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Old 06-27-2008, 04:12 PM
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ahahahaha some dude i known that paints stuff amazingly and puts interior pieces on his head ill try the wet sanding once on my next set, im doing 2 in the near future
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Thats what I'm talking about!
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BlckdOutTC, iKONA, back me up here. If you want good results it's not smart to rush the process or do shortcuts, correct?

I get tons of people that think it takes 5 minutes to do this. I don't own a bake booth, so I let mine bake out in the sun or cure on their own.
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looks just like mine (got it done from jonstintedtails.com)

good job.
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BlckdOutTC, iKONA, back me up here. If you want good results it's not smart to rush the process or do shortcuts, correct?

I get tons of people that think it takes 5 minutes to do this. I don't own a bake booth, so I let mine bake out in the sun or cure on their own.
Yeah i did everything in my driveway on a sunny day and thats where they dried. Since that UPOL clear dries quicker, it did speed things up. The entire thing took about 7 hours and i ran into that one problem and took food breaks
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d*mn!!! looks good!!
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those on your car flea?
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Old 06-29-2008, 03:52 AM
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^Yes, those are on my car. I'll get better pictures....probably tomorrow. Security pulled up and told me to leave.
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OMG! looks just like mine my friends and i did each others we did a 07 cobalt ss, a 05 explorer and my 07 Tc
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Old 07-15-2008, 03:32 AM
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nice!!
i wanna do this too
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Old 07-15-2008, 05:13 AM
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sweet! that just looks really good! good job
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Old 07-15-2008, 04:09 PM
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thanks guys, remember you can always send them out to me and i'll have them done and sent out the very next day
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Old 07-23-2008, 04:15 AM
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just a quick shot with the lights on, i didnt have anyone with me to press the brake lol

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Old 07-23-2008, 07:27 PM
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daytime shots with lights and brakes

nothing on:


headlights on:


brakes and reverse light on, my TBL isn't plugged in lol, i also have LED's for reverse


hazards/blinkers:

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Old 07-24-2008, 01:45 AM
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Nice! What was the PM you sent me earlier? I accidentally deleted it.
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just that no one around here mixes tint spray and am stuck with night shades. im doin a friends impala next week
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Old 07-24-2008, 05:16 AM
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^Just mix your own tint and put it in a spraycan. That's what I do. 5% black mixed with 95% clear for a light tint. 20% black mixed with 80% clear for a tint like mine.
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Nice job. I might do mine soon.
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Default Re: My tail light tinting DIY

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is that a Trivium shirt i see? haha, awesome man. good job with the lights by the way.
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