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DIY: smoking w/out tint

okay in this do it yourself im gonna teach you to smoke whatever part of the car u want... whether it be corner pieces, tail lights, or the whole head light.... okay these are the items you will need for any part of the car.....
1) polycarbonate spray (usually for models and stuff at hobby shops) make sure you get the smoke color or else you wont be able to see threw the light.

2) masking tape usually having a couple different thinknesses is good just so u dont have to try and master a huge piece or spread a little piece to far

3) plastic bag big ones... u dont want to take 5 hours taping off every part u dont want to spray so u can use plastic on large parts.

okay now getting too it:

1) locate the piece u want to be smoked. Clean this piece really well with whatever u like to clean with.
2) it is a good idea to remove this piece from the car so u dont spray the paint on accident.
3)tape out what u dont want to be sprayed (and like i said u can use plastic for larger parts just make sure its taped down good) TAKE YOUR TIME ON THIS PART you CAN smoke something without removing it, just make sure you tape really WELL and have plastic covering your car at any place you think the spray will get on the paint
4) get out your polycarbonate smoke spray (i used tamiya brand) shake it really really really really well... point nossile at the the piece that you want to be smoked, keeping it about 1-1.5 feet away DONT GET TOO CLOSE spray an even coat on the piece.. dont spay too much... you may notice that it looks spackled and kinda blotchy but when it drys out it will be smooth.....
4(again) do 1 to 2 more coats depending on how dark your wanting it (if u messed up a little bit on the first coat this will fix it.
5) let dry... do not touch anything ... it will take about 10-20 mins to dry depending on how much u sprayed.
6) after dry remove all tape and plastic...see how it looks ... if you got some out side the lines of where u wanted a pencil eraser works well on plastic... if you got some spray on your paint... dont worry too much.... get a neutral cleaning product and rub alot but not hard (so you dont harm your paint) it will come off

note: the spray becomes a tint so if you dont like it it will peal off with a little effort

















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Old 03-16-2006, 03:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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okay in this do it yourself im gonna teach you to smoke whatever part of the car u want... whether it be corner pieces, tail lights, or the whole head light.... okay these are the items you will need for any part of the car.....
1) polycarbonate spray (usually for models and stuff at hobby shops) make sure you get the smoke color or else you wont be able to see threw the light.

2) masking tape usually having a couple different thinknesses is good just so u dont have to try and master a huge piece or spread a little piece to far

3) plastic bag big ones... u dont want to take 5 hours taping off every part u dont want to spray so u can use plastic on large parts.

okay now getting too it:

1) locate the piece u want to be smoked. Clean this piece really well with whatever u like to clean with.
2) it is a good idea to remove this piece from the car so u dont spray the paint on accident.
3)tape out what u dont want to be sprayed (and like i said u can use plastic for larger parts just make sure its taped down good) TAKE YOUR TIME ON THIS PART you CAN smoke something without removing it, just make sure you tape really WELL and have plastic covering your car at any place you think the spray will get on the paint
4) get out your polycarbonate smoke spray (i used tamiya brand) shake it really really really really well... point nossile at the the piece that you want to be smoked, keeping it about 1-1.5 feet away DONT GET TOO CLOSE spray an even coat on the piece.. dont spay too much... you may notice that it looks spackled and kinda blotchy but when it drys out it will be smooth.....
4(again) do 1 to 2 more coats depending on how dark your wanting it (if u messed up a little bit on the first coat this will fix it.
5) let dry... do not touch anything ... it will take about 10-20 mins to dry depending on how much u sprayed.
6) after dry remove all tape and plastic...see how it looks ... if you got some out side the lines of where u wanted a pencil eraser works well on plastic... if you got some spray on your paint... dont worry too much.... get a neutral cleaning product and rub alot but not hard (so you dont harm your paint) it will come off

note: the spray becomes a tint so if you dont like it it will peal off with a little effort
Great job on the instructions. Please let us all know how the tint product lasts over time (ie.. after washing, rain, weather, etc.). I like the little photos of the supplies needed!!
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Really think it looks great man.
Good work.

Ive got to get to work spraying my headlights with yellow tint and my Reverse lights red or amber.
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dont u have to clear coat it to last?
i mean with my other car i did this on.
1 drop of rubbing alcohol and it would come totally off..
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^ That's probably good for emergencies, like when a cop pulls you over and you get a fix it ticket.

BTW, it looks like you only tinted the sidemarkers. Did you do the whole headlight or no?
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^ That's probably good for emergencies, like when a cop pulls you over and you get a fix it ticket.

BTW, it looks like you only tinted the sidemarkers. Did you do the whole headlight or no?
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true,
but what i think happens is you wash the car 3-4 times and the tint job is gone.
So clear coat makes it perm.
He said "it becomes tint and can peel off"
so maybe im wrong.
But i did this same method, i used a diffrent rc car paint(didnt turn to a tint like film)
and if you dont clear coat it, it will wash off.
1 drop of alcohol and its totally off..
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polycarbonate bonds really strong it actually forms a film like tint... so it would take alcohol and ALOT of elbow greese to get the stuff off... but it is removable with no damage to the plastic..... i acutally got a wet towel ... rubbed really hard on them and nothing happened ... just made it more shiney... so im sure it holds up to time pretty well...

yeah i only did the corners i would do the whole light if i had HID lights
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^ ah, good to know. Now you need to clear out the yellow pieces from the turn signals. Don't forget a DIT for that too.
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i will try.... hopefully before anyone else does !
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It seems to be that the tail light looks very shinny while the front corner looks kinda dull....what does it take to make it shinny? clear coat ? or lot of buffing?
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It takes the sun shining on the back of the car and the front being in the shade.
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i wish we could get the all chrome inside on the tails and then smoke them.....that would be sweet on rallye red or really any color
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dont u have to clear coat it to last?
i mean with my other car i did this on.
1 drop of rubbing alcohol and it would come totally off..
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.
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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.
Pictures? Perhaps in the Member's ride forum? In fact...have I seen a pic of your Legend? I though we was tight, man!
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Nice DIY, added it to the index stickied thread at the top
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i am sorry but that looks disgusting with the tinted headlights. should of left it alone, buddy.
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Horrible pun alert!

That's smokin'!
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Smoked taillight kits on Ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-...QQcmdZViewItem

Thought someone might be interested in one of these!!
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i like that you didnt totally tint out the front lights cuz that woulda completely decreased the quality of your lights. dope.

by the way anyone got pics of the sedans NOT completely tinted out?
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nice, plan on doing the same exact thing with my turn signals on my lx sedan in the near future
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