Posted October 7, 200915 yr I currently have half black tints but have some Autumn green spray left over, what do you think of taking the lights out, and just extemely light, giving the black a slight hint of autumn green Has anyone done anything simlar or done the whole hogg, would like to see what it looks like? Edited October 7, 200915 yr by LiamGTR
October 7, 200915 yr Author put standards on young man.No chance of standards Lee, I like my half tints and personally think it looks good on green because the standards are too red and look odd/out of place But each to their own I guess
October 7, 200915 yr Giving the black tint a 'hint' of green will further reduce the light emmitted so youd have to be carefull from a legal point of view and also MOT point of view
October 7, 200915 yr Best off mixing with laqure ... Just a slight tint will be patchy where as a mix will give an even cover with very slight tint .. Then machine polish to an OEM finish.
October 7, 200915 yr Bart si 16v did it to his auralis blue mk6 with blue half tints...http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii113/bart_si_16v/06042009133.jpg (i pinched the pic from his for sale thread.. )i dunno how you go about it tho..as the blue bart used i reckon was tint spray..yours is just paint,so i presume itd need thinning or sommat get a spare set of lights and try different ways.. i would
October 7, 200915 yr Author Giving the black tint a 'hint' of green will further reduce the light emmitted so youd have to be carefull from a legal point of view and also MOT point of view My half tints currently look jet black to the eye but seem to let through a hell of a lot of light so i'm hoping with just a hint of green it won't make much difference, but thanks all the same As said above you want to mix the green into your lacquer and spray them How would I go about doing that? My autumn green is in a rattle can and so is my laquer?
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