ive decided to black out my tails this weekend. starting to not like look of the stock 08's. so does the vht turn out shiney or is hit matte black?

 

my friend has bmw e46 and were thinking of blacking out his taillights too
were thinking of using some sort of tint but i saw some cars with nightshade and its sort of flat.

 

Depends on how you do it.

Check the Tech section for a good How To article. Click Features at the top and then Scion Tech. It's in there.

 

im gonna have to do that. i already bought my vht so if its not shiney then i will buff them and clear them so that they are shiney

 

Who said its flat?





You shouldn't buy paint that already has clear coat in it.

So VHT Night Shades alone is flat but it should be applied as well as clear coat, wax, polish, etc. to get the nice clean shine you want.

 

them things are nice as hell. wat kind of clear did you use? im gonna buff the hell out of them.

 

them things are nice as hell. wat kind of clear did you use? im gonna buff the hell out of them.

 

Like them? They're for sale right now lol, seriously they are in the classified section.

It isn't really all about the clear coat. I used Duplicolor Acrylic Lacquer but there is a better kind out, I couldn't find it in the local auto stores though. It is UPOL #1 clear, i've never used it personally but i've heard it is better than Duplicolor, can be handled in 2 to 3 hours as opposed to Duplicolor which states basically overnight. You should do them in an area that has low humidity.

The important thing is getting your layers as even as possible, wet sanding A LOT and giving the layers time to dry.

 

wat exactly do you have to do to make them shine tho? is that mostly wet sanding?

 

did mine as well, and headlights, turned out just as good.

vht coats, wet sand, clear coat, wet sand, clear and then wax and polish.

 

Wet sanding just makes sure your coats are clean and smooth, not a lot of orange peel. Put it this way, the more wet sanding you do the easier it will be to obtain the shine. If you don't wet sand enough no matter how much clear coat, wax and polish you use they will come out like crap and dull.

 

ok thanks for the tip. wat kind of polish do you sugget that i use? i kno how to detail cars and stuff like a beast, but i dont kno nothin about painting and getttin the shine out of a dull surface.

 

I just followed the DIY, there are quite a few items.

 

post pics up when you're done.
Watching.

 

yep UPOL Clear is the best that i have used and i have done about 30 different kinds of tails...if u dont clear them it will stay flat but clear then high speed buff them and they will look like ecko04s

 

x2 take your time not a 1hr project, do the steps and be thorough

 

I just sprayed and wetsanded a bunch of times. then two coats of clear, then sand one more time and wax. its definitly one of my favorite things ive done

 

how much grits did you guys use for the wet sanding to get a nice shiny finish?

 

i used 1000 grit but my next set am goin to get a finein grit

 

well the weather has been very crappy so i wasnt able to do them this weekend. but hopefully this week or somethin. really tired of lookin at my stock 08s.