LewFX

#1

paid about $3.59 for a 3oz can of candy apple paint, and $4 for clear coat. Did it all in a few hours. i like the result.




This post has been edited by LewFX: Jul 18, 2005 - 1:23 PM

TheStreetzKing

#2

looks good.. i got the paint at my house jus wondering if i should...

amysmojo

#3

ooooh I like!

I see that you redded out the back up lights too. How does that look @ night, still work?

lil_lissa

#4

can u give a detailed how to? i might wanna do this sometime this week so its done for Darknights this weekend... did you ahve to take the tail light off??

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LewFX

#5

first i took the tails out, 3 10mm bolts and unplug wire harness, next i used masking tape all around the tails and used a knife to cut tail shapes, next is sanding, i used 320 grit, then applied layer after layer of the paint, 4 layers i used, waited about 20 minutes in between coats, then i used 600 grit wet sandpaper, dried, used 3 layers of clear coat.
back up lights work fine still.

Zasper

#6

Do you think you could take a picture with it in reverse so we could see how the lights still work, i like the turnout, looks really clean, im just worried that the back up lights wont be legal. Cops around here are like hawks when it comes to stuff like this.

LewFX

#7

i have a pic up tonight then, i tested them that nite and the backup lights were fine.

Chanh55

#8

did you sand in between coats?

LewFX

#9

nope, sanded before i did clear coat.

Zasper

#10

Anything on those reverse light pics yet, im dying to see if they work well, i really wanna do this mod, i keep coming back to look at your lights and i truley admire the work you did.

LewFX

#11

sorry i forgot last nite, i was running around til late night, try again tonight.

LewFX

#12

here ya go...



This post has been edited by LewFX: Jul 19, 2005 - 11:02 PM

Zasper

#13

nice man,really nice, im deffinitly gonna hook my taillights up with the same treatment, thanks for the pic.

bloodrain

#14

why does it say cobra.... lol. Wanna be mustang ^_^

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LewFX

#15

cobra golf not cobra mustang... im a golfer and i use cobra brand clubs and like their logo.

Zasper

#16

Can i ask what kind of candy apple red paint, and clear coat you used for this?

This post has been edited by Zasper: Jul 20, 2005 - 12:49 PM

LewFX

#17

testers brand...found at hobby people.

Zasper

#18

thanks

LewFX

#19

i redid my tails because i tried to clear coat them and messed up and i discovered something new about the tails. Can you find out what it is!

Batman722

#20

nice job it definatly looks better with the clear but I like the black around the lense better than red.

I bet you found out if you drop a tail, it will chip >> >>

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celicaST

#21

that looks nice, by the way what are you using to cover your spoiler holes, just curious. i put mine back on because i couldnt find a good way to cover them besides electrical tape or grommets.

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LewFX

#22

i used black masking tape on the under side for now, still messing with spoilerless for now.