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#13634 - 07/13/10 06:11 PM tail light tint
Hansen23 Offline
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so i was tinting my buddys acuras lights and when it came time to clear them it clumped together what do you guys thing i should do help asap
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#13635 - 07/13/10 06:29 PM Re: tail light tint
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You could use break cleaner to take the tint off and try again...
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#13636 - 07/13/10 06:33 PM Re: tail light tint
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it was the clear that cmudged together
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#13637 - 07/13/10 06:43 PM Re: tail light tint
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I will never understand why people want to reduce the ammount of light coming from your brake lights by tinting them. In todays world of distracted drivers I want red strobes for brake lights.

Anyway, most likely you will need to wetsand with 2000 gril paper and then buff them shiny. Best bet would be to go get a headlight polishing kit and go to work.
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#13638 - 07/13/10 06:45 PM Re: tail light tint
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ya i was planning on going hard on the wet sand just wanted to know what you guys thought
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#13639 - 07/13/10 07:09 PM Re: tail light tint
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I used brake cleaner to take the clear coats and the VHT off of mine before I retinted them.
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#13640 - 07/13/10 08:32 PM Re: tail light tint
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What the hell were you doing? How does it "clump"? Was it terrible clear or user error?
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#13641 - 07/14/10 03:07 AM Re: tail light tint
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i was a dumb ass and over loaded it
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#13642 - 07/14/10 08:33 AM Re: tail light tint
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Originally posted by Hansen23:
i was a dumb ass and over loaded it
Even cans generally say 2-3 light even coats
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#13643 - 07/14/10 09:41 AM Re: tail light tint
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wet sand with 2000 grit and polish
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#13644 - 07/14/10 02:26 PM Re: tail light tint
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well i did the far away clear at first so it had that orange peal feel to it then i did it close and did alot like the write ups say but i did it to much on one spot! i did the same thung on my tails and it turned out great so i have no idea
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#13645 - 07/14/10 11:18 PM Re: tail light tint
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Originally posted by GrandPrixGTAlpine:
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Originally posted by Hansen23:
[b] i was a dumb ass and over loaded it
Even cans generally say 2-3 light even coats [/b]
With this clear you have to apply it thick, so you get the orange peel feel, then you wet sand the hell out of it + some polish. Then youve got some VERY nice tails my friend

Hansen came over today to show me those tails, they were pretty botched, it did clump quite a bit. The humidity today really killed the new clear we put on.
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#13646 - 07/14/10 11:21 PM Re: tail light tint
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Yeah, humidity really does a number on paint. That's why my car is delayed in getting the paint done frown
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