blackout tail lights

[schneiderz]

Hey I wanna blackout my tail lights and suggestions of the best way to. Also what would you suggest I use to do the job. If you have pics of one that you did i would love to see how they look.

 

[BlackBII]

VHT - Niteshades.

http://shopcustomcreations.com/VHT-Nite-Shades-Tint-SprayBlack-Out-Tail-Light/prod-530.html

 

[bcost882]

VHT Niteshade about 8-9 bucks abit of a PITA to get the 2 lights to be the same shade

 

[That Baker Guy]

i used the rustoleum brand stuff its pretty great.

 

[schneiderz]

do I have to buff the lights at all after spraying on the tint?

 

[Lee_533]

I never got the VHT stuff. If you are a decent rattle can man, just go get the spray paint for plastic. Take off your tail lights and mask the back part. ( you don't want paint getting on the inside of the light). Wipe down the light with some time of cleaner ( I used paint thinner believe it or not) Then spray them lightly. The nice thing about using the cheap plastic paint is that if you make them too dark, just use paint thinner to take it off. once you get the shade that you want just spray a coat of clear over the top to protect it. And that's it.. I did mine in 10 min and I get a lot of compliments. Hope this helps

 

[disciplerocks]

Niteshade is the sheet! Make sure to go back over it with clear to really make it stand out.

 

[That Baker Guy]

do I have to buff the lights at all after spraying on the tint?

i used a brillo pad to rough em up, then i sprayed clear on em made em look great.

 

[anchorshot]

What type of clear are you guys using?

 

[disciplerocks]

Fusion for plastic. I think its made by Krylon. Use that for clear. Go over it with 1500 grit sandpaper then spray it on.

 

[Ak_Ranger]

I used Nightshade on both my (ex) explorer and my buddys Dodge ram, and as long as you do THIN coats and take your time and make sure you use alchohol to clean the surface then rub it with a towel to get rid of any residue before you use it it works great. I didnt scuff the the tails either, just made sure there was no oils or any thing on them then just sprayed the nightshade on. THey looked very clean, shiny not matt but if you want matt all you have to do is back off a lil so there is a lil more "overspray" i guess you could say. If you can I would recomend practicing on something like a spare or a trashed tail light or something before you do yours if your worried about it.

Both my Explorer and my buddys dodge turned out great. Before I moved he told me he got asked all the time where he got his tail lights tinted at. 3 coats was enuph to get them dark but not black, but 4 coats i think would have almost blacked them out. Im actually thinking about buying some new tails for my Ranger and doing it to them but first I need to do some other stuff to the truck before I put money into that.