[eastcoastdubs]

ok i know we've talked about this and all but i painted mine black awhile ago and after it looked ok i put them on and no light shined thru the top half. SOO i bought this industrial paint remover and this stained glass paint. will this work? I know one of you used stained glass pain i just cant remember who. did you heat it up? im not putting them in the oven. i could use a hair dryer or something i guess. ill be doing this tomorrow morning so ill post pics hopefully tomorrow night. OR if you all want i can make a tutorial

 

[rabbitmania]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (eastcoastdubs)

What is the stained glass paint? If it's in a spray can just spray them like you normally would. What colour are you planning on using?

 

[eastcoastdubs]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (duff_man2000)

i checked the color tonight and it says that i need some kind of glaze mix to make it more transparent. this i should go for it?
I'm making the whole tail light red. right now its smoked on top

 

[rabbitmania]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (duff_man2000)

I found with the Testors spray I used, it held up much better when I clear coated them afterwards. The first time I did them they lasted about a year of hot sun beating on them before they faded and then I re-did them with the clear coat. Much better results.

 

[rabbitmania]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (rabbitmania)

Is it a spray can though eastcoast? If it is I say, just spray em and if it doesn't work out right you can always take it off with the remover you have.
The name of the stuff I used was Testors Candy Apple Transparent red. It's only about $2 a can and it will do approx. 2 sets of tails.

 

[IronTrap]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (rabbitmania)

did mine in blue on my gti... i also used testors (just make sure you use a very thn coat or the same thing will happen to you again.... I used steel wool and rubbing alcohol and it took the paint right off.... deff. use clear coat though. you can find the paint at alot of dept. stores (walmart has pretty many choices), but the best is a model shop, they'll even have the transparent spray tint for doing tinted lenses, and the light shines through pretty good.
good luck, and deff. show some pics then!!

 

[eastcoastdubs]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (littledevil34)

i looked everywhere i couldnt find testors spray paint anywhere. i knew you guys used that stuff too. does all the light shine thru that good? does it make a good coating? no pin holes?
it is called delta ceramdecor. air-dry perm enamel satin finish. its not a spray can its small bottle. where do they sell testors?

 

[IronTrap]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (eastcoastdubs)

you can get the testors at model shops or r/c car shops... i got some at a model car shop i boyertown,pa.. it's oly like 45 min. from you, and they have just about any color you could think of.... walmart also has some in their model section...
i believe i saw the ricey stuff that Clone was talking about at strictly foriegn(or strictly crappy as i like to call them), it was made by folia tec, i believe
for the testors stuff you gotta use a bunch of very thin coats to get it w/ pinholes, and yet still show plenty of light through... but you can always wipe it down w/ steel wool and rubbing alcohol and start over if it doesn't work.

 

[eastcoastdubs]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (Clone_number2)

quote:[HR][/HR]Go to a ricey store, they sell black tailight tinting spray stuff for approx $15cdn a can.
Guaranteed to work, that's what they make it for...[HR][/HR]​

Clone man. read the post

I already have them smoked up top. i making them all red. im actually in the process at this very moment. let me tell you what. If you ever want to get spray paint off or grease, permanent marker etc. get spray-n-gone. i sprayed it on a few times and boom. all the spray paint wipes of with a damn paper towel. The how-to will be up on my site tonight. and ill will also post a link.

 

[eastcoastdubs]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (eastcoastdubs)

ok now im pissed. the stuff i got sucked. so i finally found a hobbie store. and got testors spray enamel. Gloss bright red. looked good on the lid. well it comes out orange!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRRRRR!!. hopefully it will get darker when it dries. what color did you guys use that used testors if you did it red? and can i see some pics?

 

[G30ff]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (eastcoastdubs)

i got some kandyapple semi transparent spray paint from pep boys and it looked great for like 6 months but now in the areas that i didn't put a lot of coats on(sides mostly) it's fading and doesn't look that great
-Geoff

 

[rabbitmania]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (G30ff)

quote:[HR][/HR]i got some kandyapple semi transparent spray paint from pep boys and it looked great for like 6 months but now in the areas that i didn't put a lot of coats on(sides mostly) it's fading and doesn't look that great
-Geoff[HR][/HR]​

That's the colour to use, and the reason we are all saying to use clear is so the paint doesn't fade out.
Did the paint you get say it was transparent or not, eastcoast? I don't remember seeing any of the transparent colours in that shade.
Here's a pic of my tails so you can see how they turned out.

 

[MattTheFatCat]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (G30ff)

Can you do silver and still have it look good?

 

[rabbitmania]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (MattTheFatCat)

I don't know how other colours would turn out. I don't even know if Testors makes a translucent silver. They make the red, smoked, green and blue for sure.
All you can do is practice on an old set of tails I guess.

 

[Big Dac With Fries]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (eastcoastdubs)

I heard from my rice-friends that you're supposed to use transparent metal paint, in thin coats.
Please post any pics of Jettas (2nd gen) with painted indicators and plain backups.

 

[VWsuperhero]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights

I did mine with th Testor's paint and clearcoat and it worked out very good. Except for the fact that the clearcoat reacted with the reverse part and made it crack a little on both. Oh well, I'll do it on another pair this summer.

 

[eastcoastdubs]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (rabbitmania)

quote:[HR][/HR]i got some kandyapple semi transparent spray paint from pep boys and it looked great for like 6 months but now in the areas that i didn't put a lot of coats on(sides mostly) it's fading and doesn't look that great
-Geoff
That's the colour to use, and the reason we are all saying to use clear is so the paint doesn't fade out.
Did the paint you get say it was transparent or not, eastcoast? I don't remember seeing any of the transparent colours in that shade.
Here's a pic of my tails so you can see how they turned out.

[HR][/HR]​

SOB! damnit! damnit damnit!
I didnt get the transparent paint. SOB! crapola. now i have to go tomorrow and get more. damnit. that stuff isnt too cheap either. $3.29 a can isnt cheap when you already tried 2 kinds of paint. well. the color is orangish and it is NOT transparent in anyway. ill try to find the transparent stuff tomorrow at the same place. man im so mad. ill still post pics of the ugly taillights tonight.

 

[ghostrider]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (eastcoastdubs)

hey... that we me with the stained glass paint. im me for any questions

 

[eastcoastdubs]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (ghostrider)

well here is what the crappy thing looks like.
I already took it off

its almost orange. tomorrow.. the hunt for transparent candy apple. dun dun dunnnnn..
thanks for your help guys.

 

[rabbitmania]

Re: DIY magic colour tail lights, (eastcoastdubs)

quote:[HR][/HR]that stuff isnt too cheap either. $3.29 a can isnt cheap when you already tried 2 kinds of paint. .[HR][/HR]​

Wow, that's almost what it cost here in Canada. I figured it would only be about $2 where you live. What store did you buy the paint at? Try Michaels Art and Craft store. That's where I got mine.
*edit* Just saw your pic, it's definetly not right. Oh well you tried, right?
With the transparent you only have to spray the parts you want changed, not the already red part. Don't forget to clear coat them too.

[Modified by rabbitmania, 7:03 PM 2-11-2002]