Is there a writeup on this somewhere?

Even pictures of it?

I saw it once, and thought it looked good, but now I can't remember how good it looked. Seems like a decent afternoon project for one day.

 

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...ht=candy+apple



is that what your talking about? itf so, ive thought about doing this too, its pretty cool

 

Yes, thanks alot mate, I searched the forum and came up blank a few times.

 

Perhaps I will try this on my front bumper signals aswell...

I'm going to have to use another paint other than Testors... I read most people just checked their local hobby shop and they had it. There isn't a hobby shop here

 

Okay then, for you Canucks that want to do this and can't find the Testors paint:

Apparently the next best thing is Krylon Stained Glass Red (#9020).

This will be the route I do, hopefully tommorrow...

Remove the lenses, wet sand with 600 grit, mask, paint (3 coats or so), let dry for 8 hours give or take, wet sand with 2000 grit, replace the lights.

The next post I make should have photos.

 

what do they look like when they blink?

 

I just cleaned and painted mine. They've held up great so far. Light nice and red now too, just as bright as before.

 

ill get a writeup form the explroer forum i belong to

 

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...t=custom+tails

 

Here's a close-up pic of mine...

 

That is pretty. Looks like a nice candy apple. Now I'm hungry!

 

wow. is it legal? I own a 2nd gen and i'm not sure but thats the blinker spot right... trust me long week boy i'm tired

 

Did you do the Testors Transparent Candy Apple paint or the Krylon Red Stained Glass paint?

 

Testors

 

that looks great!

where do you get the testors paint, in the toy model section?

 

Mine just finished drying, about to throw them on the truck. No pics of that because it's night. (Maybe I'll get one of them lighted).

I ended up not finding the Testors or the Krylon, but I did find a type called "Crown Glass Coating".

There was a thick layer of dust on the cap, I found it in a weird spot on the shelf. I went up to pay for it and it wasn't even in the computer so it had obviously been there for quite a long time



They turned out better than expected, can't wait to see how they look on the rig!

 

it is legal.... turn signals are required to be amber or red

 

Scofco - did you spray the whole thing, or just mask off to hit the amber area only.

 

Just masked it off.
I installed them earlier, look great!
Wouldn't hurt any to paint over the entire thing either.

 

however if you do the whole thing and not jsut part, you will be making the reverse lights red and that is illegal