DIY amber/orange corner lights. (56kILLA)
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DIY amber/orange corner lights. (56kILLA)
just thought id share my experience with tamiya orange clear, and smoke model paint, as the krylon stained glass paint is discontinued to my knowledge.
i bought the black housing signals and corners, and wanted to make them a dark, dark orange, like vision smoked corners but darker.
ok so heres how mine went.
started with an extra clearcorner to test out some coats.
oooOOOooohh, jdm paint y0!!
1 coat
3 coats and one of smoke
seeing how the colour was turning out, i realized that it would take numerous coats to attain the deep orange look im going for and decided to save some paint, so i stopped and, started on the new black housing corners i had, and was going to use.
so after numerous coats of orange, and 2 coats of smoke afterward, this is what i ended up with. you can see the test models i used above. (i will be putting on another coat or two of smoke to make them even darker)
better light
i am very pleased with how they turned out.
but after putting them on my car, i now want them darker, but they still look okay.
so i sprayed some more smoke, and now im happy, this is exactly how i wanted them to turn out.
before:
after:
Modified by juice91si at 7:33 PM 2/9/2006
i bought the black housing signals and corners, and wanted to make them a dark, dark orange, like vision smoked corners but darker.
ok so heres how mine went.
started with an extra clearcorner to test out some coats.
oooOOOooohh, jdm paint y0!!
1 coat
3 coats and one of smoke
seeing how the colour was turning out, i realized that it would take numerous coats to attain the deep orange look im going for and decided to save some paint, so i stopped and, started on the new black housing corners i had, and was going to use.
so after numerous coats of orange, and 2 coats of smoke afterward, this is what i ended up with. you can see the test models i used above. (i will be putting on another coat or two of smoke to make them even darker)
better light
i am very pleased with how they turned out.
but after putting them on my car, i now want them darker, but they still look okay.
so i sprayed some more smoke, and now im happy, this is exactly how i wanted them to turn out.
before:
after:
Modified by juice91si at 7:33 PM 2/9/2006
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Re: (TapOrSnap)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TapOrSnap »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">awesome job. how would we get our hands on some of that Tamiya brand Clear Orange?</TD></TR></TABLE>
for a dealer near you:
https://www.tamiyausa.com/dealers/index.php
and in canada, contact your local hobby shop, i had to scour around the net to find someone who had it in stock
http://www.borgfeldt.ca/
http://www.tamiya.ca/
i ended up buying it from here:
http://www.modelland.com/
for a dealer near you:
https://www.tamiyausa.com/dealers/index.php
and in canada, contact your local hobby shop, i had to scour around the net to find someone who had it in stock
http://www.borgfeldt.ca/
http://www.tamiya.ca/
i ended up buying it from here:
http://www.modelland.com/
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Re: (Stupid EF)
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im lazy, and its cold out, but when i do put the headlights back in, a picture will be taken asap.
im lazy, and its cold out, but when i do put the headlights back in, a picture will be taken asap.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ilovemyef9 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is it just me or does anyone else notice that those corners are for 90 91 and the bumper is for 88 89?</TD></TR></TABLE>
correctamundo my friend, i like the 88-89 bumper better, so i used it on my 91 civic si
correctamundo my friend, i like the 88-89 bumper better, so i used it on my 91 civic si
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x2 xD
x2 xD
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The only thing I hate about this way of doing it is that one: you risk the possibility of chipping, 2: spray cans suck, and 3: you get a funky texture. I am going to bake mine and pull them apart and have my buddy use is airbrush to put the paint on. Will have photos up sometime in the near future.
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all valid points. i intend on spraying clearcoat on them , and wetsanding a bit to alleviate said problems.
all valid points. i intend on spraying clearcoat on them , and wetsanding a bit to alleviate said problems.
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all valid points. i intend on spraying clearcoat on them , and wetsanding a bit to alleviate said problems. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Get krylone clear gloss finish, it is UV resistant and will help resist fading
all valid points. i intend on spraying clearcoat on them , and wetsanding a bit to alleviate said problems. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Get krylone clear gloss finish, it is UV resistant and will help resist fading
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LoL. Peewee, you didnt just take down my address to molest me did you ?
LoL. Peewee, you didnt just take down my address to molest me did you ?
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not to thread jack but i know the stained glass is still available at michaels craft stores, i just got a can like 2 months ago..
nice diy though! i did my sedans too
nice diy though! i did my sedans too
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ok, so i finished putting the headlights in, and it was night time, so the lighting sucked, the camera sucks, so whattya know, the pictures suck too. ill get some if i have time tmw.
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Re: DIY amber/orange corner lights. (Stupid EF)
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dude that looks awsome! i like how they almost match the black on your crex but yet you can still see the amber. good job & excellent diy