Black Sand Pearl Tinted Tail Lights

[Mr Smack Attack]

as long as you don't mix too much black in the clear you should not have a problem. you mix less and spray till you get the desired tint.....

if you do a bsp color get a three stage the pearl would be a clear tint with all the metallic in it

mix the clear and black
spray
get the pearl
spray
get the clear
spray

bsp-ed tail light is what youll have

i did this with mine i screwed up and used a premixed paint (lacquer) and that affected the out come, but i will be using car paint next and it will be BSP

when i did mine in my camaro.. i wet sand the whole tail light 1st before even doing any paint.. so that it would looked smooth... IMO you should wet sand then prep for paint...

 

[bigdreams]

yeah, us B'ham guys got together. X'ED's tails look awesome. his whole truck looks great. you can always come down here to Alabama and see them in person. lol. i know. that's quite a drive. but it'd be fun

 

[Kailua-X-Runner]

solid tails

Not bsp color match, but pretty damn close. Here are some pics of my tinted tails.

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Light shines through OK during the day. At night there is no problem, also added led bed bar for extra light.

solid tails (denzel)... i wanna do mine too, but im no like n e moa trouble from da cops... being from hawaii and now in cali... cops always looking for give out tickets like its halloween...

 

[yayxrunner707]

i've read many times that film tint on tail lights just isn't durable. and i have a can of vht night shades at my house now. but after looking at numerous pictures, i like the looks of professional body shop tinted tail lights much better. they look more factory. night shades "dulls" the headlights even when clear coated. and automotive paint mixed with clear will allow more light to pass through than night shades (so i've read). however everyone who has them professionally sprayed uses plain black paint mixed with clear. i'm wondering how black sand pearl mixed with clear will look.

trust me use the vht and a heavy coat of krylon fusion clear coat and they look awsome and shiny.

 

[SE_XRUNNER]

has anyone used the precut film to tint tails and head lights? if so could you explain how you did that.... sorry dont mean to thread jack

 

[SE_XRUNNER]

anybody? i need a little help.

 

[Venomous_X]

Sorry bud, I havent used any precut tints on any of my vehicles :frown: heres a bump though!

 

[NHXRUNNER]

Caveat: This is only if you have not already tinted them (this is a very old thread)

I have no idea about the film but if you have a shop do it have them use transparent base (the stuff they use to mix a pearl) I don't have any flake in mine but I don't see how it would change the mix much. Mix your transparent base with black (or BSP it's a premix you can buy off the shelf) such that there is 5% or less black. Mine are pretty dark, I taped off the brake and turn signal, 2 coats black mix, un-masked, 2 more coats black mix, then 3 coats clear :top:

Unfortunately this is the only pic I have available while I'm at work

If you have any questions feel free to PM me :top:

EDIT: Couple more pics

 

[xr_sky1ine3]

to the OP did you ever do this mod? heres what mine came out to be like..http://www.xr-underground.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=36217
can see the bsp flakes in the sun. looks great!

 

[Kailua-X-Runner]

Denzel... is your tails tint or spray? i think they look solid...

Not bsp color match, but pretty damn close. Here are some pics of my tinted tails.

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Light shines through OK during the day. At night there is no problem, also added led bed bar for extra light.

 

[mixplate_xr]

Not bsp color match, but pretty damn close. Here are some pics of my tinted tails.

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Light shines through OK during the day. At night there is no problem, also added led bed bar for extra light.

hella nice man

 

[Sykotic336]

damn bro thats really dark lol mines are like that but i left the reverse light part open imo i thought it looked better i like the pearl sand in them too also diggin the murdered look

 

[X_Less]

Here's a set I wet sanded afew days after they were sprayed on... (Alexxwing sprayed the tint, I did the wet sanding [The truck belonged to someone who was a "friend" of ours])

It's for sale BTW if anyone is looking to buy a 09.

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&csDlId=&csDgId=&listingId=39973340&listingRecNum=5&criteria=prMx%3D45000%26sf1Dir%3DDESC%26prMn%3D0%26mkId%3D20088%26stkTyp%3DU%26mdId%3D22250%26rd%3D500%26crSrtFlds%3DstkTypId-feedSegId-mkId-mdId-pseudoPrice-trId%26zc%3D95391%26rn%3D0%26PMmt%3D1-1-1%26stkTypId%3D28881%26sf2Dir%3DASC%26sf1Nm%3Dprice%26sf2Nm%3Dmiles%26trId%3D25706%26rpp%3D50%26feedSegId%3D28705&aff=cj

 

[xr_sky1ine3]

thats the color i want mine! not to dark, but still tinted

 

[X_Less]

We were quite pleased with the outcome, It was noticeably smoked but the lights lit up like it was stock.

 

[Kailua-X-Runner]

looks hella clean

 

[TitanRattler813]

i've read many times that film tint on tail lights just isn't durable. and i have a can of vht night shades at my house now. but after looking at numerous pictures, i like the looks of professional body shop tinted tail lights much better. they look more factory. night shades "dulls" the headlights even when clear coated. and automotive paint mixed with clear will allow more light to pass through than night shades (so i've read). however everyone who has them professionally sprayed uses plain black paint mixed with clear. i'm wondering how black sand pearl mixed with clear will look.

window film isn't durable b/c it's made for the inside of cars. If you get the right film made for light protection it is as durable as clear bra film. There are companies that sell smoked film for headlights/tails