ran across this pic tonight while i was plundering for paint ideas and noticed his tail lamps are painted the charcoal color of his truck (my color too). we all know all the different ways of smoking and blacking-out tail lamps, but is this even possible with a color other than black? the article related to this photo mentions nothing about his tail lights, i cant figure out if they're just painted covers he puts on for shows and photos, or if its the actual lamp housing that's been painted. can this be done so that the brake lights actually shine through when turned on? if so i want this!! i've never seen functional greyed-out lamps before...

 

yea i think u can. airram has some that are silver
http://www.airram.com/product.php?ca...productid=1128
and these are white

 

hmmm, and i thought black was the only option available. too cool! i'ma have to look into this more

 

damn that's one nice truck....and yea its possible all you do is mix clear-coat with your spray and go at it. Any color.

 

yeah... ive seen that also and wonder how too. its like having shaved taillights, but not

 

You can paint your tails any color you want. My business partner is a painter and he has done several blackouts and matching tails. I am not sure if there are any special materials used but it is basically the same as painting your car. The problem is the more layers of paint you put on the darker your lense get, which won't let light through. I believe painters usually only put one-two thin layers and then clear it. The more layers you put the better it will match but the dimmer your tails get which means the blue and reds behind you!

 

all you do is mix paint and clear coat together to get what you want! that is the best way to do your tails or any lights or reflectors.

 

Yeah i just talked to my buddy he said he mixes the base color and a clear base together to make a transparent mix. Then he clears them afterwards. The only thing he said negative about was that some colors won't come out the color its supposed to be because you are painting red lenses and reflectors. I guess it alters the look on certain colors. So I would imagine thats where you buy the chrome tails with clear lenses!

 

ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! i see