Okay so my last '98 Cherokee had the front side marker light casing's tinted just slightly. I guess the guy did two or less coats. I would like to do this to ONLY my front marker's as I think it would be a cool look. Has anyone done this to their Jeep? I know about light tinting laws but since im only doing this to my marker's and I never got stopped for t with my last jeep.

 

I put three coats on and then did a 2000 grit wet sand.... gunna throw 2 coats of clear next week to get it to shine real nice... hope that helps... i can tell you exactly how i did it if you want

 

i know its not the front markers... their is a buncha guys on here with it if you look it up

 

Yeah I want to do that to the signal lights on the front the ones on the side of the grill and the ones under neath the headlights but i dont want it that dark.. How did you do it?

 

First off you'll need:
-Basic spray painting Skills.

-sand paper(500, 1500, 2000 grit. 500 only if the light is really pitted up. 2500 is optional. if you want an unbelevible smooth finish)

-Masking tape

-VHT NightShades (the spray on tint. Get a Two bottles...just in case. They run at about $8 a can.)

-Orbital Buffer

-Application Pads/buff pads

-Miguires Fine Cut rubbing/polishing compound.

-Dish Soap

-OPTIONAL....a spray can extender handle. If you want a little more control.

Step 1. Remove the lights.
Step2. Mask the lights
Step 3. You need to prep the lights. First use the 500 grit sand paper and sand that sucker good. get all the pitting and scratches out as best as you could. After thats done, I would clean it with a little soapy water. Just a littlw.
Step 4. Then do the 1500 grit paper. Repeat the the cleaning then dry WELL.
Step 5. You're ready to paint!!Be sure you're not couped up in a small room cause chances are you'll pass out. VERY strong fumes
Paint with very light coats and let it dry in between. I did a bout 3 to 4 coats on mine..but they were light so its not that much. The paint runs easy so I can't stress to you enough...LIGHT COATS!!! Once you're all good and done with the painting, let it cure for a few days. Thats just common sence.
Step 6. Depending on how good of a job you did with the paint will determine this step. If its good...fairly smooth, then you'll move to the 2000 grit. You will do a wet sand. Get something that you can put some warm water and a little bit of dish soap in. Mix it up a little bit to where you see some bubbles. Now take the lights and sand them good VERY LIGHTLY though. You don't want to take the paint off. Once you're done sanding, "rinse" it clean with a clean wet rag. It will look really shiny when wet if you did a good job. Once clean, DRY.

Now they look dark and hazy right? You're like "this SOB F*cked up my lights!" (thats what I thought when I did mine) Well now is the polishing stage.

Step 7. I found it a lot easier to buff the lights if they were mounted. Once mounted, apply some of Miguires Fine Cut to an application pad on your buffer and go to town. Buff how every much you feel...remember, you can always buff more if you want, so do a little, then let it dry, buff it out. See how it looks. If it needs more then do more.
When I buffed it out after it dryed, I used a tery cloth, thought it worked a lot better.


I hope this helped. Plese tell me what you think and how it turns out!





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heres a pic with it done from someone on here

 

I just bought the stuff to do this last week. Do i actually have to go through all those prep steps or can i just sand, paint, clearcoat, and reinstall and get rolling?

 

All I did is clean my lights with water before painting them, no sad paper at all. I also didnt do multiple coats but just one thick coat. Its looked great for over a year now without any traces of peeling or anything. I also noticed that other peoples lights look almost flat black, mine look glossy and shine. Im wondering if this is due to how the prep was done.

 

I agree.Just clean sand and paint,mines holding up great and plenty shiny.all that polishing after you paint is not necessary.Its a Jeep not a Honda Civic

 

I did mine to my truck and its holding up great. I also did the front markers as you can see and painted the chrome inside all black