I may be getting a set of C70 jewel headlights soon and I want to paint the insides black like I have on my current headlights. The only problem I had when painting was that I couldn't mask off the reflective portion of the lights with tape, since the metallic paint would come off with the tape. I had to paint it with a brush which didn't give the best results, but you can't tell since the stock lenses aren't see-through.
Since the jewel headlights are clear, I want a flawless job, and I don't think doing it by brush would be best. Does anyone know how to mask off the headlights so as not to remove any of that reflective paint?
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Painting The Insides Of Headlights.
Started by C70drvr, Oct 03 2009 10:14 PM
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Posted 03 October 2009 - 10:14 PM
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Posted 03 October 2009 - 10:17 PM
The Jewels will come apart and you can paint the bezel separately.....just don't touch the inside of the headlight lens.
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Posted 03 October 2009 - 10:27 PM
if you thin out the paint you wont get brush strokes if thats what youre worried about.
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Posted 03 October 2009 - 11:13 PM
303jrodt5, on 03 October 2009 - 10:27 PM, said:
if you thin out the paint you wont get brush strokes if thats what youre worried about.
I used spray paint, sprayed into a little tub. The paint went on with a brush very well with no strokes, just my lines weren't the cleanest. My hand is pretty shakey.
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Posted 03 October 2009 - 11:29 PM
Oh okay, gotcha. When I did mine on my 850, I was able to "pre-tack" the masking tape by running on my shirt to make it a little less stickey. Then I put it on the bucket and still brushed it on. Gave a super clean line and didn't peel the silver off. I am not saying it will DEFINATELY work, but its up to you. I would hate to see a new set of jewels jacked.
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Posted 04 October 2009 - 07:59 PM
sacrifice, on 03 October 2009 - 11:50 PM, said:
ive done this many, many times. glad press and seal...
Interesting. Does it mask off enough to create a clean line when painted?
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Posted 05 October 2009 - 09:49 PM
can u do this with factory lights?
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