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OK, I'm doing this as I go, so here we go. This is what you need:

1. VHT Nite Shades
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2. Clear Coat
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3. Tail Lights
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Take The light off of the truck and CLEAN it good!!!



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Tape off anything you don't want coated! It's hard to see in the above picture because I used clear tape. I cut 5" circles and they fit around the round parts of the light pretty good.

Start painting. Do a few coats until you like the darkness. VHT is VERY runny!!!


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Once the VHT dries, remove any tape that you have put on.



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I recommend cleaning the lights again, letting it dry then clear-coating. Some people wet-sand before the clear-coat, cleaning again, then clear-coating.

I'm going to attempt to put the Ram logo on the top round light and do one more coat. Then I'm going to clear-coat it.
 
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Here is how I did the ram logo.

1. I printed out a 4 1/2" ram logo.
2. I used spray glue, and glued it to the BACK of a stick-on sheet protector.
3. Then I cut out the individual pieces.
4. Then I peeled off the clear parts and put them on the light by freehand.

Here are some pics, they're hard to see because the ram is clear plastic...

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Then I put ONE single coat on...



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I also put tape over the reverse lights because I didn't want that tinted.


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I'll finish this up tonight if anybody is interested. I ran out of clear-coat and need to get some more. But now it's time to go to work.
 
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Default RE: Tail Light Tinting DIY

Sweet.... Looks good... wish i had done that... I bought plastic covers for mine....
 
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Here are some pics after I took the ram logo off.



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And here they are on the truck. I still need to put another coat or two of clear-coat, but will not be able to tonight. Even thoughI can't stand them this dull!!!



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