Smoking Taillights with R/C Car Tint Spray?

B132nr · Jan 24th, 2003, 09:14 AM

I was wondering If I could smoke my tailights with tint spray from a local hobby shop for R/C cars? I know about the stuff like VHT etc. but I have a can of the tint for my R/C truck and I barely used it,so I have a full can. Since my car isn't running right now I was thinking of a clean non-rice looking mod to my taillights. And another question after I spray this on , then I spray clearcoat, right?

PrOxLaMuS© · Jan 24th, 2003, 09:29 AM

yes you can use your r/c sprey. You can put on Clear Coat if you want your tails to look shiny, either way it will not damage your tail-lights. Be sure not to get too dark though

B132nr · Jan 24th, 2003, 11:09 AM

Alright thanks. Yea I'll make sure not to get to dark. The last thing I need when I get a my engine put in is to have someone rear end me and then its my fault for having lights to dark to see. And what type of clearcoat should I use? I have heard of some people using pearl and some others or should I just use regular clearcoat? What is the advatages of clearcoat? is it like you said just makes it shiny or does it give it a little protection too. Because I might just smoke them without clearcoat then when I get my engine in I'll have the time to run to the store to get some clearcoat.

PrOxLaMuS© · Jan 24th, 2003, 01:05 PM

well clear coat will get it to look shiny and give it some protection from rain/snow/wind/maybe sunlight.

Just like glossing something..... but it wont chip as easily or scratch.

I have never heard of Pearl Clearcoat, but I would just go normal clear coat.

B132nr · Jan 24th, 2003, 01:59 PM

OK, thanks. I dont have to worry about snow since im in florida but I do care about it getting scratched and of course we get alot of sunlight ,so maybe it will do a little bit of protection for that and the fact that I want it to be glossy.

I dont know if pearl is a clearcoat or not, but I thought it was.

But again, thanks. I appreciate your help.

B132nr

NissanTuner · Jan 24th, 2003, 04:25 PM

youre probably thinking of candy apple clear coat, which has ultra fine grade metal flakes in it,

B132nr · Jan 24th, 2003, 04:35 PM

Maybe I was. I saw some blue pearl the other day at Wal-Mart and was wondering how that would look like on the headlights, not that I would do it , but if I was going for the show look I was just wondering. Do you think it would have the effect like on some of those civic headlights that look super clear with a little bit of purple blueish tint to them? but it would be blue instead.

This was just a thought.

GA16DESentraXE · Jan 25th, 2003, 02:53 AM

That's how I tinted my tails...

B132nr · Jan 25th, 2003, 11:02 AM

You didn't smoke the back up lights? Did you do it for a certain reason or you just like the way it looks?

GA16DESentraXE,I used to look at your site all the time a long time ago. It was the first site I found with a hooked up sentra. Then I lost it and now I found it again. I think its pretty informative.

PrOxLaMuS© · Jan 25th, 2003, 11:11 AM

he did the reverse liek that for no apperant reason, except that its just for design. YOU DO NOT have to leave the reverse lights clear and unpainted. Its entirely your choice

AznVirus · Jan 25th, 2003, 09:48 PM

ya, its all preference. you can check my site and check out my tails, mine are completely smoked out.

you can never get too dark

GA16DESentraXE · Jan 26th, 2003, 12:27 AM

Prox, don't go telling people why I did what. LOL, j/k... I left the reverse lights clear cuz after spending the extra money for hyperwhites, I wanted to be able to see them. Hehe.

B132nr, Thanks! I just did a new write up on doing your timing (Thanks, AznVirus ^_^ ), and I'll soon be doing one on building your own CAI. BOH.

PrOxLaMuS© · Jan 26th, 2003, 01:05 AM

ha sorry GA16DESentraXE... i just read your site and figured why you left the reverse like that.. also with common sense.

Just had to let him know.

BTW where can you get that model tint sprey? Cause its not @WalMart... hmm where o where

GA16DESentraXE · Jan 26th, 2003, 01:22 AM

Er, I think I got mine at Hobby Lobby (Don't know if they're across the country though). Most hobby shops that have a decent model section should have it.

GA16DESentraXE · Jan 26th, 2003, 01:23 AM

No wait, I take that back... I *did* get it at WalMart... I dunno about where you live, but in Oklahoma, every one and their dog shops there (woo rednecks) so most of our WalMarts are Supercenters, and they have a ton of crap.

Boh.