Red vinyl on coupe tails ???

blkonblkcpe · 04-05-06, 10:18 AM

I've got my vinyl but so many other irons in the fire right now! I want to ask those of you who have done this to your coupe.

I plan on completely covering my tailights and cuting out the reverse part. What I'm questioning is on the very top and sides the amber part sort of wraps around the edgas of the lense. How do you get the vinyl wrapped around the corners there? Is it easy, sort of a biatch, real hard or what?

Thanks, John

MLC · 04-05-06, 11:22 AM

it's a bitch, I tried with Legendary93 vinyl and failed. A couple wrinkles here and there may good enough for some people but it just doesn't cut it for me.

Mikey851 · 04-05-06, 11:41 AM

If you're pretty good with masking tape and spray painting try this stuff for a perfect result. It's already got the color and clear coat in one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RED-JDM-LENS-SPRAY-PAINT-4-HEADLIGHT-TAIL-LIGHT-CORNER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33716QQitemZ8052 639962QQrdZ1

Here is how my coupe tails turned out.

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Shaar · 04-05-06, 12:35 PM

wow mikey! I might have to pick some of that up! The red tint spray i've used before got the worst finish ever on my taillights, i had to throw them away! I'm using taillight tape right now (vinyl) and its wrinkled around the edges and coming up after so many times i've washed my car. Its harder on coupe tails because of that curve all the way around the amber part...

Looks like that lens paint on ebay might be the trick to perfect tails.

Mikey851 · 04-05-06, 12:50 PM

Hey Shaar, just so nobody gets the wrong product, this is the exact brand of spray I got. All of the writing on the can is Japanese, but it's basically the same procedure.

Here's the link; since you said you've had a spray that didn't work before maybe some are better than others, anyways this is the one I got the results with:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Taillight-Conversion-Spray-Red-Tint-Tail-Lights-JDM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42612QQitemZ8053178 489QQrdZ1#ebayphotohosting

Shaar · 04-05-06, 12:53 PM

Awesome. I used the stuff you get at hobby shops. The transparent candy red paint. Comes in a tiny can and as of now, highly NOT recommended.

Man, $30 for that little can! Do you have any left over i can buy from you?

Mikey851 · 04-05-06, 01:16 PM

That can is actually about the size of a 20 oz coke bottle and would do at least 2 sets of tails (5-6 coats a piece). I have a little left over but I'm probably going to save it for future touch ups. I dunno, lemme see how much I have left when I get home tonite.

blkonblkcpe · 04-05-06, 05:38 PM

Ok, heres what I'm going to try. I'm gonna get some bright red model car paint in a bottle and I'm going to brush it on the outside of the lenses to cover that fricken amber up. Then I'm going to lay the red transparent vinyl I bought during the group buy over the entire tailight and cut it with an exacto knife.

Shaar · 04-05-06, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blkonblkcpe

Ok, heres what I'm going to try. I'm gonna get some bright red model car paint in a bottle and I'm going to brush it on the outside of the lenses to cover that fricken amber up. Then I'm going to lay the red transparent vinyl I bought during the group buy over the entire tailight and cut it with an exacto knife.

Bad idea. Don't use the model paint. That's what f's up your lenses badly. i had to throw my tail lights away. It was irreversable.

ssilk · 04-05-06, 06:04 PM

Mine was a pain in the ass too around the top edges. I plan to get the sedan pieces and doing the whole light. This time I want to try the blowdrier and get the edges to lay down flat.

blkonblkcpe · 04-05-06, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaar

Bad idea. Don't use the model paint. That's what f's up your lenses badly. i had to throw my tail lights away. It was irreversable.

Ok, anyone know what I could use to paint just the outside edges where it's amber and the vinyl can't bend over?

SEE pic:

Shaar · 04-05-06, 06:31 PM

dunno, you'll notice the line of the vinyl and it may start to peel up after washes. i dont like the vinyl idea anymore the more i think about it and how ugly it looks on my tails up close.

BCKA8 · 04-05-06, 06:35 PM

Has anybody smoked-out their taillights? I'm thinking of doing that to my coupe. anybody have pics?

Alperovich · 04-05-06, 07:17 PM

i was thinking about doing that as well.

4cruizn · 04-05-06, 07:50 PM

I can take some pictures of my tails close-up. The vinyl was heated with a heat gun and there are no wrinkes present. Can't speak for the longevity or durability of the vinyl yet because it's only been on there a few days. I'm pretty OCD about my Legend, so the day I see that the vinyl shows signs of discoloration, peeling, or wear, it's getting taken off. For $10, I won't be out much. Definitely cheaper than ruining a set of tails by trying to paint them...

04-05-06, 10:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
blkonblkcpe RALPHS HANDS ARE CLEAN! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 10,034 Car 1: 91 LS Black window trim EDM/Hids Remus 2 1/2 cat back Headers stage 3 ecu Car 2: ,Red tails, Type 2 Car 3: 6 speed, EDM spoiler iTrader: (35)	Red vinyl on coupe tails ??? I've got my vinyl but so many other irons in the fire right now! I want to ask those of you who have done this to your coupe. I plan on completely covering my tailights and cuting out the reverse part. What I'm questioning is on the very top and sides the amber part sort of wraps around the edgas of the lense. How do you get the vinyl wrapped around the corners there? Is it easy, sort of a biatch, real hard or what? Thanks, John __________________ DEMOCRACY IS TWO WOLVES AND A LAMB VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCH. LIBERTY IS A WELL ARMED LAMB CONTESTING THE VOTE.

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MLC LEGENDARY MEMBER Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: MA Posts: 1,760 Car 1: 94 BLK/BLK COUPE Car 2: 97 Altima GXE 5spd iTrader: (0)	it's a bitch, I tried with Legendary93 vinyl and failed. A couple wrinkles here and there may good enough for some people but it just doesn't cut it for me. __________________ JDM KA8 Headlights~McCulloch 5300k HID~Fiberglass Eyelids by PJ~JDM KA8 Door Sills~K&N Intake w/OEM CAB~Lightweight Pullies~Bayou Stage II Chip~Stromung B Pipe~Magnaflow Cat~Remus Spec Exhaust~Koni Kontrols~CL-S Type/Ventus 215/50/17~SS Brake Lines~Brembo/Bradi Rotors~DC Tie Bar~KMS Strut Bar~Addco Rear Sway Bar~S2000 Antenna~Shaved Trunk~Optima Redtop

04-05-06, 11:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mikey851 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 2,715 Car 1: 1992 Acura Legend LS Coupe iTrader: (0)	If you're pretty good with masking tape and spray painting try this stuff for a perfect result. It's already got the color and clear coat in one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RED-JDM-LENS-SPRAY-PAINT-4-HEADLIGHT-TAIL-LIGHT-CORNER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33716QQitemZ8052 639962QQrdZ1 Here is how my coupe tails turned out. [IMG][/IMG] __________________ http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Picture076.jpg

04-05-06, 12:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Shaar Proud FORMER Legend Owner Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 3,590 Car 1: 97 Accord Wagon (SiR) Car 2: 92 Lexus SC400 iTrader: (18)	wow mikey! I might have to pick some of that up! The red tint spray i've used before got the worst finish ever on my taillights, i had to throw them away! I'm using taillight tape right now (vinyl) and its wrinkled around the edges and coming up after so many times i've washed my car. Its harder on coupe tails because of that curve all the way around the amber part... Looks like that lens paint on ebay might be the trick to perfect tails. __________________

04-05-06, 12:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mikey851 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 2,715 Car 1: 1992 Acura Legend LS Coupe iTrader: (0)	Hey Shaar, just so nobody gets the wrong product, this is the exact brand of spray I got. All of the writing on the can is Japanese, but it's basically the same procedure. Here's the link; since you said you've had a spray that didn't work before maybe some are better than others, anyways this is the one I got the results with: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Taillight-Conversion-Spray-Red-Tint-Tail-Lights-JDM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42612QQitemZ8053178 489QQrdZ1#ebayphotohosting __________________ http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Picture076.jpg

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04-05-06, 12:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Shaar Proud FORMER Legend Owner Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 3,590 Car 1: 97 Accord Wagon (SiR) Car 2: 92 Lexus SC400 iTrader: (18)	Awesome. I used the stuff you get at hobby shops. The transparent candy red paint. Comes in a tiny can and as of now, highly NOT recommended. Man, $30 for that little can! Do you have any left over i can buy from you? __________________

04-05-06, 01:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mikey851 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 2,715 Car 1: 1992 Acura Legend LS Coupe iTrader: (0)	That can is actually about the size of a 20 oz coke bottle and would do at least 2 sets of tails (5-6 coats a piece). I have a little left over but I'm probably going to save it for future touch ups. I dunno, lemme see how much I have left when I get home tonite. __________________ http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Picture076.jpg

04-05-06, 05:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
blkonblkcpe RALPHS HANDS ARE CLEAN! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 10,034 Car 1: 91 LS Black window trim EDM/Hids Remus 2 1/2 cat back Headers stage 3 ecu Car 2: ,Red tails, Type 2 Car 3: 6 speed, EDM spoiler iTrader: (35)	Ok, heres what I'm going to try. I'm gonna get some bright red model car paint in a bottle and I'm going to brush it on the outside of the lenses to cover that fricken amber up. Then I'm going to lay the red transparent vinyl I bought during the group buy over the entire tailight and cut it with an exacto knife. __________________ DEMOCRACY IS TWO WOLVES AND A LAMB VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCH. LIBERTY IS A WELL ARMED LAMB CONTESTING THE VOTE.

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ssilk Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: coos bay OR Posts: 2,218 Car 1: 93 acura legend coupe, custom gauge lighting, all red tails, clear bumpers and corners, intake, Car 2: Gunmetal Paint Car 3: Bumps,Xeon interiors iTrader: (0)	Mine was a pain in the ass too around the top edges. I plan to get the sedan pieces and doing the whole light. This time I want to try the blowdrier and get the edges to lay down flat. __________________ Washington Meet pix.....good times! http://acura-legend.com/vbulletin/sh...ad.php?t=86997

04-05-06, 06:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
Shaar Proud FORMER Legend Owner Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 3,590 Car 1: 97 Accord Wagon (SiR) Car 2: 92 Lexus SC400 iTrader: (18)	dunno, you'll notice the line of the vinyl and it may start to peel up after washes. i dont like the vinyl idea anymore the more i think about it and how ugly it looks on my tails up close. __________________

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BCKA8 Frequent Flyer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 185 Car 1: 1994, LS Coupe, 6 speed ,Type II Car 2: 1964 Impala SS iTrader: (0)	Has anybody smoked-out their taillights? I'm thinking of doing that to my coupe. anybody have pics?

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4cruizn Road Trip King Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,585 Car 1: 1994 LS coupe 6-spd Car 2: 1994 GS sedan 6-spd iTrader: (16)	I can take some pictures of my tails close-up. The vinyl was heated with a heat gun and there are no wrinkes present. Can't speak for the longevity or durability of the vinyl yet because it's only been on there a few days. I'm pretty OCD about my Legend, so the day I see that the vinyl shows signs of discoloration, peeling, or wear, it's getting taken off. For $10, I won't be out much. Definitely cheaper than ruining a set of tails by trying to paint them... __________________ Facebook Me

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