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Title: head lights painted ??????
Post by: Tom4388 on 17 September 2009, 20:30

Hi

weekend i've decided i'm going to do a few bits to my mk3 golf,

i've seen a few mk3's with the inside of the headlights painted black
and i want to give it a go this weekend because it looks better than standard i think
but i'm not all that sure how to go about it ! :undecided:
so if anybody who's done it or somebody who knows how its done properly
could give me a few pointers that would be tops


cheers

Title: Re: head lights painted ??????
Post by: avengedslayer on 17 September 2009, 20:59

Okay start off by removing the bulbs, then putting the headlight in the oven for 2-5 mins depending on how quik the sealant sofens, then the sealant should be nice and soft allowing you to remove the glass from the housing, then you need to peel all of the excess sealant off, mask up the reflective parts of the headlight, MAKE SURE TO STICK THE MASKING TAPE ONTO A TEE-SHIRT A FEW TIMES FOR IT TO BE LESS STICKY,maskingtape will peel the reflective surface off if its too sticky, then spray the rest of the surface with some HIGH TEMP paint, couple of coats, i even did the plastic housing edge for extra effect  :smiley:, remove masking tape clean the glass part of the headlight while its apart, then reseal, fit bulbs, plug and play  :smiley:

Title: Re: head lights painted ??????
Post by: Tom4388 on 17 September 2009, 21:54

cheers man thats helped a lot i'm new to the whole dubbing thing and i would never have thought to put them
in the oven lol  :grin:

also this might seem like a stupid question but ...... what is high temp paint? and where can i get it?

Title: Re: head lights painted ??????
Post by: Tom4388 on 17 September 2009, 22:31

oh and what do i reseal it with??? lol  :grin:

Title: Re: head lights painted ??????
Post by: avengedslayer on 18 September 2009, 13:35

you can get high temperacture paint from most motor stores, it will just be black spray paint thats resistant to higher temperactures, just use sealant with a gun, i used clear for mine, put plenty on and wipe excess off after you dont want your lights to get condesation  :smiley:

Title: Re: head lights painted ??????
Post by: turboben on 20 September 2009, 22:48

any pics of the final outcome ??

im interested

Title: Re: head lights painted ??????
Post by: avengedslayer on 20 September 2009, 22:53

pics of on my thread  :smiley:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=103036.80

Title: Re: head lights painted ??????
Post by: Wayne on 21 September 2009, 12:30

Quote from: turboben on 20 September 2009, 22:48

any pics of the final outcome ??

im interested

(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/Vw%20Golf/golft3.jpg)

Title: Re: head lights painted ??????
Post by: avengedslayer on 21 September 2009, 12:39

yup this pic inspired me to do mine

Title: Re: head lights painted ??????
Post by: Wayne on 21 September 2009, 13:45

Quote from: avengedslayer on 21 September 2009, 12:39

yup this pic inspired me to do mine

Many thanks, have to be honest and say a guy on ed38 did mine for me.

Title: Re: head lights painted ??????
Post by: robz on 22 September 2009, 17:07

i did this and looks soo much better!!
much tidier look!