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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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Krylon fusion with a satin finish. Its made for plastic and bonds really good. No primer needed on mine!
thanks boss where do they sell that?
 
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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I know wal-mart and Home depot carries it. One can will be more than enough !!
 
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 03:41 PM
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i used krylon fusion glossy black finish and to me it didn't come out glossy enough, i wanted it to blend in with my factory paint color
 
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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another thing you might want to do when you seal them up, is get a larger tube of silicone (one that fits in gun). and when you close the headlight up use some clamps to apply pressure on the lens and the rear black part, this will give you a better seal.

here is a picture of the clamps
http://www.maximumvelocity.com/clamps.jpg
 
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 03:52 PM
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wish I would have had clamps...I had to ratchet them together....LOL
 
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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now i have a black f150 too, and i would love to have these lights, althought i dont have the time...patience..or steady hand to do this, by chance is there anyway i could pay someone to do it? and do it well?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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nice how-to! i am going to try this over the weekend, only with red. i want the color to flow. and red will look better with a chrome grill.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 04:42 PM
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i just did mine, but i didnt do any sanding, and mine came out perfect
 
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 09:06 AM
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I'm going to try this today and I'm pretty nervous about it.

I bought some oem HD headlights but the orange reflectors aren't snapped into place and rattle plus the black housing is cracked so I'm going to try to repair it also. Heck, I may even nightshade the reflector while I'm at it too.

I'm going to do some more searching but I do like your right up. Any other tips?
 
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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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hey bro i did thisand over all it took me a couple of days and needless to say i did kinda mess up the black portion a little to get the damn thing apart but over all once i heated it up a couple of times over they finally came loose. all in all this is a great write up and they look awesome i will post som pics when the rain clears up. saved me a ton of money i would recommend this to anyone or i will even do this for someone if they are wanting me to easy but takes alot of patience lol. oh and i painted my turning signal portion instead of leaving it chrome and it also looks great and no complaints from cops either but its making my truck get closer and closer to straight silver and black....
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 10:42 AM
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Nice truck....I'm gonna paint my lights soon....
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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does anyone have pics of the turn signal reflector painted black? im getting ready to do this, and cant decide whether or not to do this...

thanks
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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i have painted everything black bu the parking lamp marker ad the headlamp back ground the turnsignal back ground IMO looks better black i think.




 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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great to hear you guys are enjoyin this mod...trucks are lookin good
 
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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I might try tommorow, well see what happens.. So the only thing that holds the headlights together is the sealent right??
 
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