Problem with tinted rear lights

  1. Established Member Joined: May 2008 Basingstoke Posts: 1680 Subaru Impreza Newage WRX
    #1
    Decided to change my ways and get rid of my lexarse lights, so got the standerds out the loft and dicovered they looked awfull, somethings happened to the paint they were tinted with. These [pictures dont really do it justice, looks far worse






    Had to refit the lexarse lights. How do i go about stripping them back and re tinting, ive never done it before
  2. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2008 North london Posts: 191 Low rider vts!
    #2
    maybe paint stripper but try first may leave a funny finish on the plastic, try on a hidden bit first to be sure
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2008 annan Posts: 224 saxo vtr phase1
    #3
    turps wil take it off, use a glass polish to polish the lights, up then you need to go buy more tintspray "it solved the whitey-ness" spray and do in a shed or something
    i also laquerd mine to give them a shine

    SPRAY FROM A GOOD DISTANCE 30CM AND LET THEM DRY(just a light coat tho more you put on it wil probly run) add more coats depending on how dark u want them
  4. Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2008 notts Posts: 374 106 1.1 project
    #4
    this is what i did and it works very well

    sand down with 320gritt sand paper untill completly smooth this will allso remove paint and the writing thats on the standerd lights once smooth put a nice coat of laquar on once u have a coat of laquar on the lights let it dry 10-15 mins untill tacky then add normal gloss black paint very lightly untill you have the darkness you want then put 3 -4 coats of laquar on youll get a very shiny finish

    i have done this to 2 sets of lights mine and r1chos my car hasnt been on the road since but r1cho had them on his car ova 4 months and neva got pulled and it passed an mot with them on

    pics
    my car

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    r1chos


  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS
    #5
    I assume he knows how to tint them as hes done them before.
    I think he wants to know how to get rid of the current tinting thats turned shite...right?