Red Tail lights
TheGman
Wagonist
Justin-xxx and I were bored earlier this week, and decided to make red tail lights for my wagon!
Super easy project, cost less than 20 bucks. And i enjoyed the results. Took less than an hour also.
oh, and we sprayed the license plate surround with bumper coating along with the "spoiler" deal at the top of the hatch.
^ final product! lemme know what you guys think
Super easy project, cost less than 20 bucks. And i enjoyed the results. Took less than an hour also.
oh, and we sprayed the license plate surround with bumper coating along with the "spoiler" deal at the top of the hatch.
^ final product! lemme know what you guys think
Comments
But........... I like it!
Well done dude!
but thanks for sharing the project
+1
Its too late now haha
But for some reason my reverse lights aren't working (probably just not hooked up on the trans) so they really don't have a purpose.
Plus, i'm probably going to get a tinted license plate cover so it blends in with the surround. Should look super clean when the wagon is white
Just mask off the surrounding area or remove them,
then clean them off with windex or whatever you have on hand, acetone, rubbing alcohol. or whatnot.
then sand them lightly with fine sandpaper, 800-1500, just enough to give the red tint spray something to grab onto.
clean them again and wipe them off, getting as many of the loose particles off the surface as possible
Then just start applying coats of the red tint stuff until the amber section looks red.
Then let them dry for at least 30 minutes before applying clear.
If you want to mask off the reverse light, make sure you do so before you sand them, or you could just mask them off before you apply the red tint spray, and clear coat them. (which will just make for a more even surface)
Hopefully I didn't miss anything?
If i was going to do this project again, i would tape the reverse lights off. That's my only "slight" regret.
Other than that, they're holding up great
acetone- i wouldn't use this. i have gotten some on plastic before and it "chewed" it up, looked like it ate off the top layer of plastic.. not good :P
Just a super quick wipe down BEFORE you spray them wont hurt, i used that to clean my corner light that had some sort of scratch on it. Took it off fairly easy, but it does "eat" away at the plastic a little bit, but if you clear them they'll still be shiny. Just make sure you have 2 paper towels or clean rags, one with acetone, one dry to wipe the residue off.