tail lights

[nismo man]

hey guy just a siimple question how do you. your own tail light.
why you ask because i want t learn other ways of doing it.
also what kind of paint you use.

[nismo man]

how do you paint your tail lights

[Hiroboy]

I paint the red and orange from the inside with a couple of coats of Tamiya Enamels then when dry cover the back/inside with Bare Metal Foil or paint over with silver X11 enamel.

[chaos]

[nismo man]

i also do it that way.

[egon_dude]

yeah thats what i do too. On headlights it looks cool if you paint the back with tamiya x19 smoke then paint them silver, same if u wanna do tuned cars with blacked out/shaded tailights.

[rx7king]

hmm ive never tried it like that, ill have to give it a shot

[Lambo003]

I use several brands of fine point permanent type markers (like Sharpie) in red, yellow and orange.

No paint build up and if you make a mistake you can remove the ink with rubbing alcohol.

[hirofkd]

I use Tamiya or Gunze clear red on either outside, inside or both sides, depending on how deep the red I want. Also, I apply chrome foil on the back side of the clear part, or on the bracket on the body part, again depending on how I want the result be. Also, I use clear smoke on the outside for tinted look. And I paint the bracket gunmetal instead of silver for a really dark tail light, for example early FD3S.

[Vric]

the best way: clear orange and clear red, then a it of bare metal.. give you a really good look