For those of you who want to tint tail lights:

Materials: 1 can of VHT niteshades, 1 can of Duplicolor auto clear/topcoat, 2000 grit sandpaper, dry towel, small bowl (to dip sandpaper in)



Heres a breakdown of the process:

-Clean the taillights good to remove dirt and grease.

-Wetsand the tail lights with 2000 grit sandpaper. They will turn white/grey cloudy. Then dry off




-Spray 1 even light coat of VHT niteshades over the tail lights. it will look like you hardly sprayed any. let dry for 10-15 mins. They should be dry to the touch before wetsanding.

(top is tinted, bottom isnt)


(now both)


-Wetsand with 2000 grit again. Then dry off



-Spray VHT niteshades. this time a darker/heavier coat. let dry for 10-15 mins. Should be dry to the touch



-Wetsand with 2000 grit again. Then dry off



-Spray final coat of VHT. Let dry for 20mins or until dry to the touch. Do not wetsand after your final coat of VHT



-Spray first coat of clear coat. Just a "spotty" coat on first. by spotty i mean that the clear coat will look really bad on your first coat. Don't be fooled, just let it go. Let dry for 10-15 mins or until dry to touch



(top is cleared, bottom isnt)



(now both cleared)


-Spray 2nd coat of clear coat. This time, do a heavier coat. This will give a nice shine if applied correctly. You want to apply enough clear to where it doesnt have a spotty texture anymore. Let dry 10-15 mins

(bottom is cleared twice, top still has spotty coat)



-You can do another coat of clear but i usually stop at 2. I believe i did 3 or 4 on my first pair of tail lights.




-Let the last coat dry overnight. They should be completely dry the next day and you may start wetsanding.



wetsand lightly with 2000 grit sandpaper to smooth out the texture ("orange peel") left by spraying the clear coat. Trust me, u wont ruin the tail lights. You will think you did but they will clear up. You may still have a slight texture to the lense but that is ok, just get the majority of the texture out.



-Take a polishing compound/polish and apply to the tail lights and rub it in good by hand. A buffer or porter cable would work with a light polish and pad also



Then just wipe up and buff with a microfiber towel and the scratches should be gone.

(left is wax applied and removed, right is untouched)


It may take 3 or more coats of polish until you get it all. If you have trouble getting the sand marks out, try using a heavier polish or a buffer. Meguiars cleaner wax works great too. Just keep at it until they are gone.

Then, just do 2 layers of wax and ur finished