Smoked Tailights - Part 1
06-28-2006, 02:04 PM
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I had some free time this afternoon and I did the primer layer on the tailights.
I will paint them with dark clearcoat tomorrow, or the day after.
Here are the smoked stickers I had sticked on them. Very easy peeling off, without remaining glue.
And now the clear primer coating.
Ready now
I applied two layers of primer over the clear parts to achieve a glossy finish, because that parts will be insulated when I will paint the red part of the lights.
Back in place ...enough for today.
....to be continued
I will paint them with dark clearcoat tomorrow, or the day after.
Here are the smoked stickers I had sticked on them. Very easy peeling off, without remaining glue.
And now the clear primer coating.
Ready now
I applied two layers of primer over the clear parts to achieve a glossy finish, because that parts will be insulated when I will paint the red part of the lights.
Back in place ...enough for today.
....to be continued
06-28-2006, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by nicke60gre' post='304719' date='Jun 28 2006, 05:10 PM
Thanks my friend 
Im not getting it what is the proper steps in smoking your tail lights.
in order and with product
Primer what brand?
then and another coat of what?
At what point do you smoke your tailights
06-28-2006, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by rjcastr' post='304720' date='Jun 29 2006, 01:12 AM
Im not getting it what is the proper steps in smoking your tail lights.
in order and with product
Primer what brand?
then and another coat of what?
At what point do you smoke your tailights
in order and with product
Primer what brand?
then and another coat of what?
At what point do you smoke your tailights
As for the painting and what point ...to be continued
06-28-2006, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by nicke60gre' post='304723' date='Jun 28 2006, 05:18 PM
The brand of the plastic primer is "Dupli Color" a very qualitative German product. Price 7 Euros/can.
As for the painting and what point ...to be continued
As for the painting and what point ...to be continued
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06-28-2006, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by rjcastr' post='304720' date='Jun 29 2006, 01:12 AM
Im not getting it what is the proper steps in smoking your tail lights.
At what point do you smoke your tailights
At what point do you smoke your tailights
I will use clear coat for car body painting with a little black color in the mixture. I will make it lighter than the dark point I finally like, because when the result is lighter, you can apply more layers to achieve the desirable point. When it's darker you can do nothing to go back.
I like to make darker the red part only, so I will cover (insulate) the clear parts (turn & reverse)
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06-29-2006, 09:12 AM
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Hmm not quite sure... any before pics (without the smoked already on it...) on same angle like your last pic?
06-29-2006, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by BMW ///M 525xi' post='305140' date='Jun 29 2006, 08:12 PM
Hmm not quite sure... any before pics (without the smoked already on it...) on same angle like your last pic?
Misunderstanding, they are only primed (part 1), not finished, I will make them dark (part 2) tomorrow. 