Tinting tail lights

Hey guys sorry to make another thread about painting/tinting tail lights. Couldn't find the other one but to the best of my knowledge it didnt have much info.

I want to tint my lights darker.. and also paint the lines inbetween the relectors on my UC tail lights.
Just wondering do I need to paint them from the inside of the lights.. outside.. or both? Obviously for the lines in between the reflectors it will be on the outside.

Attached is some pics showing what I want to do.

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Tint like this

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Silver lines like this

Cheers

easiest way is to rub the lights down with fine grey scotch brite then spray paint some plastic primer over them
the easiest way then is to get some 2pac clearcoat and then add some black 2pac (solid colour) (also known as direct gloss) but not heaps even though it may not look like it has turned the clear real dark but when sprayed it will come out dark just add as many coats as needed to get the desired tint (paint on outside)

as for the silver mask out the lenses and scotch in between and paint
hope this helps

Thanks mate sounds good..
What about just using that tail-light tint spray you can get from auto-stores. Forgot the name of the specific one mentioned previously. Btw so your just talking about spraying the exterior of the lights?

Edited by Chriskoss-79uc, 12 July 2008 - 01:41 AM.

I have always used acrylic clear and a little bit of black in it and you will find that it will bight in to the plastic without any plastic additives or primers, and it pays to have a broken tail light from some where to test on first because once you do it, it is very difficult to go backwards. My choice is the acrylic as you can do it at home, If you go the way of 2pak it should be done at a crash shop with a booth, it will turn out good at home but it's not good for you or anyone around you that might smell it.
This is just the way and reasons why I would do it this way, nothing against the previous suggestion,
the 2pak is the better paint to use as the paint is a bit more resistant to damage but is best to get it done by a crash shop unless you have the right protective gear and a booth, you would also find that there would be a huge fine for someone that is caught spraying 2pak at home without an aproved booth. I was threatened with a $10,000 fine even just for acrylic by the council.
I forget now whats in the 2pak as I am sure someone will correct me but I think it was something like isocynate.

Yeah I was thinking acylic would be better for plastic too. How would I mix them up if I was using those spray cans then?

Cheers

well you can't you might have to go for the tin that you mentioned that is for spraying tail lights, I haven't seen them but if you can get it that might be an easy way for you but I would still try it on a spare or broken tail light lense first.
Or find someone that can do it for you with a spray gun and mix your own, would be good if you found some other people that want to do it aswel then you can share the cost of the paint (clear and a bit of black for tinting the clear) and thinners.

THE HARDNER CONTAINS ISOSIONATES WICH WHEN INHALED IS HARMFUL TO THE BODY THE ACRYLIC WAY WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO DO IT ASWELL