Blackhousing question

[Losiracer2]

for those of you that blackhoused ur headlights, did you paint the center removable reflector in the low beam housing? I was wondering if i should paint it black or not

[Prez808]

Some people do, others do not. My preference is not to, so that it blends in with the reflector.

[Cb7GHOST]

If you do, it's going to look like an eye ball.

[90Cb7sleeper]

When I did midnighpearl91's headlights he told me to leave them out to make his lowbeams brighter, when i did mine i left mine chrome so they would blend in...
its all up to you man and what you think looks good. good luck

[Losiracer2]

is there anything i can do if the chrome was peeled off a little while removing the masking tape? theres this one patch that looks non-shiny now and its noticeable. Does someone make chrome paint?

[djcaz_aom]

The closest thing to it and don't laugh people, you will fing in the ladies fingernail polish department!!!!
It's called mirror image by Maybelline and is a 2 step process.

1. First apply the clear base coat and let dry for 2 min. (don't shake the bottle, it will leave bubbles)
2. Apply Mirror Finish Top coat. (shake well) Apply 2-3 coats for best mirror effect.

Hope this helps. In the future, try to use a more expensive brand of masking tape. The more you spend here, the better end result.

[Losiracer2]

Hope this helps. In the future, try to use a more expensive brand of masking tape. The more you spend here, the better end result.

yeah i was kinda disappointed because i did use this blue 3M blue painters masking tape...but oh well, light output wasn't affected much i think. And while i was waiting, i did my grill also

[lockmonkey]

post some pics

[Mr_Doitagain]

post some pics

Dude are you a post whore....... Your last 10 post are like five words or less.... That some BS man and when the guys up to find out your going to be a few posts short....

as for the BH you need to look in the DIY side.... I think you should be able to look in there.... It has everything laid out for ya....

[djcaz_aom]

I'm sorry to hear that. I use the Duck brand and haven't had problems. Sometimes the housings themselves are just bad and no matter what tape you use, the chrome paint is going to lift.

Here's some pics of the nail polish for those that think I was just joking:

The Polish.



A sample.

[djcaz_aom]

This is how I paint my low beam caps(I call it the Golden Crown):

[Losiracer2]

post some pics

I used the same engine paint on the grill and it turned out great! I dunno about putting a clearcoat on it though because i was afraid of getting a shiny finish on the flat black paint.

[GunRunner]

looks good man...keep it up

[djcaz_aom]

Looking really good.

[cali-racer]

ya did a good job! your next project should be that corner lense.