erikiksaz1

After about 4-5 coats of the stained glass stuff, this is the resulting color. WTF?! I thought it'd turn out darker after that many layers. Should i have used the orange stained glass paint with some red stained glass paint?

I think i'll try painting the bumper lights one more time when they fully cure.

--I forgot to add, this was a little experiment. Me being uber poor, i figgur i'd spray the orange part of the corners, hoping to darken them. If they work, then it would save me from buying the jdm clears or ebay ambers

koto SM2

looks good to me, maybe it's just the pics though. I'm curious to see what the amber bumper lenses look like installed!

Smokinsax

dosent look all that bad...

RIOredKIRKLANDcrx

just be patiant (sp).....i DIY ambered my bumper lights and i really like it....next is the corner lights

bucketheadCRX

looks pretty good..if anyone needs a set of 90-91 crx stanley corners email me..they are in perfect condition and for sale(in case you want to practice painting on another set instead of risking the ones in your car)

SETI20

Don't forget the clearcoat....
If you do they'll be flat yellow within a year.

b16_madman

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If you do they'll be flat yellow within a year.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeh mine did, oh well i also kicked one and it broke (car pissed me off)

Yeah I used red and yellow when I did mine, b/c I couldn't find orange.

CyniKal.Mindset

here are mine I used Crown brand stained glass paint from wal-mart cuz the krylon was sold out everywhere came out as good I could have expected

SPORT INJECTION

need more coats y0....

Bling

dr_latino999

They look good

nitekidsef9

i just painted my bumper and corner lites too

i add a little something different tho..........you;ll have to wait and see:D

love the lites guys

ShAAdiiiNG

looks good , cant seem to find krylon stained glass in kali? anyone know where i can get some?

CyniKal.Mindset

try wal-mart for crown stained glass paint

erikiksaz1

I clear coated the corners, and after everything's 100% dry, it might appear to be darker, i'm not sure though.

As for the bumpers, one more spray today and i call it quits. Five coats should be enough cus i'm running out of spray paint

SPORT INJECTION

michaels craft store by the stain glass **** (not by spray paint)

when I did mine... both cans I used got fucked up ( wouldnt spray right) arghhhh

riceburners1

you gotta paint the outsides of the bumper lights...otherwise the inside gets too hott..and it just melts down to the bottom.....

erikiksaz1

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REally, wow, haven't heard of that before. It's alright, i think in the future i'll buy some cheapo ebay ones and do those right, with a slight mix of red to really darken it up. But that's weird, blinking lights could melt the paint?

CyniKal.Mindset

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I did inside and out on the bumper lenses...so rock chips wouldnt be as noticable not to mention I did them in 1 heavy coat opposed to many light coats

lunchboxEF91

I used TAMIYA clear orange from HOBBY PEOPLE.

riceburners1

yeah mine melted....might wanna get another set of the bumper lenses to do...bc theyre gonna start to melt soon...its summer now too...oh..and i used tamiya clear orange the first time too...thats the stuff that melted....the krylon stained glass spray paint works best on the outside overall.....good luck!

erikiksaz1

Okay, after 2 more coats (over 6 coats total) on the bumper lens, this is the result:



And the corner after the clear coat dried (after 5 coats):



For the most part, the bumper lights came out just as i had hoped. The only problem is that they're 14 years old, so they have a few minor knicks here and there, with a slight crack on one of em. All minor things can be clay bar'ed out and polished though.

krylon stained glass, A WHOLE BOTTLE

bucketheadCRX

your painted ones look better than the ones i bought(tiawan specials!! ) i may need to hit em with a few coats to darken them up.

alexdog69

has anyone ever found 90-91 style amber lenses anywhere ?

is painting the only option ?

does anyone have amber corners with painted bumper lights that match well? which paint(s) did you use?

Hoosier Daddy

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has anyone ever found 90-91 style amber lenses anywhere ?

is painting the only option ?

does anyone have amber corners with painted bumper lights that match well? which paint(s) did you use?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'd also like to know. Can't find amber bumper lights anywhere!

Garrett

Bling bling JDM wannabe Vision style