Topic: Tail Light Nite Shades

[bluedevil]

Thanx to USMC0311  He had fun moddin' Darren's WBH @ Bratfest V





Clean surface with a window or glass cleaner. Shake can for one minute after the ball in the can begins to rattle. Agitate can well. Shake for one minute after marble is heard. Hold can 12 inches away from the lens. Apply in a crosshatch motion, be sure to spray past the lens so that the corners and ends are evenly covered. Apply subsequent coats approximately 10 minutes apart, usually two or three coats will achieve desired look. VHT NITE SHADES should be dry to the touch in about an hour and completely dry overnight. Do not reinstall until coating is completely dry. Apply VHT NITE SHADES to the outside of the lens cover only. Remove lens cover from the vehicle before applying. VHT NITE SHADES is a transparent coating, apply in smooth, even strokes approximately 3 minutes apart. Apply thin coats until a desired darkness is achieved usually two or three coats is sufficient.





http://www.cacustomcoatings.com/vht-nite-shades.html

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/VHT-SP999

VHT Nite-Shades is a transparent black tail light lens coating for creating a custom European styling. When applied to tail lights, fog lights or turn indicators, VHT Nite-Shades appears black until they are lit, then the natural red color appears. Recommended for off road use. Warning: Once applied to plastic lens, SP-999 is not able to be satisfactorily removed.

[Main One]

USMC 0311 did a great job on those.  They turned out great!   

[Fowlhunter]

Darren's tail lights turned out awesome, Sean (hope the spelling is correct) did a great job!!!!   
I thought you told me you used 2000 grit sandpaper??

[Darren]

He did a great job and I was very pleased with this mod!   Thanks Sean!!

[underwood]

Love this stuff I had fun doing mine

[msdinsp]

Any one got pics on an'07 or up?

[strobin01]

 


You to change  your name to Spiderman.



 

[underwood]

Ya I thought about that 

[bluedevil]

Love this stuff I had fun doing mine

Thats cool looking.

[jellybelly217]

Sorry to bump...

Has anyone done this to an 07+ avalanche?  I would like to see pictures of it close up, and maybe a distance shot of the whole back-end of the truck.

I really love the look of tinted taillights, but I also want the brake lights to be as functional as possible.  That's why I just don't think I can make myself cover up the part where the brake light shows through, for safety purposes.

Is this done with clear coat?  It looks shiny;  I'll be picking up a can of the tint and clear coat soon.

[project black out]

i really wanna do this to mine.. help with the blacked out look... does anybody know how they affect the headlights or is this something designed for taillights only?

[oHIobellboy]

i really wanna do this to mine.. help with the blacked out look... does anybody know how they affect the headlights or is this something designed for taillights only?

I'm pretty sure it's only for tail lights. I know AVS makes headlight covers that you can remove pretty easy for night driving.

[R3D DR4G0N]

How many coats did you guys use?  I thought one looked too thin, but three looks wayy too dark (possibly illegal...?)  two sounds about right, but i just dont know!

http://www.chevyavalancheclub.com/index.php/topic,13324.0/topicseen.html

that is where I posted a new string for tips and what not for when I do my own tints.

Thank you!


Jon

[wthhunter]

id really like to know what clear coat to use with this because i did it to mine and the clear coat i used was a krylon clear coat and it turned out "matte" looking instead of glossy. i sanded and buffed with some rubbing compound but no dice. any thoughts?

[bevo]

those look really good cheaper then getting new tail lights too, I see new mod in the future 

[trainedsnypa]

I like the look of that. How did u create the spider pattern?


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[R3D DR4G0N]

I want to do this mod, and soon.  We picked up some lens tint (Rustoleum) and ended up with an extra can, and my taillight lenses are on deck.  I want to mask off around the reverse lights and the flat surfaces around the brake and turn signal, then apply 2 coats around the whole thing.  If it turns out i dont like it, some brake fluid on a rag will take this stuff right off.  Just a thought, :P  I will post some pics when its done!

Thank you!
Jon