mikebolk
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Giving Your Taillights a face lift for around $10
A while back while working on one of my hotrods I found that this Dupli-Color Metalcast MC200 Red Anodized paint. Your supposed to paint it over chrome to achieve a Anodized aluminum look. What I found it more useful for was tinting taillights red. In the past I had used this custom taillights made from clear lexan. Recently I have also found Red taillight tint at the local auto parts store I tried it but it is so transparent and takes a lot more coats then this stuff, the Metalcast paint is around $8.00 a can and the Taillight tint is $13. With better coverage and a lower price the Metalcast is a great buy. And you should have plenty left over I would say that you could most likely be able to paint between 5 and 10 sets of taillights.
Things you’ll Need
Dupli-Color Metalcast MC200 Red Anodized paint
A Prep Solvent of some kind
Masking tape
Paper Towels
Box Cutter or Exacto knife
Phillips head screw driver
Step one
Remove your taillights.
Open the hatch.
Your taillights are held in by 2 Phillips head screws they are located on the top of the taillight. Remove the screws and pull out the light. Remove the bulbs. You have now successfully removed a taillight. Follow the same steps on the adjacent side.
Step two.
Cleaning and taping.
Clean Your Taillights using your prep solvent and paper towels.
Now the easiest way to tackle the taping aspect on these is to tape over the amber section and run you fingernail on the edge in between the black plastic section and the amber section of the taillight making a grove that your knife can easily follow. Cut through the tape using your knife and peel the tape off the amber section of light.
*** Don’t Tape off the entire red section of the taillight!***
Step three
Painting
Using your prep solvent and paper towels again clean the amber lens. (It is a must to get the oil from your fingers and any other dirt and glue from the taping process off before painting to avoid things like fish eye or any other paint defect)
Now for the fun part!
Using the Dupli-Color Metalcast MC200 Red Anodized paint spray the amber section with light coats until it matches the red section of the taillight.
This paint dries ultra fast so depending on temperature they should be ready to be untapped and installed in less than 30 minuets.
After they are dry to the touch untape them.
Step Four
Install and enjoy
Follow Step one but in reverse.
Stand Back and Enjoy.
A while back while working on one of my hotrods I found that this Dupli-Color Metalcast MC200 Red Anodized paint. Your supposed to paint it over chrome to achieve a Anodized aluminum look. What I found it more useful for was tinting taillights red. In the past I had used this custom taillights made from clear lexan. Recently I have also found Red taillight tint at the local auto parts store I tried it but it is so transparent and takes a lot more coats then this stuff, the Metalcast paint is around $8.00 a can and the Taillight tint is $13. With better coverage and a lower price the Metalcast is a great buy. And you should have plenty left over I would say that you could most likely be able to paint between 5 and 10 sets of taillights.
Things you’ll Need
Dupli-Color Metalcast MC200 Red Anodized paint
A Prep Solvent of some kind
Masking tape
Paper Towels
Box Cutter or Exacto knife
Phillips head screw driver
Step one
Remove your taillights.
Open the hatch.
Your taillights are held in by 2 Phillips head screws they are located on the top of the taillight. Remove the screws and pull out the light. Remove the bulbs. You have now successfully removed a taillight. Follow the same steps on the adjacent side.
Step two.
Cleaning and taping.
Clean Your Taillights using your prep solvent and paper towels.
Now the easiest way to tackle the taping aspect on these is to tape over the amber section and run you fingernail on the edge in between the black plastic section and the amber section of the taillight making a grove that your knife can easily follow. Cut through the tape using your knife and peel the tape off the amber section of light.
*** Don’t Tape off the entire red section of the taillight!***
Step three
Painting
Using your prep solvent and paper towels again clean the amber lens. (It is a must to get the oil from your fingers and any other dirt and glue from the taping process off before painting to avoid things like fish eye or any other paint defect)
Now for the fun part!
Using the Dupli-Color Metalcast MC200 Red Anodized paint spray the amber section with light coats until it matches the red section of the taillight.
This paint dries ultra fast so depending on temperature they should be ready to be untapped and installed in less than 30 minuets.
After they are dry to the touch untape them.
Step Four
Install and enjoy
Follow Step one but in reverse.
Stand Back and Enjoy.
