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So the 1st time I used Nite Shades on my tails I followed it up with Duplicolor Crystal Clear which turned out to be crap. The clear didn't hold up at all. It was looking weathered & I wanted the tails a bit darker anyways, so after an ass load of wetsanding to get the old crap off & 4 medium coast of Nite Shades & 5 good coats of some kicks ass clear, this is what I ended up with...

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I ran out of time & I only got to wetsand the reverse lights. I'll have to get the tails later. Still looks pretty good imo, but it should look great once they're sanded & buffed.

Thanks to Tommy Compton for the heads up on the Spray Max 2K Clear Coat. That stuff is the shiot. A 2 part clear in an aerosol. Shouldn't be any issues with it holding up. I'll get some better shots when I go out later.
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Re: Tinted the tails (again)

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Re: Tinted the tails (again)

looks good man!!!! glad you liked that clear, i think it rocks.
speaking of tinted tails. i got a story.

Was pulling into Timmy Ho's(Canadian version of Dunkin Doughnuts) for coffee and the police pulled right behind me, so I opened my sun roof, not that my tints are overly dark, 35% all the way around with I think 25% on the back or something. Anyway just one over legal. My tail light are tinted too, and I haven't installed my led's yet so I was actually more worried about that. I've been driving around with my lights on so they don't look too dark.(my drl's are disabled)
Yes my car looks baller(insert wanksta jokes here), so I know I'm gonna get pulled over. I pull into a gas bar across the street right when I leave Timmy Ho's(picked up some smokes) when I come out sure enough they are waiting for me. As soon as I pull out, bam, pulled over. Officer says " I pulled you over because your tint looks pretty dark" and I respond, "it should be legal". Anyway, two more cruisers show up with lights flashing within seconds, I'm thinkin oh great the tint police are here, they have been pinching people with too dark of tints, they usually hit hard the beginning of every summer around here.
But actually the are asking me if I have drugs or weapons and if they could search my car, I say o.k.
So as they are searching my car, one of the officers recognize me from last time I got pulled over, says he's a car guy and asks me about my car.(he really likes it) I'm like "ya I guess it really draws attention". asks me if I did any more mods, says it looks different from last time, I'm like ya, got my summer rims on from last time. Says he always sees my car outside my tattoo shop.
They finnish searching and let me go.
I was all ready with my "those tails are factory" speech, but in the end I was polite, friendly, co-operative, I let them do their thing and I was on my way.
No sense in bitch'n my way into a ticket.
I can't wait to get my led's in.

I have since looked up the highway traffic act for my area and can't find any law here prohibiting tinting of the rear brake lights, only that they have to be red when lit, and so many candle power.bshouldn't be a problem with led's. Also it says around here you can have front blinker either amber or white. just tails can't be all white.
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Re: Tinted the tails (again)

^^^Good to hear they didn't site you for anything!

Here's another pic. I didn't do the side markers yet. I'm not 100% sure I want to tint them. I was thinking about doing clear markers & clear fog/DRLs w/o tint. I saw clear ones on someones black CTS the other day & I thought that looked pretty good. I can't make up my mind!

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Re: Tinted the tails (again)

Lookin Good... What Percent Is Your Tint?
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Re: Tinted the tails (again)

Thanks. My windows are 15% all the way around. I wish I would have done the rear in 5%.

Anyone know who's got a black CTS with clear DRLs & markers??? I can't remember who's car I saw it on!
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Re: Tinted the tails (again)

nickc50310 has them if i am not mistaking
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Re: Tinted the tails (again)

debadge her STAT
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Re: Tinted the tails (again)

beautiful car man, looks really great! gotta ditch those oranges though :P
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Re: Tinted the tails (again)

turned out real well, nice car
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