DIY Ruby Red Tails
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DIY Ruby Red Tails
Things you'll need:
Masking tape
Krylon Stained Glass red (very hard to find in local stores)
Something to clean the lights with
Chrome altezza tail lights
First thing's first. Take your tails and remove and dirt or grease so the paint will stick. Then, tape off anything you don't want to be painted (I chose to keep my turn signal and reverse bulbs clear). After that, clean off the lens again real quick (you may have gotten some finger prints on it while masking it off). Now, you should have something like this:
Now, take your paint and spray top to bottom, then side to side, making sure to get a good coat of paint all around. Should resemble this:
With the first coat on, you can already see the difference. If you're happy with the coverage and the color, let this dry overnight. If you want a deeper red, apply a second coat. The second coat will look hazy when you first spray it on, but will clean up after about 30 minutes. Assuming you did a second coat, you should have something like this. It looks noticeably deeper, much more like a true ruby red.
After you've let them dry at least 12 hours (overnight is best), you can go ahead and swap them on and take a look at your handy work!
Modified by InvaderTrax at 1:24 AM 5/25/2006
Masking tape
Krylon Stained Glass red (very hard to find in local stores)
Something to clean the lights with
Chrome altezza tail lights
First thing's first. Take your tails and remove and dirt or grease so the paint will stick. Then, tape off anything you don't want to be painted (I chose to keep my turn signal and reverse bulbs clear). After that, clean off the lens again real quick (you may have gotten some finger prints on it while masking it off). Now, you should have something like this:
Now, take your paint and spray top to bottom, then side to side, making sure to get a good coat of paint all around. Should resemble this:
With the first coat on, you can already see the difference. If you're happy with the coverage and the color, let this dry overnight. If you want a deeper red, apply a second coat. The second coat will look hazy when you first spray it on, but will clean up after about 30 minutes. Assuming you did a second coat, you should have something like this. It looks noticeably deeper, much more like a true ruby red.
After you've let them dry at least 12 hours (overnight is best), you can go ahead and swap them on and take a look at your handy work!
Modified by InvaderTrax at 1:24 AM 5/25/2006
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Re: DIY Ruby Red Tails (aallbbeerrtttttt)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thinks you'll need:
Chrome altezza tail lights</TD></TR></TABLE>
prelude type r!!! 1!!!!! !! omg
Chrome altezza tail lights</TD></TR></TABLE>
prelude type r!!! 1!!!!! !! omg
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Re: DIY Ruby Red Tails (TRE_)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TRE_ »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
prelude type r!!! 1!!!!! !! omg</TD></TR></TABLE>
prelude type r!!! 1!!!!! !! omg</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: DIY Ruby Red Tails (TRE_)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TRE_ »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
prelude type r!!! 1!!!!! !! omg</TD></TR></TABLE>
prelude type r!!! 1!!!!! !! omg</TD></TR></TABLE>
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jdm, hahaa look good 
Re: DIY Ruby Red Tails (Thurman_Merman)
ive done this to my ef sedan brake light to make them all red back in 99.but i used tamiya cansy apple red color and clearcoat.thats from the rc hobby store $3.99 a can and all you need is 1 can.
Modified by IT'S ME DAVID at 11:29 PM 5/24/2006
Modified by IT'S ME DAVID at 11:29 PM 5/24/2006
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Re: DIY Ruby Red Tails (aallbbeerrtttttt)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by aallbbeerrtttttt »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn....400 bucks for jdm tamiya paint..must be sick....=P</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: (rufridn)
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Re: DIY Ruby Red Tails (Last For One)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Last For One »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">some reason it looks like CanadaDM version light..lol</TD></TR></TABLE>
ahhh, I was wondering why it looked very.. stock to me.
ahhh, I was wondering why it looked very.. stock to me.
Re: DIY Ruby Red Tails (WERD up)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WERD up »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'm doing this right now!</TD></TR></TABLE>lol..
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Re: DIY Ruby Red Tails (C Neighoff)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by C Neighoff »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">not a fan of clear taillights, but looks good with the red paint </TD></TR></TABLE>
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