Painted my headlights!!!!!!

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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 04:15 AM
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Ok so this thread had me interested enough that I sat here and read every post and now realized that I have to be at work in 4 hours. Definately my project for next weekend, thanks for everybody's feedback on this.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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Well I reassembled them and resealed them. One lights is dry and I already installed it, the other is still a little wet so I just have to wait for it to dry and Ill be all done!!!

I have some pictures of what I have done so far, ill put up in a minute.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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Heres all the old sealant...
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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One light installed
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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Looks nice, I am torn between trying to white mine out or just black'em. I love the look of the black but I want to see what white looks like....I think...
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Lariat '06
Looks nice, I am torn between trying to white mine out or just black'em. I love the look of the black but I want to see what white looks like....I think...
if your door handles, bumpers, mirrors and grille are all white it would look sick for the lights to be white. white it all out
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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Just got both done and installed. Ill have pics up in a sec
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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Here ya go.


 

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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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My overall impression of the whole process was that it was very easy/simple to do. Anyone with a oven can do it. Anyone that is thinking about it but not sure because your worried about ruining them, GO FOR IT!!! It is super easy.

Hardest part for me was removing all the old sealant and having the patience to wait for the new paint and sealant to dry.

This thread helped a ton!! Thanks a bunch everyone!!!
 
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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I must say that I was one of those who were worrying about messing up my headlights in the oven but it turned out really nice. They look great. they are the cleanest part of the truck now so I need to go wash it



 
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by USAFCountryBoy
. they are the cleanest part of the truck now so I need to go wash it


I hope RP or the other OCD'ers dont see that!
 
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by USAFCountryBoy
I must say that I was one of those who were worrying about messing up my headlights in the oven but it turned out really nice. They look great. they are the cleanest part of the truck now so I need to go wash it



where did u go? hahahaha
wash that thing
 
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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question about paining the headlights.. i have read online that you have to sand the chrome off using like the wet sand method. is this true? and if so then would you need to make sure it is all smooth when you are done?
 
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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LOOKS GREAT!!! NOW JUST GO WASH THE REST OF THAT BEAST...
 
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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man this thread makes me kinda want a NBS....

ive thought about painting my headlights but still unsure on how it would look....

hmm decisions decisions haha
 
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