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Old Apr 3, 2009
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a unusual nightshade question

So yeah I nightshaded my tails...and got a little out of hand on the darkness....brand new set of tails at that
Im wanting to know
Can I just shade my clear off...then shade some of the night shade off to make them not as dark
I do I have to strip all the nightshade off and do the whole process over...
I bought 2 cans of nightshade just in case lol

They show up fine at night..but im worried about people seeing my brake lights and signal during the day.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009
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have you tried acetone or paint thinner or paint removal?
 
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Not yet....I dont want to strip em if I can just sand the light down some and not have to totally redo the tint process
 
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it might look like crap don't really know tho. try it you can always remove it
 
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DON"T PUT STRIPPER ON YOUR LIGHTS! It will melt and crack the plastic.
Use high grit sand paper, like 1000 and sand it off. then redo it.
 
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Laquer thinner will work to remove the tint. DO NOT USE ACETONE! You WILL ruin those tails if you do.
 
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sorry for suggesting that i didn't know it would mess them up.
 
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Acetone is acid based. It will destroy your plastic. If you wanna see what i mean, go get some acetone and use it on some random plastic pieces, let it set. Even for a lil bit... You'll see what I mean.

It's all good man. Live and learn. That's what this forum is here for! Hopefully to fix mistakes and prevent them ya kno? lol
 
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haha i know now
 
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Yeah, make sure you use nothing but lacquer thinner, and rinse them off.
 
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