Taillight Tint (Nightshade or Paint)

[VertMustang98GT]

I've done the forum search and found many different threads on vinyl but none for taillight tint when it comes to Nightshade or painting them darker.

Has anyone night shaded/painted their taillights?

Personally, I'd rather use vinyl kit, but I've had good success in the past with Nightshade and Clearcoat. One major downside is if you mess it up, it's hard to reverse.

Thanks for your help!

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[Diode Dynamics]

I'd suggest going the vinyl route, you may reach out to one of the vendors here that carries it.

Tint sprays fade too quickly IMO

Nick C.

 

[d4rk_hrs]

I'd go the vinyl route as well. If your state requires inspection or you have tough cops. It is very easy to peel off and no damage.

The others are more permanent based.

 

[Varekai]

Don't do nightshade. I did nightshade as I had used it on previous vehicles, and even tho I taped up the black plastic inbetween the tail fin bulb things, the nightshade tore it up. Looks awful now. And a year down the road the nightshade is fading.

 

[LethalPerformance]

I've done the forum search and found many different threads on vinyl but none for taillight tint when it comes to Nightshade or painting them darker.

Has anyone night shaded/painted their taillights?

Personally, I'd rather use vinyl kit, but I've had good success in the past with Nightshade and Clearcoat. One major downside is if you mess it up, it's hard to reverse.

Thanks for your help!

I would go with the vinyl kit from Anchor Room. Very high quality kit and will last for pretty much ever. lol I Night shaded my tail lights before and in about a year they faded really badly. More of a pain then anything. Here is a photo of our shop GT with the kit on it as well with the link to see the different kits we carry.

http://www.lethalperformance.com/shop-now/vehicle-selector/ford-mustang-v8-gt/2015-ford-mustang-gt/2015-mustang-gt-exterior-upgrades/2015-mustang-gt-light-tint-kits

 

[DJ Red Barron]

I used Axalta's "Hot Hues Charcoal Candy". It's applied like automotive paint. Lay down the coats until it's as dark as you want it, then put a couple of coats of your preferred automotive clear over it. It looks fantastic and holds up extremely well. Apply a little to the headlight and fog light lenses as well and you won't have to worry with that dreaded yellowed, chalky look that develops over time. I have had several of my own vehicles done this way for the last 8 or so years, thus the reason I can recommend it so highly. The longest I have been around one particular vehicle using this product has been 6 years. I had the lenses on my parent's Escalade done in 2010. They still look as glossy and new today as they did when they were initially done.

Here's my '15 GT right after they were done.

My '86 GN right after the lenses were done in February of 2009 (excuse the swirls... The car was newly out of the paint booth).

2.5 years later

 

[VertMustang98GT]

I used Axalta's "Hot Hues Charcoal Candy". It's applied like automotive paint. Lay down the coats until it's as dark as you want it, then put a couple of coats of your preferred automotive clear over it. It looks fantastic and holds up extremely well. Apply a little to the headlight and fog light lenses as well and you won't have to worry with that dreaded yellowed, chalky look that develops over time. I have had several of my own vehicles done this way for the last 8 or so years, thus the reason I can recommend it so highly. The longest I have been around one particular vehicle using this product has been 6 years. I had the lenses on my parent's Escalade done in 2010. They still look as glossy and new today as they did when they were initially done.

Here's my '15 GT right after they were done.

My '86 GN right after the lenses were done in February of 2009 (excuse the swirls... The car was newly out of the paint booth).

2.5 years later

Interesting never heard of that.

How was painting the 2015 tailights? Any issues with the paint running?

 

[DJ Red Barron]

Interesting never heard of that.

How was painting the 2015 tailights? Any issues with the paint running?

No issues at all. Prep them by scuffing them up first. Now granted, I am relying on what my painter did since I am not one. Because I assure you had I actually put the gun to these, it would probably look like a 1st grader's art project. LOL. But he said they were as easy as any others he's done. Pretty straight forward.


Here's a link to a place that sells the stuff online.

https://www.johnsonautobodysupply.com/Axalta-Hot-Hues-Charcoal-Candy-Concentrate.html



But, any local DuPont paint supply store should have it (or be able to order it for you).

 

[DarkSubRosa]

Vinyl, if you get sick of it, peel it off. I would never paint tail lights.

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