Tail Light Thread
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Heres my new smoked tailights
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House of kolor? I thought i would be the only one with this color
I pulled mine apart and painted the inside with chrome spay paint then just used polishing compound on a mini mothers ball
Grabbin' Asphalt
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Really, chrome just brightens the back ground???
edit: .....white lens only or both??
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No its Atomic Orange from an auto paint shop. Single Stage with pearl. It looks different depending on the lighting its in. It looks alot darker in those first pics. Yours is really nice, i love this color.
We did an epoxy primer then a sandable primer than like 5 coats of paint. The last 2 coats we added some more clear into it even though its single stage. How much is HOK paint per gallon? This was $350 a gallon plus the hardener and reducer. I didnt realize paint cost that much per gallon. I guess thats why a good paint job costs thousands of dollars. At least all i had to pay for was the product.
Grabbin' Asphalt
5 Year Member
just the silver part, so the housing not the lenses, I did paint the entire housing under the lens so the clear and red parts.
David Pepiton
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For refreshing tails I do chrome as well for the inside but I take the time to also clear the inside as well.
For the outside I do 1500 grit then 2000 grit then 3000 grit all wet followed buy meguars clear plastic polish after about 3-5 passes with that it gets 2-3 coats of clear then after a few days they get hit with rubbing compound, then polishing compound, then waxed twice.
sounds like a lot but I don't plan on doing them again any time soon.
here are mine they have not been redone do to a crack in the drivers side so they will get new skin.
It's the original '86 hatch with a '87+ spoiler. The holes are plugged with push-in plastic caps, because I don't give a damn like that.
All that tail light work for a dirty tank and tailpipes??? COME ON MAN!!!For the outside I do 1500 grit then 2000 grit then 3000 grit all wet followed buy meguars clear plastic polish after about 3-5 passes with that it gets 2-3 coats of clear then after a few days they get hit with rubbing compound, then polishing compound, then waxed twice.
sounds like a lot but I don't plan on doing them again any time soon.
David Pepiton
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That picture is right after my five lug swap its been cleaned sanded and painted now and I don't have tailpipes anymore I have dumps before the rear axle due to large holes in the hump. i wont have tails anytime soon either since I'm going to have side exit exhaust.
David Pepiton
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