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Old 02-09-2013, 02:23 AM
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Should I do them myself and how would I do it? Or should I just pay someone to do it for me?
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Do it yourself... It's more rewarding and if you mess it up you can buy OEM ones fairly cheap on ebaymotors.
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Cheaper to do it yourself. Get enough materials to do it twice, at least. I use Lamin-X stock rolls. After doing four cars, this round I went for the painted ones on here and they look much nicer.
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Originally Posted by ScottinSSMd
Cheaper to do it yourself. Get enough materials to do it twice, at least. I use Lamin-X stock rolls. After doing four cars, this round I went for the painted ones on here and they look much nicer.
Could you give me a walk through?
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Go to Headlight Armor .com. They have good how-to vids that I simply followed and worked great. All you need is a good, clean spry bottle, warm water and a flexible squeegie type to press out the air bubbles.
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A roller?! I used the VHT Nite-Shades on my ol' Ranger tail light. Using a roller could leave lint on surface..... Just take off your tail lights, clean them real good, wipe dry/air dry, bring'em into your garage or basement(anywhere that's not windy or dusty) and spary 2 light coats or until they are dark enough for you.

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I used rustolem lense paint similar to night shade but I think it turned out better.



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