DIY: smoking w/out tint - Page 2

ByronS aV6 · 06-29-2006, 09:15 PM

nice write up

PoLiShPrInCe · 07-11-2006, 05:36 PM

great write up... where did you buy the spray? i have to do my tails as well?

imtim25 · 08-03-2006, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by PoLiShPrInCe

great write up... where did you buy the spray? i have to do my tails as well?

yea i'm wondering where i can get the spray too.

andrewmm · 08-16-2006, 03:11 PM

Very nice man I must admit that looks sleek as a mug.. I really know nothing about car modification but, is this just for looks or is there some other reasoning behind the tint? I mean wouldn't it kind of block out some light on the sides like your peripheral vision at night?
Just a curious newbie. Don't get me wrong, it really does look sleek and you got the colors like PERFECT. You could have left tape of your car and I wouldn't have even noticed cuz it matches so good. Ok, bored at work off to read more cool stuff and get ideas on how to pimp my ride.

si_civic · 08-28-2006, 11:27 PM

zOMG, first I read this thread REALLY fast, and came to a REALLY fast conclusion:

WHY WOULD YOU SPRAY TINT YOUR WINDOWS..

then.... I realized you were talking about your tails & headlights. lols

06blaksi · 08-29-2006, 07:03 AM

I smoked mine back in April using the same method. I didn't use any clearcoat though. I wash my car at least 3x per week and They look a tad lighter than originally but still dark and the bulbs shine thru. I got the paint from the local hobby shop.
Brand name was Tamiya and the color was smoke....4.99/can

Daryl Nilsen · 09-22-2006, 06:09 PM

I just finished doing this about a half hour ago. If this washes off i think i may cry because for some reason it took me like 2 hours. If i clearcoat this is it permanent? or Would i be better off buying the laminant stickers? Thanks alot for this DIY i really appreciate it.

Dueces22 · 11-09-2006, 03:44 PM

I'M GUNNA GO AND DO MINE RITE NOW! im @ Wurk, but we get good breaks!

Edit/Update: I checked Michael's crafts, they dont carry it over here... Any suggestions on another store on another brand?

***pogi666ako*** · 11-10-2006, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 06blaksi

I smoked mine back in April using the same method. I didn't use any clearcoat though. I wash my car at least 3x per week and They look a tad lighter than originally but still dark and the bulbs shine thru. I got the paint from the local hobby shop.
Brand name was Tamiya and the color was smoke....4.99/can

This is pure SEX. I am SO doing this to my car.

HabaneroGuy · 12-11-2006, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 06blaksi

Brand name was Tamiya and the color was smoke....4.99/can]

Wow, that is cheap. A can of Tamiya in Canada is over $10.

PK- · 12-17-2006, 03:41 AM

just bought a can today in aberdeen centre for the vancouverites
had some spare change in the ashtray
cost $9.15 total after tax

HabaneroGuy · 12-17-2006, 03:50 AM

I guess I should have said in Abbotsford a can is over $10.00.

taejinah · 02-03-2007, 03:01 PM

is there a polycarbonate clear coat too? would that make it permanent?

reelbigfish241 · 02-03-2007, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by skittleslegend

No. I did the same thing with my Legend's taillights, except instead of smoking them, I sprayed them red. Translucent Candy Apple Red to be exact. Bought it from Michael's the hobby and craft store.

I've gone through all weather imaginable. No clear coat over the paint. It still looks as good as the day I first sprayed it.

read that ^

but yes they do make a clear coat. But it'll be just as permanent with or without the clear coat

***MindFusion FX*** · 04-17-2007, 03:16 PM

awesome job. im doing it this weekend

nothingfancy · 05-27-2007, 01:35 AM

hey blaksi, any trouble with cops pulling you over for making your rear reverse/turn lights so dark?

***Blue Batmobile*** · 07-21-2007, 05:57 AM

looks good :).

Bat™

wiganda · 12-08-2007, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nothingfancy

hey blaksi, any trouble with cops pulling you over for making your rear reverse/turn lights so dark?

yes i wanna know the same thing.. i live in california. this DIY has got me so excited... i want to do it but scared of being illegal. i know smoking front headlight is illegal.. but what about the turn signals? what about the brake lights?

vincentek9 · 12-25-2007, 11:20 PM

the issue with this... is that it gives it a hazy fog color. and rock chips will cause messup. its a good diy though, but through my experience (and i do vinyl, and spray smoke for hundreds of cars). the spray smoke is better than vinyl in 2 areas... the ability to be DUB dark. and the ability to fit into bends/creases that vinyl wouldnt.

20strong · 12-28-2007, 04:58 PM

I have tried twice to smoke my tails and my headlights. Both times that I tried, I removed them from the car. When I spray them in nice thin coats or heavy (tried both) I get really bad orange peal. Is it because it is too cold outside? Or something about the paint? I am using spray tint from my local hobbie shop.

08-16-2006, 03:11 PM	#24 (permalink)
andrewmm Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 24 Posts: 2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Very cool Very nice man I must admit that looks sleek as a mug.. I really know nothing about car modification but, is this just for looks or is there some other reasoning behind the tint? I mean wouldn't it kind of block out some light on the sides like your peripheral vision at night? Just a curious newbie. Don't get me wrong, it really does look sleek and you got the colors like PERFECT. You could have left tape of your car and I wouldn't have even noticed cuz it matches so good. Ok, bored at work off to read more cool stuff and get ideas on how to pimp my ride.

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Dueces22 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange County, California Age: 24 Posts: 476 Jay iTrader: 1 / 100%	I'M GUNNA GO AND DO MINE RITE NOW! im @ Wurk, but we get good breaks! Edit/Update: I checked Michael's crafts, they dont carry it over here... Any suggestions on another store on another brand? Last edited by Dueces22; 11-09-2006 at 04:18 PM.

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06-29-2006, 09:15 PM	#21 (permalink)
ByronS aV6 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland Age: 57 Posts: 77 iTrader: 0 / 0%	nice write up

07-11-2006, 05:36 PM	#22 (permalink)
PoLiShPrInCe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: GTA, Canada Age: 26 Posts: 3,142 iTrader: 0 / 0%	great write up... where did you buy the spray? i have to do my tails as well?

08-28-2006, 11:27 PM	#25 (permalink)
si_civic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: B.C. ,Canada Age: 30 Posts: 4,604 A/Cst.D.F.Abate iTrader: 10 / 100%	zOMG, first I read this thread REALLY fast, and came to a REALLY fast conclusion: WHY WOULD YOU SPRAY TINT YOUR WINDOWS.. then.... I realized you were talking about your tails & headlights. lols

08-29-2006, 07:03 AM	#26 (permalink)
06blaksi Senior Member Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in teh basement Age: 40 Posts: 49,431 iTrader: 23 / 100%	I smoked mine back in April using the same method. I didn't use any clearcoat though. I wash my car at least 3x per week and They look a tad lighter than originally but still dark and the bulbs shine thru. I got the paint from the local hobby shop. Brand name was Tamiya and the color was smoke....4.99/can

09-22-2006, 06:09 PM	#27 (permalink)
Daryl Nilsen Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Detroit, Macomb, Mt clemens. Age: 21 Posts: 115 iTrader: 2 / 100%	I just finished doing this about a half hour ago. If this washes off i think i may cry because for some reason it took me like 2 hours. If i clearcoat this is it permanent? or Would i be better off buying the laminant stickers? Thanks alot for this DIY i really appreciate it.

12-17-2006, 03:41 AM	#31 (permalink)
PK- Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,093 iTrader: 1 / 100%	just bought a can today in aberdeen centre for the vancouverites had some spare change in the ashtray cost $9.15 total after tax

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HabaneroGuy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Abby, Canada Posts: 2,398 LED City iTrader: 0 / 0%	I guess I should have said in Abbotsford a can is over $10.00.

02-03-2007, 03:01 PM	#33 (permalink)
taejinah Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 399 iTrader: 0 / 0%	is there a polycarbonate clear coat too? would that make it permanent?

04-17-2007, 03:16 PM	#35 (permalink)
*MindFusion FX* Photographer/VFX Designer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines, FL Age: 23 Posts: 957 Jose iTrader: 0 / 0%	awesome job. im doing it this weekend

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nothingfancy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fremont Posts: 124 Mark Chen iTrader: 0 / 0%	hey blaksi, any trouble with cops pulling you over for making your rear reverse/turn lights so dark?

12-25-2007, 11:20 PM	#39 (permalink)
vincentek9 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Disneyland Posts: 64 Vince iTrader: 1 / 100%	the issue with this... is that it gives it a hazy fog color. and rock chips will cause messup. its a good diy though, but through my experience (and i do vinyl, and spray smoke for hundreds of cars). the spray smoke is better than vinyl in 2 areas... the ability to be DUB dark. and the ability to fit into bends/creases that vinyl wouldnt.

12-28-2007, 04:58 PM	#40 (permalink)
20strong Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Desert Posts: 2,401 Marcus iTrader: 0 / 0%	I have tried twice to smoke my tails and my headlights. Both times that I tried, I removed them from the car. When I spray them in nice thin coats or heavy (tried both) I get really bad orange peal. Is it because it is too cold outside? Or something about the paint? I am using spray tint from my local hobbie shop.

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