So I got the balls to paint my tail lights over the weekend. They didn't turn out perfect, but I was really surprised how good they looked. The few small spots that aren't perfect, aren't very noticable. Maybe one day I'll fix it.

Started with this.



What I used:

Painter's tape
Newspaper
Resin Sandpaper
Testors Primer
Testors Flat Black
DupliColor Clear Coat

1. Mask off the lenses. More is better.



2. Scuff the casing with the sandpaper. I used 3M P1500 Resin Bond. You don't need to take off the top coating, just scuff it up a little.

3. Prime. One coat will suffice. Just make sure you get it all evenly.



4. Paint. I did two coats of the flat black.

5. Clearcoat. This is really optional. Some people said do it, others said run the flat black. I didn't like the look of just the paint, so I sprayed one coat on it. And I'm glad I did. Cause now they look like this.







I think they look much better than the chrome trim.

And I got clear sidemarkers with amber LED's from a group buy on Vortex.