Great How-To!! Thank you :thumbsup: Im going to tackle this tmrw hopefully.
I read this then searched youtube and found 2 videos very similar to this thread. it helped alot also. watching and reading instructions is very helpful. Heres the videos... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSKA0...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8-hZ...eature=related |
Help!! I just got done puttin my second coat on and went to put on my 3rd coat and it was sprinkling rain outside. i picked the lights up and brought em inside.
Do i wipe off the water or let it sit??? |
i fixed it. i dabbed it with a towel and it left specs but they came out with the 3m compund.
but i just used 3m compound and didnt use the PLastX or Crystal Shine thinking that would be enough to make it shine but its not they are still to foggy so i have to go get some tmrw and put on to shine them up. So just a heads up for future users: follow all steps and dont skip any. Use all polish compounds to get real shine!! |
The plast X really is what brings them to life....glad they are working out for you...I forgot this thread was in the how to section....ooops
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Originally Posted by Bshipe22
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can you do your headlights the same way?
if anyone has questions on these PM me and I will answer...usually on every couple days and haven't checked this thread in awhile. |
Heres my finished product. very happy with the results! :thumbsup:
Before https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...tep-bars-1.jpg After https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...ed-tails-3.jpg https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...ed-tails-2.jpg https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...ed-tails-4.jpg https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...ed-tails-1.jpg Now onto the 3rd brake light |
just in case i mess up on my bros what can i use to get all of what i had on it off and start over??
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^^Just wetsand with 600 grit sand paper and the paint will come off...then start over ;)
Very nice Big, looks great |
Thanks man.
And Thanks i like it alot better then the red. |
and heres the brake light....
https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...rd-brake-3.jpg https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...rd-brake-1.jpg0 well as you will see in the next pic i went out today after gettin the 3rd brake light dun. installed it and looked everything over and my tail lights have like a whitish tint to them..kind of like their not very clear in some places..like a fog..(u can see what im talkin about in the pic) so i took some more plast x to them to try and work it out but it didnt.... i think the reason is is because all of the buffing and polishin i did by hand and not by a machined buffer... so should i redo them all over again or what??? https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...rd-brake-2.jpg |
wetsand them with 1000 or even 2000 grit to scuff....then re-clear them and do the polishing over again if you would like. The new layer of clear should put a new finish on the outside of the lens and fix your problem.
Machine buffers you can get at schucks, oreilly's etc..they are about $20 bucks |
ok il try that. thanks man.
did u get what i was talkin about? how it has that white look around the edge... |
yea it looks like it might be excess clear coat
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ok. so what about if i get them to dark and wana lighten em up? sand 600 then clear coat and polish??
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Ugh! I was doing my third brakelight and went to put the clear on and it came out a murky white. I'm guessing I got a bad can or something. Now the whole thing is totally jacked! I tried sanding it down and starting over, even with 250 grit. It's too messed up. I guess I'll be buying a new one.:mad:
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