
Originally Posted by
Vendetta
Nicely done. What did you use to smoke them?
-V
Well, I'll do one better. I'll tell you how exactly I did it.
I started by wet sanding with a grey 3m scuff pad,400 grit ,2000 grit sand paper in that order.When the tail light was dry. I cleaned it with wax & grease remover and wiped it with a tact rag.
Then,I masked off the turn signal,brake, reverse light and the outer reflective ring only leaving the non reflective part exsposed.
Then, I gave it 5 smooth coats of tinted black clear or you could use nightshades and let it dry.
After removing the masking tape. I wet sanded the tinted clear with 400 grit,1500 grit and 2000 grit. I sanded it till there were no high spots and was totally glossless
When that was all dry I cleaned the tail light with wax & grease remover and used a tact rag.
I then sprayed 3 smooth coats of clear and let dry.
Then, I wet sanded from 1500 grit, 2000 grit and buffed with a 3" wool pad and 3m buffing compond to a high gloss.
To finish it off, I hit it with a coat of liquid glass polish.
Last edited by maxprime : 03/25/2012 at 08:43 PM
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