VHT Shiny?!

03SonicBoom · September 21st, 2009, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by MellowYellow

1500 and 1000 grit. Just go until the clear coat gets hazy and smooth. As for the buffing many people use the meguiars 3 step package with the cutting compound, polish and wax, but I used mother's mag wheel polish and then scratchX then wax because that's what I had lying around.

I would add that you should sand until ALL the clear coat is hazy. If you use rattle can clear, it won't lay super smooth. As you start to sand you'll notice that most of it will be hazy but there will still be some low spots that the sand paper hasn't hit. Sand until the paper is able to hit EVERYTHING. You can stop early and buff but you'll get some orange peel.

The more you sand between coats, the less you'll have to sand in the end.

CaptainEo · June 28th, 2010, 04:40 PM

I'm sanding, then buffing but it looks hazy still. Not at all reflective, but the surface is smooth. What should I do now?

I have 1000 grit wet/dry, rubbing compound, polishing compound, and scratch and swirl removal.

AggieStang · June 28th, 2010, 06:38 PM

Hope this answers your questions: Steps for Wetsanding and Buffing Tail Lights

03SonicBoom · June 29th, 2010, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by CaptainEo

I'm sanding, then buffing but it looks hazy still. Not at all reflective, but the surface is smooth. What should I do now?

I have 1000 grit wet/dry, rubbing compound, polishing compound, and scratch and swirl removal.

Did you put clearcoat over the VHT? If not, I recommend you add a couple coats. Also, start w/ 1000 and wetsand. Then move to 1500 and 2000. Follow that with buffing and it should be shiney.

CaptainEo · June 29th, 2010, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by 03SonicBoom

Did you put clearcoat over the VHT? If not, I recommend you add a couple coats. Also, start w/ 1000 and wetsand. Then move to 1500 and 2000. Follow that with buffing and it should be shiney.

thanks went with your advice and got a very nice Chameleon effect going on.

Looks completely blacked out in the shade, and smoked in direct sunlight.

Also if you're a car length away looks completely blacked out. Wish I had a different style taillight tho that did the project justice.

Black Bullitt · June 29th, 2010, 01:03 PM

AggieStang, those look fantastic! Good write up you did as well. I've been wanting to do to this, but I don't know if I can get that stuff shipped APO to Germany. Plus German laws I have to be concerned with. Over all awesome job!

MikeJones · July 10th, 2010, 05:34 PM

Thanks yellow for the tips.

AggieStang · July 10th, 2010, 06:34 PM

Any time. I'm glad they came out well.

WabashaCobra99 · July 11th, 2010, 12:25 AM

Damn that gloss looks nice!

Perfectcircle · July 13th, 2010, 11:52 PM

damn good job. I'm glad this thread got bumped. I saw pictures of people who used vht and it COMPLETELY turned me off from it. I was going to just drop my lights off at a paint shop and have them sprayed. The pictures i've seen looked so cheap and lousy. I knew you had to sand and buff but I assumed everyone else knew and that's just how it came out. But damn, i'm glad I saw this. good work.

mcqueen · July 14th, 2010, 01:04 AM

I love how you can make Nite Shades shiny or leave it "flat" looking. I think shiny looks really good on black stangs, stangs with gloss blackout panel, or stangs with no blackout panel. I did my blackout panel in satin black to I left the tail lights looking flat as well (I didn't do them very dark either).

AggieStang · July 14th, 2010, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by Perfectcircle

damn good job. I'm glad this thread got bumped. I saw pictures of people who used vht and it COMPLETELY turned me off from it. I was going to just drop my lights off at a paint shop and have them sprayed. The pictures i've seen looked so cheap and lousy. I knew you had to sand and buff but I assumed everyone else knew and that's just how it came out. But damn, i'm glad I saw this. good work.

Always glad to help. Reps are appreciated

June 28th, 2010, 04:40 PM	#22
CaptainEo Regular 2000 Mustang Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 112 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'm sanding, then buffing but it looks hazy still. Not at all reflective, but the surface is smooth. What should I do now? I have 1000 grit wet/dry, rubbing compound, polishing compound, and scratch and swirl removal. __________________

June 28th, 2010, 06:38 PM	#23
AggieStang WHOOP! 2002 Mustang GT 7.44@95 (1/8) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 3,115 iTrader: 3 reviews	Hope this answers your questions: Steps for Wetsanding and Buffing Tail Lights __________________ Buy my: Nitrous Accessories Diablosport Programmer In The Classifieds

July 10th, 2010, 05:34 PM	#27
MikeJones Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT 13.7@103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stoon, Saskatchewan Posts: 2,914 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks yellow for the tips. __________________ Mod6 Bigbore Kooks (parting out 2v motor) N/A 5.3 4v Build http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ing-build.html

July 10th, 2010, 06:34 PM	#28
AggieStang WHOOP! 2002 Mustang GT 7.44@95 (1/8) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 3,115 iTrader: 3 reviews	Any time. I'm glad they came out well. __________________ Buy my: Nitrous Accessories Diablosport Programmer In The Classifieds

July 11th, 2010, 12:25 AM	#29
WabashaCobra99 Who needs titles... 1999 Mustang Cobra Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Plainview, MN Posts: 1,117 iTrader: 0 reviews	Damn that gloss looks nice! __________________ MM Cobra Club Member #97 Just call me Jon Minnesota! Jon's Sig Collection

July 13th, 2010, 11:52 PM	#30
Perfectcircle Enthusiast 2001 GT Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: connecticut Posts: 611 iTrader: 0 reviews	damn good job. I'm glad this thread got bumped. I saw pictures of people who used vht and it COMPLETELY turned me off from it. I was going to just drop my lights off at a paint shop and have them sprayed. The pictures i've seen looked so cheap and lousy. I knew you had to sand and buff but I assumed everyone else knew and that's just how it came out. But damn, i'm glad I saw this. good work.

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