Brand new tail lights

magickanze · 04-29-2009, 03:59 AM

I've just purchased a complete set of brand new 94+ tail lights and they will be here soon. However, the center panel i'm receiving is going to be white, and my car is black. So I'm wondering if i should DIY paint it myself (which I'm not sure how exactly), or just take it to a shop (not sure how much they would charge for a little piece). Suggestions?

warnersiegle · 04-29-2009, 08:03 AM

start with the diy if you like....
mask anythign you dont' want paited.
rough it up with some fine sandpaper maybe like a 220 wet
by the color match black for your car and spray
multiple thin coats... may want to throw a clear or too if the black isn't a high gloss from the can

muffinman · 04-29-2009, 10:26 AM

avoid the really cheap spray paints.

Davis · 04-29-2009, 11:50 AM

Painting isn't so hard, it's just a matter of you prepping it up right. Painting is fun!

Resurrected · 04-29-2009, 11:54 AM

eh. for a piece that small, a body shop should'nt charge more than 50 bucks.
But DIY is always fun. ... sometimes not the best route.
I used to be a autobody/painter, black is the MOST difficult color to spray. VERY DELICATE COLOR.

Sylvan · 04-29-2009, 11:58 AM

If you screw it up, you can always take it to a body shop later to have them re-do it. For such a small piece it shouldn't be too expensive.

alphaerror · 04-29-2009, 01:30 PM

stick with the white man... it ll look hot, like really HAWT.
lol

04-29-2009, 03:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
magickanze Some Skills Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 54 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Brand new tail lights I've just purchased a complete set of brand new 94+ tail lights and they will be here soon. However, the center panel i'm receiving is going to be white, and my car is black. So I'm wondering if i should DIY paint it myself (which I'm not sure how exactly), or just take it to a shop (not sure how much they would charge for a little piece). Suggestions?

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04-29-2009, 08:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
warnersiegle Fiberglass/Customization Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 183 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	start with the diy if you like.... mask anythign you dont' want paited. rough it up with some fine sandpaper maybe like a 220 wet by the color match black for your car and spray multiple thin coats... may want to throw a clear or too if the black isn't a high gloss from the can

04-29-2009, 10:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
muffinman U-P-G-R-A-Y-E-D-D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sunny South Florida Posts: 5,881 Thanks: 53 Thanked 283 Times in 272 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	avoid the really cheap spray paints.

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Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Painting isn't so hard, it's just a matter of you prepping it up right. Painting is fun!

04-29-2009, 11:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
Resurrected I Drift Mine's Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 240 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	eh. for a piece that small, a body shop should'nt charge more than 50 bucks. But DIY is always fun. ... sometimes not the best route. I used to be a autobody/painter, black is the MOST difficult color to spray. VERY DELICATE COLOR.

04-29-2009, 11:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sylvan Bad Dude Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 878 Thanks: 22 Thanked 38 Times in 34 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (10/100% )	If you screw it up, you can always take it to a body shop later to have them re-do it. For such a small piece it shouldn't be too expensive.

04-29-2009, 01:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
alphaerror Some Skills! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 268 Thanks: 5 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	stick with the white man... it ll look hot, like really HAWT. lol