Tinted my tails!

Donnie · **Posted:** Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:26 pm

Came out real good. They still have a little orange peel but I'm waiting for them to fully cure to sand it out.

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By the way, lift/rims/tires should be ordered by this weekend!

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:06 pm

cool looks good!! not too dark, just right

renegadekj · **Posted:** Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:24 pm

I like them! Good job. That's one clean jeep WOW :shock:

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:43 pm

Looks good Donnie, I did mine over 2 1/2 years ago and still looks good.

gone_jeepin · **Posted:** Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:00 pm

Did you do the "candy technique" except with darker paint??

Donnie · **Posted:** Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:10 pm

gone_jeepin wrote:

Did you do the "candy technique" except with darker paint??

Exactly, just used translucent black paint instead of candy red.

hyedipin · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 10:20 am **Posts:** 1667

I know you like the orange indicators, but I'd really like it if they were all red except the reverse lights.
How long did it take you? I thought 24 hrs dry time was kinda long, and what grit did you use?

Donnie · **Posted:** Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:34 pm

hyedipin wrote:

I know you like the orange indicators, but I'd really like it if they were all red except the reverse lights.
How long did it take you? I thought 24 hrs dry time was kinda long, and what grit did you use?

It took about three days, drying is key. Believe me, if you rush it will look horrible, it takes about a week for the paint to fully cure. I baked them in the oven to help the process after I was finished. I used 600 grit to wetsand them before I painted.

Donnie · **Posted:** Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:47 pm

For appearance, I'd also reccomend taking off the lisence plate box. It looks much cleaner, I've did this on both of my vehicles and never was hassled by the cops over 4 years.

hyedipin · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 10:20 am **Posts:** 1667

Donnie wrote:

hyedipin wrote:

I know you like the orange indicators, but I'd really like it if they were all red except the reverse lights.
How long did it take you? I thought 24 hrs dry time was kinda long, and what grit did you use?

It took about three days, drying is key. Believe me, if you rush it will look horrible, it takes about a week for the paint to fully cure. I baked them in the oven to help the process after I was finished. I used 600 grit to wetsand them before I painted.

I see, thanks.

chetos · **Posted:** Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:00 pm

Nice job!! If it were me...I'd either get a safari rack and throw the spare up there or put it back on the swing. To me a KJ isn't a KJ unless you can see the spare.

Donnie · **Posted:** Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:23 pm

chetos wrote:

Nice job!! If it were me...I'd either get a safari rack and throw the spare up there or put it back on the swing. To me a KJ isn't a KJ unless you can see the spare.

Guess it won't be a KJ then

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