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Old 03-22-2013, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by gregsf150stx
You can get them off EBAY anytime. There are 212 listings as of right now....

its called an oral syringe for search purposes.
Oh i have a bunch...i have a 3 month old. I was just surprised that's what you used
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So i finally got around to doing this. I waited because i wanted to find the right paint.

I decided to go with finesse pin stripe paint. I'm very experienced with it. I've painted numerous stripes on cars. And its a good thick enamel. 1 coat and boom done. Also it dries very fast. About 20 minutes for stripes. I waited an hour and a half for the tail lights because i was injecting paint in, and it would be thicker than a pin stripe obviously.


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I used a west system syringe for 2 part epoxy. Worked very well. Here's the result.

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This is how I was my factory tail lights to look.. Did u paint the inside or buy new tail lights
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Originally Posted by Fordwoman
This is how I was my factory tail lights to look.. Did u paint the inside or buy new tail lights
Me? Both actually. I bought Harley tails, and painted the edges yesterday.
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that looks great with the red. i keep putting this off but i hope to try it someday.
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Finally did mine. Used the model car paint - Faskolor - 1 bottle is plenty - & sealed with black RTV.

Looks good from 3 feet away and out - but close up in the sun, I can see "imperfections" where there was glue I didn't initially see or remove. Identifying & removing the glue is the hardest part. Using a syringe from Amazon made applying the paint a breeze.



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Originally Posted by mbullock
So i finally got around to doing this. I waited because i wanted to find the right paint.

I decided to go with finesse pin stripe paint. I'm very experienced with it. I've painted numerous stripes on cars. And its a good thick enamel. 1 coat and boom done. Also it dries very fast. About 20 minutes for stripes. I waited an hour and a half for the tail lights because i was injecting paint in, and it would be thicker than a pin stripe obviously.




I used a west system syringe for 2 part epoxy. Worked very well. Here's the result.

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Looks good against the red!
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Default painted tail lights

I did mine last year with black rustoleum paint for plastic. Live in buffalo salt and grap. No problems. I sprayed
mine.

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Love this mod. I'm in the process of doing mine right now. I'm using Testors gloss black enamel. It isn't at thick as I'd like, but 4-5 solid coats fixes that. I've been working on them all day, but there wilk full coverage when it's said and done.
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I would like to do this to my new FX tails, but can't decide what color to use. My truck is red candy. Im not sure if I should use red or go with black. What do you guys think?


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