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Old 12-06-2011, 10:05 PM
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spent ten hours today to tinting my tails its dark now so the on truck pic will have to wait.

used vht nite shades, prepped with scotch pads and degreaser and wet sanded with 1500 and 2000 between coats. I do not remember how many coats, kept going till I thought it looked perfect and just right. I like the flat look so I am not going to clear coat it.

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They look good. I used a satin clear on mine.
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Originally Posted by scobar
They look good. I used a satin clear on mine.
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i've done mine without clearing them and they are glossy.
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I will be tinting my tail lights pretty soon as well.
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I did mine a week ago a little too dark but they look good. You should use some sort of clear coat or the sun with eat away the nightshade.
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some quick pics. sorry its dirty still

next project will be to black out all of the emblems and get rid of the dealer emblem

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Looks good, matches your truck's color nicely.
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Originally Posted by 07HarleyDavidson
Looks good, matches your truck's color nicely.
thanks i am surprised by how well it turned out
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ok so if i dont clear them then the sun can fade them if i do clear them it wont fade? and im thinking about doing something radical. like maybe let them fade cause they got sprinkled on and are "spotted" from it. so im thinking about after they fade take maybe some cheese cloth or something with a wierd pattern that i can spray over the top of and leave a sweet pattern when im done. does anyone else think this might be cool or am i just nuts?


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