Re: RE:Tail lamps painting

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

David Via <dvia@wolcottgroup.com> wrote:

>Did you happen to see the manufacturer or brand of that plastic lens paint
>you mentioned in your post??   I want to get the "smoked" look for the tail
>lamp lenses of my Coupe, but I don't really want to spend $500 (US) or so
>for the Hella replacement lenses...  Sounds like some of that black lens
>paint could be perfect.

>Anyone on the list have experience with this type of thing?  Anyone know if
>it Is it available in the U.S.?

It's available anywhere, but I've seen so much horrors caused by it that I
don't think I'd ever use it.
The black stuff is hard to spray on evenly, it flakes off easily if you
scratch it and the surface is hard to prepare. Besides, it significantly
reduces light output- not a good idea if you don't like being rearended. If
you spray too close it drips off and blotches, and I've yet to see an
application that looks like a factory job. In most cases it looks like your
car burns oil, and you haven't cleaned the lights.

Save your money, and go for the headlights first- those are the useful
upgrades. If you really want smoked taillights, get the aftermarket stuff.
If you _have_ to do anything, buy the foil stuff. At least you can remove
that when it starts looking ugly.

Just my NSHO... YMMV etc.

Tom

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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
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 1987 Audi 90q 2.3E, Tizianrot metallic, 163,000km

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