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Offline jonnypolish

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Paint for Headlight Smoking
« on: 09 August 2010, 21:32 »
Seen a few guides here and there now, Just can't seem to find an "Exact" paint to use to smoke my headlights?
Assuming it has to be heat resistant, my first thought was Hammerite but isn't that a bit too much?

Just wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of an exact can of spray paint to use?
Black preferrably!
I look forward to your replies,
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Re: Paint for Headlight Smoking
« Reply #1 on: 10 August 2010, 07:51 »
do you mean joey mod

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Re: Paint for Headlight Smoking
« Reply #2 on: 10 August 2010, 12:32 »
is it legal to smoke or tint front lights?
if you find out a way can you post it on here please so i can look into it
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Re: Paint for Headlight Smoking
« Reply #3 on: 10 August 2010, 21:04 »
Depends what route you want to go down mate, Can split the lights and paint the non-refelctive parts or just slap some tinting film over the top of em!
Got a couple of sets of light so i'm gonna have a bash at a few different setups!

do you mean joey mod

No mate, not spraying the lens cover, spraying the parts around the bulbs (that aren't needed for reflecting light)
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Re: Paint for Headlight Smoking
« Reply #4 on: 10 August 2010, 23:35 »
Depends what route you want to go down mate, Can split the lights and paint the non-refelctive parts or just slap some tinting film over the top of em!
Got a couple of sets of light so i'm gonna have a bash at a few different setups!

do you mean joey mod

No mate, not spraying the lens cover, spraying the parts around the bulbs (that aren't needed for reflecting light)

i bought some headlight protectors for my old rover 200 and smoked them with lens tint spray from the INSIDE of the protector, this protected the tint paint and also left the lights looking shiney and not matt.





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Re: Paint for Headlight Smoking
« Reply #5 on: 11 August 2010, 09:49 »
i split my headlamps and painted around the using black stove paint, i tried masking it off with low tac tape but found it peed the silver off, so did it by hand instead if i get chance i will put a pic up.

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Re: Paint for Headlight Smoking
« Reply #6 on: 11 August 2010, 11:55 »
is it legal to smoke or tint front lights?
if you find out a way can you post it on here please so i can look into it
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Re: Paint for Headlight Smoking
« Reply #7 on: 11 August 2010, 12:14 »
Iv done mine with some High temp resistant Black spray paint, no need to primer!  :smiley:

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Re: Paint for Headlight Smoking
« Reply #8 on: 11 August 2010, 19:32 »
Iv done mine with some High temp resistant Black spray paint, no need to primer!  :smiley:

Thats the stuff i'm looking for mate! Any recommendations?
Was thinking to spray grey, but might aswell kepp it black and simple since the car is black  :rolleyes:
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Re: Paint for Headlight Smoking
« Reply #9 on: 12 August 2010, 12:29 »
id personally do them black, just any high temp paint, i used 1 tin for two lots of headlights, be carefull when masking tho as the reflective paint will peel off!