Nice that lens came out good. I'm tempted to try that myself but i want a extra set first in case i mess it up.

 

Yeah my buddy has some extra ones just in case that I could get, but you really cant mess up. I put 3 coats on(if you do anymore it says light wont come through) and I like the way they look.

 

Lets see them on!!!! Looks good though. How does it look up close in person?

 

i had niteshades on my 1g a while back and didn't like it so i got rid of them. they collected dust really easy. you look like you've done a fine job though.

by the way, i put four coats on mine and light shined through just fine. they mainly put that warning there so you won't cover the DOT reflectors built into your lamps.

 

Lets see them on!!!! Looks good though. How does it look up close in person?

Im gonna do them next weekend, that was just a test. Believe me I want them on but I have to study for finals and finish up some projects . Ill post pics when Im done though. It looks ok up close, since it was just an old lens with broken tabs I did it outside when it was windy, so you can see some bumps where pollon and dirt got under the coats. When I do it on my good lenses Im gonna do it inside.

 

Im also thinking about painting the center part between my taillights. How do you guys think it would look? Or should I just do the tails too?

 

Looks good man. Do all the lights.

 

Looks good man. Do all the lights.

I think I will because Im getting some black wheels too so that will just finish off the "theme".

 

+1...I definitely think you should do all the brake lights. It should help pull the black/red "theme" off as you said. Any pics of the rims your getting?

 

+1...I definitely think you should do all the brake lights. It should help pull the black/red "theme" off as you said. Any pics of the rims your getting?

Im actually still looking. I found some rims cheap that arent black that I might just paint myself because all the black rims I have looked t so far I havent liked and they are too expensive.

Should I clear coat the lights too after I paint them?

 

even if you dont like them they come off really easy with some paint thinner or goof off. just be patient while doing the. do thin coats and make sure you have some time to do this. its easiest if you take them off the car. and my opinion, do all the lights

 

IMO, I dont like the nightshade look, but if you do it clean its something you can respect. I would deff. put a couple coats of clear over it. Just the paint itself looks dull and would not bring out the most you could get from the look.

I cant wait to see how it all looks. Good luck.

 

For "DSM_DNA"

Those are the wheels I just picked up

 

Nice, I like the wheels. IMO I dont think painting the center would look to great. I assume you would paint it red to match the car? Any other color I believe would look good but not red for some reason. Cant wait to see the nightshade on.

 

What kinda prep did you use? Just wondering, I do a lot of painting but I think yours turned out great

 

Should I clear coat the lights too after I paint them?

Yea I would put a few coats on like someone already stated previously...I've done it with/without clear but without it just looks kind of blah. The clear helps to give it gloss and you can wet sand and buff any dirt or imperfections that show up in the finished product. Keep in mind I cleared mine at work (with automotive clear and with an actual paint gun and baked them). I'm not sure how much the rattle can clear would like buffing so if your using a spray can I would just try to clear them in a clean, dust free, environment and give them plenty of time to dry before messin with them. You may be able to buff them just fine if you put enough coats on but I thought I should mention that I have zero experience with buffing spray can clear...hope this helps at least a little.

 

Oh and btw I really like the rims man, nice choice . I think with the black tails/front lenses and the black rims your cars gonna look pretty damn good. Only other things I might do is paint the upper half black and get a dark tint to help pull off the black and red theme even more. But then again I'm kind of biased towards the 2 tone black/red .

 

What kinda prep did you use? Just wondering, I do a lot of painting but I think yours turned out great

The wheels or the lights? Because I decided just to buy some wheels that were already black. As for the niteshades I just wiped them down, made sure they were clean and just shot them with a few coats.

 

nice, now you wear your sunglasses at night

 

UPDATE: Finished front lights and rear side lights.

Havent decided if I want to do the tails yet.

 

I like it, looks a lot better im thinking. I dont know about the tails, it may look good.

 

It needs to be lowered.

 

Lookin good man...Do the tails! :banana:

 

You have to do the taillights too. They'll look great.

 

what kind of paint did you use?