tail lights...

tail lights...

ok I know there have been posts about how to do this before but I just can't find them... I'm going to paint my tail lights with the exception of the backup lights whats the best way of going about doing this... how do I remove them from the car what paint should I use... should I clearcoat... Ive never painted tails before anything would help...

try looking for lens painters off eBay...they go for 20 bucks for a small can.
I'd recommend taking the lights off and thoroughly cleaning them so there are no dirts etc. Evenly spray a light coat and wait about 5 mins to dry. Repeat until you get the desired look.
I dont think clear coat is necessary, but won't hurt.

are you going to pain em red?

yeah... I just want to get rid of the orange and maby shrink up my reverselight... its HUGE

/\ like that?

buy Testors Candy apple red paint (they have it in the model car section at Wal-mart)

its translucent so just spray thin even coats till the color matches up wiith the rest of the light

as far as masking off, i just used some tape to mask off the area which was kinda weird since it was an oval then i taped some pages off an old magazine all around the rest of the light and any other part i thought might be hit with paint,

couldnt of turned out better, paint doesnt crack, no splatter and matches perfectly

that ecactly what I want... only my rears are round so all I need is a compass and I'm good...

not even, just cut the tape into strips and layer it to make a circle...just make it a little bigger and itll come out fine

dood that Corolla is SICK and can I have ur wheels?

hell no lol, the wheels are prob my favorite part about it

The little silver rocket will look 100x w/o the amber rear lens, now you just need clear bulbs for the front.

careful for the paint chipping off and flaking. its weird but it happened to me, maybe its the very cold and then very warm weather we get here.

hahaha WHAT A RICER!!!!!! j/k kris

i did mine in the shade around noon

Dont need to paint it. You can buy it from Andy.
http://photobucket.com/albums/y42/BlueBatmobile2005/Toyota Corolla Overlays/

or spend only 5 bucks and have it done on sunday...

prob less than that

yeah... and the same effect...

Unremoveable tho.

paint thinner wud take it off im guessing, seeing as its only a thin layer without clear coat...either way, if you do it right, its gonna look so professional, you really wont want too