First off THANK YOU KEVIN_1G_DRUMMER for the help, you ROCK!

Yanked from car:


Prep, scrub with grey brillepad then wash with dish soap:








Hang in clean (non dusty) garage, flip on fan and open door for ventilation:




Coat #1:


Wife, not impressed yet:


But she always comes around (anna is so cool!):


Dusting between coats (did I mention kevin is awesome?):






Removing tape after red is done and color is where we want it:






Zee paint we used:


Turned oven on, pre-heated to 185, then turned it off, and stuck in tails for about 20 mins (checking every 5-10 mins):


Remove from house and open windows immediately, wifey complaining about paint!

Let them hang in the garage for a few more hours while you drink beer and install other go-fast parts on your car! Then we carefully stuck them back into the car for to see how it looks:


And the next morning:


A little wet sanding will smooth these out, but need to dry for a few more days first. This is after only about 11 hours:




Ahhh, sweet heaven. Sexual chocolate. Beautiful. Just what I wanted!


Again, THANK YOU KEVIN! Love them, and all for $12!

 

Think they could use a little "scuff n' buff".

Not bad for $12 though.

 

That actually looks pretty good man. I like it.

 

too bad you cant do that to the inside of the lense so you wouldnt have to wet sand

 

Good job, In my opinion they looked better before the 2nd coat. Overall nice though

 

sweet i agree i think first coat was good... but after some wet sanding should be pure sex

 

Hey man, I did this exact thing and it looked great... for a while. Then it all went down hill. The elements distroyed them over time, and I ended up replacing them with real ones.

Sorry for the bad news. If you take it to a professional body shop and have them clear then, it might last longer. I would look into it, seriously.

 

I used automotive clear-coat, not the model paint clear coat like you did, so I am thinking it will last the test of time

 

if it comes out of a rattle can, it won't hold up for any extended amount of time. in a couple months you'll have to do it again. since the car is garaged, it may hold up longer though.

 

not feelin that, if you can buy the car, buy the part! eg. real part. got the look but not the cleanness.

 

I used the exact same paint but 3 coats of paint and 3 coats of clear coat. Started to fade after 1 year with waxing.

 

Not bad.

 

Wetsanded and buffed!!!







We did the left tail first and got a little carried away with the buffer, but nothing that can't be easily fixed....after all I have all of $12 into this project Came out pretty damn good though!

 

Looks good, however it will fade.... sooner or later. But for $12 bucks you can't really complain, when it fades, you can always do it again.

Takes me back ten years ago when I was doing this to my first integra!

 

looks good, i did the same thing before getting my 7 lights.
one thing about rattlecan clear, for the record i used duplicolor automotive clear on the sides of my evo 8 spoiler and it's been almost 3 years outdoors in direct sunlight half the time and it looks perfect still. i just wax it every three months or so like the rest of the car. looks great