I've always used VHT Nightshades and they have always held up good. I just spray it on and that's it - turns out shiny without a clear coat without mixing. From experience, you can get at least 7 sets of lights out of a can of VHT.

 

yeah i like the vht nightshades, but i dont want to beabe to see through them.
i have the 09-10 tail lights (with the ressed circles). i will paint everything else but the circles and reverse; the black paint i am looking for. then the circles and reverse in vht.

 

yeah i like the vht nightshades, but i dont want to beabe to see through them.
i have the 09-10 tail lights (with the ressed circles). i will paint everything else but the circles and reverse; the black paint i am looking for. then the circles and reverse in vht.

Got it now....... I mean, you can always just keep spraying on VHT until its pitch black. If it doesn't turn out, the ONLY thing I found to take the Nightshades off is "Goof Off in the spray can".

I do like how those lights look when its just the two circles showing though.

 

Brilliant black is a great color

 

^^^ I may get brilliant black as my color.
It's just that's its kind of expensive or can I get it locally.

 

I have the same lights. I decided to tint the whole lense. My plan, if i did what you are thinking, was to tape off the recess, spray it with a black primer lightly (to block the light) and then use the VHT tint to give it the black look.

Pics when you're done?

 

Brilliant black will do you some justice. Keep in mind though, when the sun hits it, sparkles (flakes) we be seen. With your car being Dark Titanium, there could be a lot of contrast between the body and tails. You could just go for a solid black. Go to your local paint shop and ask them to put your paint in a spray can for you. They will reduce it and everything for you before they put it in there. It'll shoot similar to a spray gun as well. They can do this with pretty much any color you want, and also for clear coat. So you won't need a compressor and guns. Might get a bit of orange peel, but that's easily sanded and buffed off.

 

thanks for the advise. i think what im going to do is just use the VHT and just use more coats. the VHT is about perfect to the color im looking for so i guess ill just use that.

i cant wait to paint them. but the damn weather wont cooperate. maybe later this week, its "supposed" to warm up, but it seems they never get the weather right in st louis.

"high of 45* with no chance of precipitiation..... snows an inch an a half" go figure..... damn weather people

 

thanks for the advise. i think what im going to do is just use the VHT and just use more coats. the VHT is about perfect to the color im looking for so i guess ill just use that.

i cant wait to paint them. but the damn weather wont cooperate. maybe later this week, its "supposed" to warm up, but it seems they never get the weather right in st louis.

"high of 45* with no chance of precipitiation..... snows an inch an a half" go figure..... damn weather people

Hey now, you take it easy on my weather brothers and sisters out there lol. Most of them are just broadcasters to read the weather they steal from crappy sources if you want to keep an eye on the weather a little better go to:
adds.com---->metars---->type in KBLV in the space provided. Wait nvm if you haven't seen a taf before you won't be able to read it lol

 

i know i know. im just getting sick of the weather here in st louis. totally unpredictable.mid teens last week, and this week will reach 60.

i need to move

 

Haha it's like that everywhere right now. Cold fronts are moving through like a boss. If you're going VHT only you're fine to shoot in the cold. I shot my wife's tail lights with VHT and automotive clear in 45 degrees. Cold to do, but the VHT doesn't have the same shrinking problem as regular reduced paint.

 

Yeah I know but. But I'm also spraying body color, and want to do it all at the same time

 

Yeah def wait. Anything under 60F is not recommended for spraying. It causes a lot of problems, but again, if done right you can have success.

 

I think I'll wait