What did you do to your mini today?
#7626
06-29-2012, 11:00 PM
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Removed the aftermarket Altezza-styled tails and threw 'em in the dishwasher to clean them up.
Next step: Let 'em dry, then spray Red Nightshade tint inside the tail/brake and rear fog lenses to make them red again. After that, I will likely also lightly tint the whole thing to pull the plasticky-chrome look back a bit.
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I'm also considering spraying my rims with the Black Nightshade to get the transparent "smoked" thing going on over the silver. That should also serve to make brake dust a little less apparent than it is currently.... Any thoughts?
C ya,
Dutch
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What I ended up doing:
I looked at them after they were clean, and thought about it a bit, and just shot the whole outside lens and left the inner lenses alone. I have to say, I like the all-red look. I feel a *little* silly with amber bulbs in the turn signals, but I don't have clear ones to put in, and you really have to look *hard* to see that the turn signals are just a hair less red than the brake/tail and rear fogs.
Next step: Let 'em dry, then spray Red Nightshade tint inside the tail/brake and rear fog lenses to make them red again. After that, I will likely also lightly tint the whole thing to pull the plasticky-chrome look back a bit.
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I'm also considering spraying my rims with the Black Nightshade to get the transparent "smoked" thing going on over the silver. That should also serve to make brake dust a little less apparent than it is currently.... Any thoughts?
C ya,
Dutch
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What I ended up doing:
I looked at them after they were clean, and thought about it a bit, and just shot the whole outside lens and left the inner lenses alone. I have to say, I like the all-red look. I feel a *little* silly with amber bulbs in the turn signals, but I don't have clear ones to put in, and you really have to look *hard* to see that the turn signals are just a hair less red than the brake/tail and rear fogs.
We used it on the giant chrome grille of a Ford Fusion, and it came out hunters green!
Just a heads up... I have seen it turn purple, green, blue, and black, who knows what can you might get.
#7629
06-29-2012, 11:18 PM
Has anyone tried the smoke plastidip? It sounds like an interesting option for a project like this.
#7630
06-29-2012, 11:19 PM
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Thanks for the offer!
C ya,
Dutch
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06-30-2012, 09:08 AM
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06-30-2012, 09:17 AM
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06-30-2012, 04:57 PM
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06-30-2012, 06:48 PM
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06-30-2012, 07:07 PM
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It is really easy. I picked up a can of VHT Nightshades black tint from Advanced Auto. I prepped the markers by wiping them down with alcohol. I then took some blue painters tape and masked off the area around the markers. I sprayed light coats until I got the shade I wanted.
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07-02-2012, 06:02 PM
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07-02-2012, 08:36 PM
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#7650
07-02-2012, 09:25 PM
http://new.minimania.com/web/Item/G2.../InvDetail.cfm
It's an awesome setup!! I use it all the time, but I've only thought to use it on the back once... You will love that Go Pro!!