J_Bird Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 I tinted my tail lights using the Night Shade Tinting spray and after the first coat dried the paint got this "cracking" texture to it. I didn't think anything of it because my friend said his light did the same thing. Well I'm thinking all I gotta do to get rid of that is wet sand with 2000 until its smooth and just keep applying the tint and re-sanding until its fine. Any advice? 2005 GMC Sierra Ext Cab Optima RedTop Battery Alpine CDE-9874 Head Unit 2 Rockford Fosgate T1 12's 1 Rockford Fosgate T500-1bd Amp 4 Rockford Fosgate Power Series Coaxials (Factory Sizes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
310_cutty Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Did you clean/degrease before spraying? and did you use any adhesion promoter? I had a bad experience using bullydog adhesion promoter last time I tinted mine. So I sanded it all back down and sprayed it with out any promoter and they came out Perfect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoe92 Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 I tinted my tail lights using the Night Shade Tinting spray and after the first coat dried the paint got this "cracking" texture to it. I didn't think anything of it because my friend said his light did the same thing. Well I'm thinking all I gotta do to get rid of that is wet sand with 2000 until its smooth and just keep applying the tint and re-sanding until its fine. Any advice? my advice is do not use Nite Shade I have never got that crap to come out glossy or not cracked if you want to go the spray tint route use Rustoleum Lens Tint or I've found that actual film tint is the perfect darkness for tail lights here's the film tint and the Rustoleum Lens Tint Wouldnt be thehoe92 without teh purple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganberry Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Film tint is where its at! My F-150 Build GET ON THE BANDWAGON what if they tried messing with the amps when the subs werent louder hahah jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmamtower Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 your prep work and first stages of painting is what makes the final product. if you dont get all the grease/oils off of the lens before spraying it will come out all fish eyed and such. and the cracking is either from not cleaning properly. or putting to thick if a first coat on. i've had the same issues once, removed the tint, cleaned the light again and resprayed and came out 99% perfect. if you want dark, dont spray the lights, just do a very thin coat and let it get tacky and spray it over again until its how you want it to be. apparently you dont get the fact that the subaru was wrapped around a pole. and by the status of your comment, im guessing your mouth is too. Vehicle: 1997 Honda Civic EX Exterior: 55w 5k Headlights and 35w 3k JDM Fogs. Lowered. Sittin on steelies right now Amplifiers: Rockford Fosgate P450.4 Batteries: Kinetik HC 800 Electrical: Big 3 in 1/0 Enclosure: n/a : ( Headunit: Clarion VZ409 Mids/Highs: Pheonix Gold Rsd6.5's in the Front Doors Subwoofers: n/a : ( Wire: Knukoncepts 1/0 and 4g Future Upgrades: 20% tint all around, GC/Koni coilovers, body work (fml) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautical7 Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 I like nite shades because you can choose your level of darkness. As said, it's all in the prep. Follow this if you need some help: (there's a 2nd part to it as well) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSKA0ElKg1Q&p=F2FCA3BFD2DC5FB9&playnext=1&index=42 I had that cracking on two of my camaro 3rd tail light but not on the main two tail lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpanels Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Hi, I'm a automotive refinisher in Australia, I do taillight tinting but I treat it as if I was spraying a car, the exact same procedure, light sand , prepsol, dust coat of adhesion promoter, as much transparent black as you like, and 2 coats of clear, done, my car is burgundy so I tinted mine the same colour as my car. Looks good, and lasts forever . You scuff it, just buff it. But there is one down side as you can only do it once and if it's too dark you need new lights as they're no longer roadworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautical7 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 But there is one down side as you can only do it once and if it's too dark you need new lights as they're no longer roadworthy. Actually, you can usually wetsand it off. I had to do it the first time I used VHT because I didn't spray it even and it came out bad. I just wetsanded it for a bit and it was back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpanels Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Actually, you can usually wetsand it off. I had to do it the first time I used VHT because I didn't spray it even and it came out bad. I just wetsanded it for a bit and it was back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpanels Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Your right, I tried on a set of eBay Chinese tailights and the second time round they bleed into plastic, and with heat they went all cracked like shattered glass looking. On genuine oem no problems. I think my reducer had something to do with it reacting with crappy plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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