Headlight Painting
#1
11-04-2010, 08:57 PM
#3
11-04-2010, 09:05 PM
#4
11-04-2010, 10:02 PM
#5
11-04-2010, 10:26 PM
It doesn't have to take long. All you really need to do is scuff it up. Then paint your color.
You can use primer before the color if you want to build up a layer, and use a high grit sandpaper to smooth any scratches or bumps out. Then layer a few coats of color. You can sandpaper the color with 1000+ grit to make sure it's smooth if you need to, and finish with a few more coats.
I sanded down the ridges your talking about. That takes a lot more time. You can check out what I did here.
You can use primer before the color if you want to build up a layer, and use a high grit sandpaper to smooth any scratches or bumps out. Then layer a few coats of color. You can sandpaper the color with 1000+ grit to make sure it's smooth if you need to, and finish with a few more coats.
I sanded down the ridges your talking about. That takes a lot more time. You can check out what I did here.
#6
11-05-2010, 02:33 AM
I wanted to keep the ridges tho.
I sanded down the entire housing to the bare plastic and just the tops of the ridges, gonna use some adhesion promoter to make sure paint grabs on good.
I went with 800 grit all the way, did not want to go with something higher and then resend it after primer.
I'll just go over with adhesion promoter/primer and paint after that.
I sanded down the entire housing to the bare plastic and just the tops of the ridges, gonna use some adhesion promoter to make sure paint grabs on good.
I went with 800 grit all the way, did not want to go with something higher and then resend it after primer.
I'll just go over with adhesion promoter/primer and paint after that.
#7
11-05-2010, 08:35 AM
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#8
11-05-2010, 09:39 AM
You sanded the chrome off and down to the ABS? Yikes
400-600 would have been fine. 800 is smoother but takes way longer to sand with. Wetsanding also helps
I didnt use adhesion promoter or primer, just a single stage black in my HVLP gun.
#9
11-05-2010, 12:24 PM
#10
11-05-2010, 12:25 PM
#11
11-05-2010, 12:29 PM
X2... sounds like you went about the hard way.
You sanded the chrome off and down to the ABS? Yikes
400-600 would have been fine. 800 is smoother but takes way longer to sand with. Wetsanding also helps
I didnt use adhesion promoter or primer, just a single stage black in my HVLP gun.
You sanded the chrome off and down to the ABS? Yikes
400-600 would have been fine. 800 is smoother but takes way longer to sand with. Wetsanding also helps
I didnt use adhesion promoter or primer, just a single stage black in my HVLP gun.
I was gonna just scuff it up but when I started chrome came right off, so I figured I'd do the entire housing that way. Flat areas were easy to deal with, it was the grooves that were pain in the butt.
Another problem I'm having is hat I got to paint it two diff colors (projector housing separate from the rest)
My plan is to pain the entire housing with color of my projector housing. Then let it cure, mask off the housing for projector and spray rest of the housing.
Do you guys think if I should scuff up the freshly sprayed paint before I spray it with diff color or just go ahead and spray on top of it?
#12
11-05-2010, 12:35 PM
I even had to use a tool for windows tint installation to sand the grooves.
I wrapped it in a sand paper and went to town........what a pain.
#13
11-05-2010, 12:35 PM
What paint are you using?
#14
11-05-2010, 12:39 PM
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#15
11-05-2010, 12:56 PM
Nice.
The main thing is to paint in a clean and ventilated area. Clean, so fuzz or dust ends up in the pain before it drys. If it does, lightly sand the area with light grit before applying the next coat. And ventilated, unless you like huffing for some reason.
Out side of that, just spray even coats in light layers.
I used Rustoleum Universal. It's great for plastics and and has a hardy spray. Painting was definitely the easy part of the project.
I can't wait to see how your lights come out. I want to do an 06 set now. 
The main thing is to paint in a clean and ventilated area. Clean, so fuzz or dust ends up in the pain before it drys. If it does, lightly sand the area with light grit before applying the next coat. And ventilated, unless you like huffing for some reason.
Out side of that, just spray even coats in light layers.I used Rustoleum Universal. It's great for plastics and and has a hardy spray. Painting was definitely the easy part of the project.
I can't wait to see how your lights come out.
I want to do an 06 set now.