DIY: Red Out Tails (EVO VII STYLE)
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man i dont know what happened to mine... i sanded with 800-1000-2000- followed by some 3000 grit to prep them and then taped off the lines cleaned them and brought them to my friend whos a professional painter. i bought the krylon stained glass red paint and they came out like this???? it blocks all light like its regular red paint..
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Oh snap!!
Looks like the wrong kind of paint or your 'professional' painter friend used too much!! DAMN!!
Wow....have fun cleaning that up and trying to fix it... So sorry bro....
I keep coming back to this pic...
Looks like the wrong kind of paint or your 'professional' painter friend used too much!! DAMN!!
Wow....have fun cleaning that up and trying to fix it... So sorry bro....
I keep coming back to this pic...
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sorry depo doesnt sell evo 7 tail lights, or the stock chrome evo 8 tails and never have. and yes the krylon stained glass is transparent paint, look at the blue car a couple posts up that is using krylon. why would i toss them in the trash? im going to sand them down and use a different can or maybe testors paint.
my buddy said that when he sprayed the first coat that it started to bubble up on him, anyone else experience this? im gonna do a small test with a new can on some regular glass to see if i possibly got a bad can that leaked or something like that.
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Well I told my buddy (Chadwich) that I'd post up his work. So here are mine, he did an awesome job once again! Hit him up if you want him to do yours!
Before: This is just a film.
After:
Just 2 coats and has lasted through a half dozen car washes already. I'd say it's durable! It would possibly look even better with a wet sand and clear coat but I am by no means worried about it as you can't tell from a foot away.
Thanks again Chad.
Before: This is just a film.
After:
Just 2 coats and has lasted through a half dozen car washes already. I'd say it's durable! It would possibly look even better with a wet sand and clear coat but I am by no means worried about it as you can't tell from a foot away.
Thanks again Chad.
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man i dont know what happened to mine... i sanded with 800-1000-2000- followed by some 3000 grit to prep them and then taped off the lines cleaned them and brought them to my friend whos a professional painter. i bought the krylon stained glass red paint and they came out like this???? it blocks all light like its regular red paint..
Anyways, just look in the used parts section. Someone is always selling a pair of stock tails. They usually go for around $100. If you don't find any, just post up a WTB ad and someone will eventually answer you.
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sorry depo doesnt sell evo 7 tail lights, or the stock chrome evo 8 tails and never have. and yes the krylon stained glass is transparent paint, look at the blue car a couple posts up that is using krylon. why would i toss them in the trash? im going to sand them down and use a different can or maybe testors paint.
my buddy said that when he sprayed the first coat that it started to bubble up on him, anyone else experience this? im gonna do a small test with a new can on some regular glass to see if i possibly got a bad can that leaked or something like that.
my buddy said that when he sprayed the first coat that it started to bubble up on him, anyone else experience this? im gonna do a small test with a new can on some regular glass to see if i possibly got a bad can that leaked or something like that.
-I said toss them out because had to go through the same thing this past weekend. It wasn't a fun job so bought another pair from a friend. IMO buying a new pair VS sanding a mistake is far less easier going foward in doing a project like this. But GL.
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man i dont know what happened to mine... i sanded with 800-1000-2000- followed by some 3000 grit to prep them and then taped off the lines cleaned them and brought them to my friend whos a professional painter. i bought the krylon stained glass red paint and they came out like this???? it blocks all light like its regular red paint..
i seen ones on ebay that are chrome for 175$ for the pair as cheap replacements
#165
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I want to do this as well, but I want to do that right. How hard is it to open up the tail lights to get to the chrome housing? If you look at real Evo 7 tails, the chrome is painted red, not the lens cover... like so