Originally posted by carpoid
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No big secret ! To get them to flash orange i ended up pin striping the indicator lenses like this
I used Red lens and bulb dye spray paint by a company called 'specialty'.
I didn't want to use this stuff cos it comes out of the can terribly, i found it helped to keep shaking it every 5 seconds but it still squirts out rather than spraying. The best stuff is made by Savage or Foiltech, but i can't find it anywhere in Australia, i ordered some from the UK but customs binned it as you need a liscense to import paint.
I experimented on one of them and found if you build up the layers (about 4-5 coats) you can sand it back with 1200 wet and dry until its flat again. The mistake i made last time i done it was not clear coating them, they faded back to orange in a year or so. This time i used an Enamel based clear coat on them, about 3-4 thin coats, then cut them back with 1500 wet and dry then T-Cut, then Polish.
I used Red lens and bulb dye spray paint by a company called 'specialty'.
I didn't want to use this stuff cos it comes out of the can terribly, i found it helped to keep shaking it every 5 seconds but it still squirts out rather than spraying. The best stuff is made by Savage or Foiltech, but i can't find it anywhere in Australia, i ordered some from the UK but customs binned it as you need a liscense to import paint.
I experimented on one of them and found if you build up the layers (about 4-5 coats) you can sand it back with 1200 wet and dry until its flat again. The mistake i made last time i done it was not clear coating them, they faded back to orange in a year or so. This time i used an Enamel based clear coat on them, about 3-4 thin coats, then cut them back with 1500 wet and dry then T-Cut, then Polish.
what it the product used?
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