Easty Posted January 20, 2016 Posted January 20, 2016 So this has just happened.... Just waiting for them to dry and they will be going on the car tomorrow 😆 Quote
GeorgeW Posted January 20, 2016 Posted January 20, 2016 Are they drying matt or gloss? When I have tried this with previous vehicles it turns out completely matt Quote
Easty Posted January 20, 2016 Author Posted January 20, 2016 Should stay gloss and up to now looks good..... There pretty dry to the touch but going to leave them over night to harden properly Quote
Easty Posted January 20, 2016 Author Posted January 20, 2016 They look a lot darker in the photo, in the flesh there not quite that dark.... Quote
Zeezeebaba Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 Post a pic once they are on the car mate. Quote
Stan Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 Are they drying matt or gloss? When I have tried this with previous vehicles it turns out completely matt When I did this on a previous car it dried to a matt-like haze, but a couple of passes with a rotary polisher made it nice and shiny. I think polishing is the key to getting it look nice Quote
CJRamze Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 Interested to see, would look nice on my Zed Sent from my SM-N910F using Tapatalk Quote
Easty Posted January 28, 2016 Author Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) So I decided they were too dark and stripped the paint back off and re did them slightly lighter Edited January 28, 2016 by Easty Quote
GeorgeW Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 yey mines not the only dirt zed at the moment but yes the tint look neat, I agree that having it a bit lighter looks a bit more mature and less 'ricey' Quote
Easty Posted January 29, 2016 Author Posted January 29, 2016 Lmao your not joking its disgusting at the moment and need a good bath....... Quote
Andymac183 Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 I want to do this too...what product did you use? And what's the deal in terms of legality/ brightness, do I need LED/brighter bulbs or anything? I have a '53 with standard rear lights... Quote
Easty Posted February 1, 2016 Author Posted February 1, 2016 I want to do this too...what product did you use? And what's the deal in terms of legality/ brightness, do I need LED/brighter bulbs or anything? I have a '53 with standard rear lights... Legally...... Anything that makes your rear lights darker apart from the bug eyes film is illegal...... The first time I did them when they were really dark, I think I would of been pulled and it wouldn't of got through a MOT, now with only a slight tint I'm pretty sure it'll pass fine. Would have to be someone really picking to fail on just that. I found I haven't had to change the bulbs at all there still fine and can be seen easily but it all depends on how dark you go. 1 Quote
Easty Posted February 1, 2016 Author Posted February 1, 2016 That was the first attempt, really dark and did make it harder to see the lights light up in the day time. Quote
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