My All red rears??

hi peeps....just though i'd show off my all red's that i've done this morning.....

Basically, scotch brite and clean the lenses thoroughly...........then cleaned with brake cleaner to remove all dirt etc and dust.

Propped them up on some old aerosol cans.......

Put the tin of light tint spray in the line of the space heater, until the can and contents were veryvery very warm.....so warm i could only just hold......

Shake can well, and apply 8 - 10 thin coats of paint all over......

Do not put heavy coats on.....really really thin......build it up, at first it wont look like its doing anything.......but it'll build up well......

I put 8 coats on the insicator and reversing light sections, and 3 coats over the complete lot, so it all matches!!!

here u go.....before and after..........




btw.....the only reason i put the can in the heater is beacuse if you get it warm enough......it dries really fast, so more coats can be applied ina shorter time....also, it dires really shiney.....and looks OEM like brand new lights, where as if the spray is cold...it will either finish mat, or go cloudy......

any quesstions, or comments, welcome :-)

I like!

Thats how i do mine bud

heating the can up will eliminate it spitting and making a mess

i stick mine in my airing cupboard when painted

Helpful tips as im doing my rears red

looking cool, you thought about putting a clear coat over the top to make them even more shiney?

dont need to mate, in all honesty they look stock so i'll leave them as they are for now. They look pretty good i think, and dont wanna risk "over shining" them. As if they are too shiney they will look like i've done them......

I could be wrong but dont you have to run different bulbs now to make the lights illuminate the correct colours?
For some reason i think you need a green coloured one for the indicator i may of dreamt this though.

probably...but i've run all reds on numerous cars now, and never had a rpoblem, and never been pulled, or failed an mot :-)

that look brilliant. I might do mine when it warms up weather wise. What spray do you use i think mine is folia tec? Wont the indicators go green then with the red lense?

Chris.

nope they will flash red cause the bulb isnt coloured. You need a green bulb(from ebay) and it will flash orange

cheers tiz, well i have done my lights tonight as i didnt have much to do. ill get the pics up tomorrow as im getting over the fumes from spraying and too tired:lol!:

End Result....

wat ya think?

a lot better! u cud get sum 6n2 all red rears to fit, i have a how to guide if u wanted to borrow it?

Anyone found the green indicator bulbs off ebay?

rightio what spray did everyone use on theirs?

im going to do mine soon and want to know which brand is best?

ha everyone at the meet tomorow is guna have red rears

thekman wrote:

ha everyone at the meet tomorow is guna have red rears

lol ive got some gash "m3 style" lights atm. they look chavtastic

got some foliatec spray here max the stuff i used to do mine with.... well i htink i do in the garage or if not halfords sells it in havers