04-24-2020, 05:25 AM | #1 |
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Easy way to tint headlights with plastidip.
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Because of the quarentaine over here, I've got plenty of free time now. So I decided to tint my headlights. I used to try to tint it with tinting film but with no succes (I kept tearing the film lol). For the amateur DIY'er like myself I found an easy way to do it with plastidip. for anyone that is interested to tint their headlights. Here is how I did it in the following order: -1 thin coat of black plastidip -1 coat of glossifier -1 thin coat of black plastidip -3 coats of glossifier The light seemed to pass through the dip pretty well. here's a video of the progress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiMbs-I0tyQ |
05-07-2020, 04:42 PM | #2 |
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Uyyy.. Paint on headlights scares me, what if you want to reverse it in the future, I suggest you use smoked carbon fiber wrap , it will give you a great tint effect with carbon fiber look and you can always reverse, I did that years ago on an Aston Martin.
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06-04-2020, 09:11 PM | #3 |
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it's peelable. the paint that I used is called plastidip liquid on application but wrap-like when removing.
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06-06-2020, 04:46 PM | #4 |
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Looks cool - what does adding the glossifier do? Ie, what’s the difference in appearance if you just do plastidip without gloss. I guess I’m setting myself up for “less glossy” but wanted to know if you tried without gloss before.
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06-07-2020, 11:50 AM | #5 |
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I applaud the ingenuity but something keeps nagging at me - why would you want to darken the headlights when you need light to drive at night? I know this is only a marginal loss but I never take an eye test with sunglasses on - I want as much light as I can get into my eyes for the best vision.
Have to agree that it looks cool - just not for me... |
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Like you said, glossifier makes it more glossy |
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