I never hand sand also, I always use my electric sander so I'm gonna wet sand on it with an electric sander and I should come out even. I'm gonna focus on the front of the headlight, but leave the parts where there's amber dark. I've also noticed this lens tint dries in an almost glass like to the touch finish. I'm planning on painting my trim, molding, cadding, whatever anyone wants to call it. The gray part on my car on the outside, but anyways I'm planning on using this lens tinting stuff to paint it and my grille because of the finish it dries to. Also it'll make it black after 3 coats so it'll take a few cans but if it comes out with the same finish as it has on the headlights, it should come out really good. I'll start out by testing it on something, possibly the grille, but that'll give me an idea of how it'll come out.
2005 Vibe Base 148k milesK&N Air Filter in stock boxCustom Painted interiorCustom Painted Engine BayAftermarket driving lightsMuch more to come http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=42124
With something as delicate as the headlights, I would handsand over using a sander, but to each his own...just be careful. I'm sure you know what you're doing.And I'm all for experimenting...ESPECIALLY with paint, but if you're going to do the cladding, be SURE you scrub with dish soap, rinse very thoroughly, and maybe even prep with alcohol and let airdry before you paint it. I'd hate to see bad results. Just be careful.
Me too, and the reason i use electric is how even it comes out. Also I'm not to sketchy about it since i'm just wet sanding and not doing any low grit. I'm also buffing it after i'm done sanding to make sure it comes out with a nice finish. Just keep me in your prayers, lol. And how did yours dry? Did it have the same finish as mine or was I just lucky. Mine feels somewhat like a mirror. In any post now where I see someone saying they're gonna tint the lights, i'm going to highly unrecommend it just because they don't know what they're getting into. After wetsand, it should be fine with some halogen to back it up but even after wet sand, it'd be super dark with stock bulbs.
2005 Vibe Base 148k milesK&N Air Filter in stock boxCustom Painted interiorCustom Painted Engine BayAftermarket driving lightsMuch more to come http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=42124
yeah mine had the same finish on mine. I never even clearcoated my headlights. Just that tint and then wetsand and buff. It's good stuff. cost me $12 a can here. how bout you?
Same here, I was gonna get some lucas engine cleaner but once he said $16.80, I was like HUH???? Def not cheap and not worth all the trouble it causes.
2005 Vibe Base 148k milesK&N Air Filter in stock boxCustom Painted interiorCustom Painted Engine BayAftermarket driving lightsMuch more to come http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=42124
You KNOW I want to....Just too much maintanence involved in doing it with 20"sIf I had 18"s like another certain Frosty I know....it'd be another story!
Hey thanks man. I like the black/white too. And on uld badges... I'd say start a thread and ask for people to sell em. Surely someone has debadged and wants to sell. ANd the rims look perfect man! Good choice
thanks man. yeah, my parents bought the car almost brand new back in 2005. dad had to replace the head unit for some reason and it's missing the rear GT badge.
Black & White=(removed) lol thats what I'm doing too, car looks good (psycho) Have you repainted your car??? My white looks dual not enough shine, ima prolly have it repainted or go Black
Simple fix for your missing gt badge would be to debadge JUST the back. Leave the badges on the doors. and then you can mount the "Vibe" badge from the hatch to somewhere in you car or your engine compartment...
Here are some shots from yesterday. I [assed an OHV Park and decided to pull in there on the way home and snap a few pics.And then there's the Bomz Intake.... it looked all shiny, so I pulled my Engine cover off and put a LOT more clear coat on it and then wetsanded it and polished. it's waaaayyy more noticeable now.Oh, and the grafxwerks decals... Also some led's I have done. The grilles all lit up, and the engine bay. I stopped working on the leds there because I started thinkin I may go red instead.
lookin supersharp!i bet that rear decal was a pain, just like you said. turned out nice though.i like the green leds too. if you go red, how many more are you going to install?
im liking the green a lot! and also for the engine cover id would have gone with the grafixwerks overlays for the vvt-i 16valve instead of painting it and the arrow head on the cover too.
First time I look at your PICs the car looks sweet.
05 Matrix XR 4WD and 03 Vibe GT
"If you want Government to solve your problems, then you are the problem!" BMSR
Trix MODS: SRI w/ AEM filter, Vibrant/Magnaflow Cat-back, Alutec Lightweight Crank Pulley
GT MODS: Cosmo SRI, DRL, Auto Stop
oh it's waaaayyyyy better! i didn't expect much, so i was thoroughly surprisedplus the ground is all pretty and yellow and screams "look at me" (which is a plus)
Dang, Brandon. Talk about following through on every project you mentioned! I love the constant contrast/reversing of the black and white theme. Very nice.Still planning on the hood group buy?
You going to leave that spoiler black? I'm planning spoiler(s) and really considering leaving them black since my scheme is going to be lava/black... I think this looks BA the way it is!
Quote, originally posted by jkm311 »Still planning on the hood group buy?Thanks, and i'm out on the hood purchase for at least a few months...even longer if i decide to go to the Meet Quote, originally posted by CAMOGIRL »You going to leave that spoiler black?yeah, it was grey primer when i received it. I coated it with plasti-dip, a rubberized coating.
Very nice man. I did some plasti dip painting about a week ago, just have not shared any pictures yet. When I get some up you'll have to check igt out. I think what I did would look sweet with what you've got too. Our cars are similar with the black accents, mine will hopefully have a different spoiler tho. Keep up the sweet work on the vibe
In my opinion, BOTH only looks good on the neptune....Maybe abyss too, but everything else looksout of place to meLike BlueCrush's? His looks real nice.I just hate parking next to my mom's xB and the Vibe is taller! lol