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Old 03-28-2007, 07:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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D.I.Y - Lots of pics - Another Tint Job

It was so nice out today, I wanted to do something to the Civic.
Sine I had Tint, Clearcoat, Tape, Plastic Bags and Newspaper, I did the Following...





ooopsie, Francais, pardon moi si vous plait, marde!


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Test spray so you know how the can is going to spew out the tint



One Coat



Second Coat




Clear Coat - First pass




Side Rear view, nice Daiper...




DONE










SEXY - HELL YEAH!


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Old 03-28-2007, 07:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Looks good, hope it stay that way. I dont know much about spray tint.
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Old 03-28-2007, 07:31 PM   #3 (permalink)
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It's just dark enough to look black from far, and light enough to reflect the daylight well enough to look 'safe'. I'm happy with the tint job, looks like a nice smoke.

I used Testor smoke paint, one can was enough to do two coats on both lights, and I have a lot left over. Two coats clear went on, may sand down later and apply a few more in a couple days. All in all looks like what I had planned.

Total Cost:

Testor tint (bought two cans just in case, only needed one) $7cdn each.
Clear Coat (one can) - $5cdn
Tape (one roll) - $2.50cdn
3 Kitchen trash bags - (500 for $2)
News Papers / Flyer inserts - Free

Total Cost : $14 - $15

Time : 3hrs in total (Masking, two coats tint, to coats Clear)

Effect - Priceless

Note: Between Tint coverage, I left 10mins. Between Clear coat, I left an Hour
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Looks good, hope it stay that way. I dont know much about spray tint.
I did a test on a blazer light I had, and did some chip tests, wash tests, holds up, and with the clear it is a bit tougher.

You can remove it easily, just use a hard sharp edge, and 'chisel a piece, once you start it, it flakes off like dried skin. (takes a bit to start it to do that too)
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Old 03-28-2007, 07:43 PM   #6 (permalink)
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great diy! do you think it would look good with mine?



if yeh.. how many coats do you suggest?
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great diy! do you think it would look good with mine?



if yeh.. how many coats do you suggest?
I like smoked tails, some peopple think it's vulgar, stock is good too. It's personal preference and taste, I think a tint on thos ewould look nice. Not a dark tint, just a darkening tint. Again, it's own personal taste. That pic is in a shadow, it looks like it's already tinted *grins*

You go as dark as you want. I just did two coats of tint, I've seen some on here that look way darker. I also used Testor paint, not Tamiya (testor was $2 cheaper here than Tamiya, and Tamiya wasn't in stock, I prefer Tamiya)

Clear coat, at leaast two, let dry for 5days before you apply a third coat. (why, shrugs, just to let it dry properly I think)
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the last picture doesnt make sense.. why take the front quarter shot when the job was done in the rear?
take a rear angle shot so u can showcase the tints!

and what do u do if u dont want tinted rear lights anymore? =\
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Old 03-28-2007, 08:08 PM   #9 (permalink)
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You know you could have just removed the lights and avoided any possibility of overspray and all the time it took to tape it all off. Right? Or did you just want it that way...**shrugs**

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i did the same thing!
I used VHT nightshades though
and dupli-colour clear
looks amazing on the rear of the coupes with the white tinted a darker colour
especially on NHBP
looks good dude

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You know you could have just removed the lights and avoided any possibility of overspray and all the time it took to tape it all off. Right? Or did you just want it that way...**shrugs**

nice job

It took 10mins to tape, if I take things apart, I always have extra pieces left over. :) (plus I have big hands, and have no idea how to remove the lights)

I like tape, some members like doors, I like tape...

Thanks, I did it ... Myyyyyy Wayyyyy... *grins*
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the last picture doesnt make sense.. why take the front quarter shot when the job was done in the rear?
take a rear angle shot so u can showcase the tints!

and what do u do if u dont want tinted rear lights anymore? =\

I thought I had that pic, but the cameras memory card was full and it wasn't there, will post that tomorrow once I take another one, thanks for noticing though.

The tint comes off easily with some coaxing. Flakes off like cheap paint, or those $1 sunglasses.
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Old 03-28-2007, 08:23 PM   #13 (permalink)
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u mean if i walked by it.. n started rubbing hard on it, eventually it'll come off?
im thinking of getting mine tinted too..
do it like u did or get lamin-x charcaol..hmm both looks good
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u mean if i walked by it.. n started rubbing hard on it, eventually it'll come off?
im thinking of getting mine tinted too..
do it like u did or get lamin-x charcaol..hmm both looks good
You can rub it as much as you want, it won't come off. You have to score it and chip it to make it start to flake off and then you can remove it in flakey chunks.

The tint that was on the plastic bags came off like potatoe flakes, big flakey chunks and pieces, the clear coated stuff came off in strips of flakes, should have taken pics of that too.

Lamin-x would work too, but I couldn't justify spending over $70cdn on that when I did it for under $20. If you damage the Lamin-x, you have to replace the piece, this was, just remove it and re-do it.

Again, it's all personal preference, and taste.
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if removing, wouldnt you risk damaging the smooth finish on the taillights though?
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if removing, wouldnt you risk damaging the smooth finish on the taillights though?
No, no damage at all. I didn't use any sandpaper (just cleaned the surface thuroughly), or adhesion promoter. Just spray on, let dry, that's why it will flake off if 'cracked'
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What, $1.97 for a can of Pam spray, thats crazy!!!!









































Tails look good!
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go do it to your headlights....have anyone did it to their headlight? show some pics please...
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I'm thinking about the headlights, but it's kinda illegal here, trying to find out how illegal... what is illegal, what is legal, I've seen police cars with darker tint than I have on my tail on their headlights.

Would be nice though, give it a darker look, not too dark, but slightly
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