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Old 04-20-2006, 09:52 PM
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painted s14 tail lights

i saw this on a few other cars so i decided to try it on my 2nd set of tail lights. it came out beautifully.

Materials:
any black spray paint (semi-gloss)
clear goat (gloss)
painters/masking tape
cutting utensil
1500-2000 grit sandpaper and water (wetsanding)
some form of polish/scratch remover (i used Meguire's scratch X)
carnuba wax

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Old 04-20-2006, 11:19 PM
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looks good, post pics of them on ur car when u get a chance
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Old 04-21-2006, 03:22 AM
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i will when i get her back :'(. head is being pulled and checked right now. my water pump crapped out on me and i blew my HG in the process *tear*
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Old 04-22-2006, 11:51 AM
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looks good. you're welcome
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Old 04-22-2006, 11:52 AM
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haha yea i forgot. thanks spencer for ur help taping off the lights! freaking PITA to do that.
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Old 04-22-2006, 12:39 PM
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Scratch X is the only Meguires product that IMO sucks floppy donkey .

I got some and it didnt do anything, so then I tried the walmart brand and it worked wonders.

But yeah, looks really nice
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