Hey guys, me and my friend tinted my tails with VHT night shade during the summer, overall i liked the job. But now that i look at it im getting tired of the sort of rough look, it came out a little grainy.



I wanted to know how to make it have a somewhat glossy finish.

Ive searched and asked and ive heard all kinds of different things, but hopefully someone here can give me a strait answer.

We used strait VHT no clear coat because when we originally tested out the clear coat it made it even more grainy so we skipped on that.

If not its fine I like my tails either way. just me being a lil picky

heres some pics:








any help would be great. thanks guys!

 

wet sand and then clear

 

wet sand and then clear?

 

what grain?

 

This was discussed a couple months back with someone stating pretty much exactly what you did. He was complaining about the finish being a little rough and grainy. I believe he sanded it down with an extra fine grit of paper and put on a couple coats of clearcoat. Run a search.

 

yeah ive looked around but just some talk, no like before after pics. i guess i'll experiment and take pics. keep you guys posted

 

Try high grit. I would start with 1250 then 1500 then 2000. Use wet/dry paper, and use dish soap to keep it from catching.

 

okay thanks so basically wet sand it clean it all off then a couple of clear coats?

 

i would probably do a quick high grit sand on the clear coat too to get rid of any impurities

 

yeah i was thinking the same, i'll try and do it soon and get some pics up, thanks guys

 

you just don't know how to paint, i did mine and it came out clean and glossy, no drips no sanding and no clear coat, its all technique.

 

Not sure that contributed a damn thing to this thread

 

I guess 8Club didn't kill all your morals...

 

how is it a technique? lol you simply spray, i did light coats just like everyone else ive seen, i just skipped out on the clear coat and sanding. I had no drips or bubbles or anything

 

If you do light coats as if you were spray painting a model or something, then you get a grainy finish. If you do wet coats like you're supposed to do for high gloss clear finishes, you get the shiny finish.

 

wet coats = drips in the paint

 

yeah i was afraid of drips so i didnt do super heavy but then again i didnt do like 100 super light coats

 

He's right, bro you gotta practice on some **** before going at it with your taillights, and yes it is all technique.

 

on and yours they look grainy and looks like a blind person went at it no offence. ill take pics of mine and show you how it's really done. no clear coat or sanding glossy as hell. with the same VHT nite-shades

 

https://www.rx8club.com/album.php?al...ictureid=14343

This is my friends rx8 i did his too, smoked not blacked out and still shiney, ill post mine in a bit

 

https://www.rx8club.com/picture.php?...ictureid=23929

Crappy phone pick, but you can see the glossyness

 

Cant see ****. I find it hilarious that people tint their taillights.

 

yeah really cant see ****, and tinted tails works way better with my black and white color scheme then just clear tails, plus i like the look

 

Insurance actually gives you a "better driver discount" if you do....

 

people have different taste bud! mine is smoked not blacked out