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Well as the title says, I re-did them. When I first did them back in the fall I did a pretty crappy job on them, I was in a hurry and they didnt turn out good up close (had runs and uneven spots) and they were pretty damn dark. They looked wicked at night, on an overcast day or when the lights werent on but when the sun shined on them you couldnt see my brake lights. So I got rid of the vht off of the tails but left the 3rd brake light.
I had been wanting to redo them and take my time, so today was a perfect day too do that! Used 3 lighter coats of vht and 5 coats of clear. I wet sanded with 2000 grit prior to vhting. after clearing I was tempted to wet sand again but decided to try using the meguires compound I bought specifically for this, it did nothing to make them shine more and actually started making them cloudy the more I rubbed it in, I think they wouild have been a disaster if I had wet sanded again. But anyways they are pretty shiny and look alot better than the first time, they arent quite as dark
If I still find them too dark in the sun or a cop says anything I am just going to buy LED brake light and turn signal bulbs that are alot brighter than stock and put those in, problem solved. Sorry for the long speal, I have a hard time fitting everything I want to say into only a few lines LOL
I had been wanting to redo them and take my time, so today was a perfect day too do that! Used 3 lighter coats of vht and 5 coats of clear. I wet sanded with 2000 grit prior to vhting. after clearing I was tempted to wet sand again but decided to try using the meguires compound I bought specifically for this, it did nothing to make them shine more and actually started making them cloudy the more I rubbed it in, I think they wouild have been a disaster if I had wet sanded again. But anyways they are pretty shiny and look alot better than the first time, they arent quite as dark




If I still find them too dark in the sun or a cop says anything I am just going to buy LED brake light and turn signal bulbs that are alot brighter than stock and put those in, problem solved. Sorry for the long speal, I have a hard time fitting everything I want to say into only a few lines LOL