Thanks for the awesome video! I just completed my taillights and the results were better than expected. Wet sanded with 1000 grit, applied 4 light coats of VHT (10mins in between), 3 hrs later, wet sanded with 1000 grit, clear coated with 2k Car-Rep (3 coats, 10mins in between), 12hrs later, compounded with a cutting pad, polished, and buffed. Amazing results! Great tutorial, a small project with dramatic results! So worth it.

Watched about 6 videos on tinting with spray this one is thought out and no BS in the beginning. Just went straight to working. Love it.

Finally a good video that shows how light each coat should be. Most people have limo tint by the 2-3 coat

Im actually rewatching this vid for about the 20th time as im doing a friends pair tonight and just wanted to say thanks for the helpful vids it made it easy to get good results. liked and subbed as of today

you know it's professional when you actually read the manual :D

Turned out a lot better than I’d thought especially being my first time painting something! Thank you!

great video, I've started to process and am at the point of 5 coats of VHT and I don't have any orange peel going on, today am going to apply the clear coat.

Your video was extremely helpful. I was able to successfully tint my wife’s tail lights great results. Moisture inside the tail lights had caused them to become cloudy and they looked kinda bad. LED taillight assemblies with lane departure sensors etc. would have been incredibly expensive to replace just for cosmetics. Thank you

Use that awesome spray in a well ventilated area, I have put people on ventilators due to inhalation of that caustic product

Thanks for the video, I found it and followed your steps. My Ls430 has never looked better, thanks from Victoria BC.

Did you end up switching to LED bulbs? Looks amazing great job 👍🏽

Enamel.+ Enamel paint ! That't the key , awesome video . I'm looking on you tube what is the best option but your video is the best of all " Thanks "

Thank you. Why clear coat is important after the nite shade?

If I add the clear coat will that come off with the dyi solvents brake cleaner goof off etc? I live in Texas and I had to remove my vinyl tint from the front ad back to get my car through inspection. I would rather remove this and its cheaper.

Rewatching this I came to realize I missed my 3rd brake light too!

Hi nice job. If I may add . my third brake light has been painted flat black with a lil bit of sanding. Yes lil rectangles were cut out for cargo lights. My truck is black and wanting to diy my tail lights. I think 6-7 coats would work perfectly as I think sanding down in a shadow effect allowing dark red to illuminate through to be visible. Thank you and props to you.

Would duplicolors 1k clear extreme gloss finish work?

So how long until you can actually put them back on your truck

Use clear vinyl over the reverse lens it's easier to cut out

Could you use it on your headlights just to give it a smoke look?... one or two passes

how do you polish and buff after wet sand

is pre sanding absolutey nessaccery? im about to do mine but scared they wont turn out and ill have to remove it haha

Can I do this to the head lights?

You likely wont see this given its a 5 year old video. But in the off chance you do, if you put your spray cans in hot water (not boiling just hot) for about 20-30 minutes before you spray, it eliminates orange peel.

I would suggest using wax paper or a plastic bag to make a template for the reverse lights.

Why would my vht paint dry with cracks ?

Did this today. The paint came out really spotty / patchy, any ideas on how to safely remove the paint without causing damage to the plastic housing

Youre getting the spotty finish because youre not spraying a heavy enough wet coat

How are you. Excuse me, is VHT NITESHADE smoke color or is it black? how many past you gave him. Then you didn't put some shiny lacquer on it? Thanks in advance (with google translator)

Why you don't use the duplicate parts?

How long in between each coat?

Can you do the 2k clear by spray max with the vht?

What’s the best cut and polish compound to use, I’m bout to do mine as well

quick question. am i missing something? do you have to do anything after you sand the tail lights the 1st time? or do you go straight to painting them. it seems like the haze would stay after you paint them..

Why in the world would I want to damage my lights by sanding them first? can somebody please explain it to me!

Put paint can in hot water before you spray it

Do you need the wax remover?

How well does this stuff last? Does it wear off after a while or start looking like $hit?

Still holds the can at and angle lol. Heat the cans in bucket with hot tap water and it wont orange peel. There a professional tip for ya!

I did my third brake light it is wayyy to dark and the paint cracked any tips?

Is Acrylic Enamel gloss clear work?

Would you recommend clear or no??

Is this legal in California or just off road?

Navy guy?

Man, a vinyl wrap would have been so much easier. Plus, it's reversible. You just peel it off later.

You should have used 1000 or even 800 grit paper to prep the lights. The purpose isn't to just "smooth out the surface", it's to rough the surface, helping the paint to adhere better.

Great video, thank you! I do like blacking out things, don't get me wrong, but I've always wondered why people make their taillights (and brake lights) darker and therefore harder to see by other drivers. Isn't the whole idea to be SEEN on the road? So that other drivers know A - you are there, B - you are braking, C - you are turning. I really like my truck, I have done many mods and will continue but I also don't want to be hit from behind (again) because someone couldn't see my dark taillights. I guess I care more about my truck and my body than the cool factor.

I have yet to see one with a dull finish which leads me to believe you dont know what your doing