Tail Light Tinting Question

1986 Views 11 Replies 5 Participants Last post by DCSpecial, Jan 11, 2012

Abak1991

Discussion Starter · Jan 9, 2012

To anyone who has gotten their tail light/fog/brake light tinted. I brought my truck over to a shop today to get the windows and tails tinted. They are using a paint spray that gives it a glossy finish. I asked the chick if they could also tint the two lower fogs and the brake light. She said she didn't know if they could because it was in question as to whether or not the paint would adhere to the fog/brake light? How should that be any different than the tail lights? Anybody ever have this problem and how have you guys gone about doing this?

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1BAMFR

· #2 · Jan 9, 2012

The lower rear fogs are no different then the actual taillights.....All 5 can be painted, Cleared, buffed!

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Abak1991

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jan 9, 2012

Ok cool! I'll definitely let them know that and tell them to just go ahead and do it

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Btelander

· #4 · Jan 9, 2012

Whats the charge?

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1BAMFR

· #5 · Jan 9, 2012

To get those rear fogs out is a b!tch

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Abak1991

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jan 9, 2012

Btelander said:
Whats the charge?

They're charging me $175 to tint the whole truck excluding the windshield and $75 to tint the tail lights...not too bad i think

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Abak1991

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jan 9, 2012

1BAMFR said:
To get those rear fogs out is a b!tch

Yeah they don't look like something you would enjoy messing around with, but if they tinted them wouldn't they just tape them off with painters tape and apply the spray that way instead of actually taking them out and doing them individually?

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1BAMFR

· #8 · Jan 9, 2012

Abak1991 said:
Yeah they don't look like something you would enjoy messing around with, but if they tinted them wouldn't they just tape them off with painters tape and apply the spray that way instead of actually taking them out and doing them individually?

I would think for the best results and cleanest finish...removing them would be the best thing to do!

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Abak1991

Discussion Starter · #9 · Jan 10, 2012 (Edited)

]well got my truck back yesterday wow. I am extremely pleased with how the tints came out. I got a medium smoke because I didn't want them completely black and hard to see. They look much darker in person than in pictures. Enjoy....

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CLStech

· #10 · Jan 11, 2012

thought you had a wk2... all is well it turned out well.

mods may want to move this thread.

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Abak1991

Discussion Starter · #11 · Jan 11, 2012

Should've put this in the lighting forum, oops my bad fellas

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DCSpecial

· #12 · Jan 11, 2012

Looks good

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