but 1 of 40 ml (i guess) should be enough to finish them...

heres the end product...

Old May 26, 2006 | 06:10 AM
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^^That's what I used, but in red. I needed 2 cans for my TYC tails.
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 05:03 AM
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okay quick question currently my car loosk like this



so how do i put on a clear coat so it would gloss
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 05:46 AM
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Clear coat or two, wet sand with at least 2000 grit sandpaper, clear coat, wet sand. I found wet sanding to be hard but I painted mine off the car and I found out later I didn't use as much water as I should have. So use a lot of water.
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by JINeration
okay quick question currently my car loosk like this



so how do i put on a clear coat so it would gloss

Yeah thats my pic when I did it the first time when I did a lighter coat, thats after me wetsanding.... All you do is spray the clear coat on it, lol. I think I used almost a full can of clear on both tails for that oh so nice and shiny look



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