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81X11
Posts : 9876
Join date : 2010-06-23
Age : 50
Location : Round Rock Texas
| Subject: Tail Light Restoration?  Thu Jun 14, 2018 12:33 pm | |
| Hi Gang! Just curious if anyone has "restored" their tail lights? My car lives in the garage, but the garage is often open and the I've noticed my taillights are fading a bit from the Texas sun. I've polished them with headlight polish and waxed them, and they look ok again, but that's not a permanent fix. I was thinking about clear-coating them...? Would love to hear thoughts/ideas. Thanks! -Texas Mike  | |
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1993 Roady-man
Posts : 2126
Join date : 2009-05-26
Age : 57
Location : Hogansburg, Ny 13655
| | Subject: Re: Tail Light Restoration? Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:34 pm | |
| Oh yes I've restored many and it's easy. Factory puts a thin protective layer of clear over headlights and taillights.
Just take them out and sand or scuff and the get them clearcoated. And BOOM you're done. | |
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1993 Roady-man
Posts : 2126
Join date : 2009-05-26
Age : 57
Location : Hogansburg, Ny 13655
| | Subject: Re: Tail Light Restoration? Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:39 pm | |
| Check this out. I even got the amber reverse light coloring down. I haven't cleared whole light yet but it's part of the plan. down  . | |
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Krzdimond
Admin
Posts : 3412
Join date : 2008-11-04
Age : 57
Location : Savannah, GA
| | Subject: Re: Tail Light Restoration? Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:19 pm | |
| Tinted clear on the reverse? | |
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1993 Roady-man
Posts : 2126
Join date : 2009-05-26
Age : 57
Location : Hogansburg, Ny 13655
| | Subject: Re: Tail Light Restoration? Fri Jun 15, 2018 4:34 am | |
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81X11
Posts : 9876
Join date : 2010-06-23
Age : 50
Location : Round Rock Texas
| | Subject: Re: Tail Light Restoration? Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:48 am | |
| Just rattle-can clear spray paint? I SURE don't want to damage my light...have no spares! Ha! | |
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1993 Roady-man
Posts : 2126
Join date : 2009-05-26
Age : 57
Location : Hogansburg, Ny 13655
| | Subject: Re: Tail Light Restoration? Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:49 pm | |
| I only did rattle can once. Didn't last very long and you're in the Texas heat. | |
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Krzdimond
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Posts : 3412
Join date : 2008-11-04
Age : 57
Location : Savannah, GA
| | Subject: Re: Tail Light Restoration? Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:46 pm | |
| - 1993 Roady-man wrote:
- I only did rattle can once. Didn't last very long and you're in the Texas heat.
Well, there IS a 2k rattle can clear that is pretty good.. Single use only though | |
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1993 Roady-man
Posts : 2126
Join date : 2009-05-26
Age : 57
Location : Hogansburg, Ny 13655
| | Subject: Re: Tail Light Restoration? Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:19 am | |
| - Krzdimond wrote:
- 1993 Roady-man wrote:
- I only did rattle can once. Didn't last very long and you're in the Texas heat.
Well, there IS a 2k rattle can clear that is pretty good.. Single use only though
To be perfectly honest it was years ago so I know aerosol clears have changed since then. Yachtdriver used a Uphol clear that I thought looked pretty amazing on his rims. | |
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BigDaddyDraayom
Posts : 54
Join date : 2017-01-04
Age : 58
Location : Chipley, Florida
| | Subject: Re: Tail Light Restoration? Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:57 am | |
| - 1993 Roady-man wrote:
- Check this out. I even got the amber reverse light coloring down. I haven't cleared whole light yet but it's part of the plan.
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. Is that amber color paint? I want amber turn signals on my old truck, but they are hard to find. I want to try tinting my clear ones. (Sorry for the hi-jack.) | |
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monwell
Posts : 58
Join date : 2018-06-25
| | Subject: Re: Tail Light Restoration? Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:13 am | |
| You can just sand them and then buff them to a shine. | |
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tristanide
Posts : 10
Join date : 2018-06-25
| | Subject: Re: Tail Light Restoration? Fri Jun 29, 2018 2:33 am | |
| I buff it to shine before I got a new light cover. | |
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ollie17
Posts : 13
Join date : 2018-08-02
| | Subject: Re: Tail Light Restoration? Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:22 pm | |
| Do you have any instruction how I can remove the light cover? | |
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