AskDrTodd

have a feeling this is gonna look awesome...

AskDrTodd

o yeah and its (DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN) plasti-dip.

danlnyc

pics!~

AskDrTodd

I still have to let them dry, hit them with 2000 grit and then buff them, so pics monday

hitokiri89

Gonna loom sick what dud you spray the lens with .

wnunez89

that does look sick, cant wait to see final product

dudeitsmattx

Yeah that does look good! What did you use? Also where in Florida are you?? I'm in Fort Myers.

ZeroSeVen

Nicely done... I couldn't event tell that the trim was sprayed with plasti-dip

AskDrTodd

Win! Matt- I'm in Tampa. Will sand and buff today or tomorrow, wanted to give the paint time to dry.

wnunez89

im happy more florida people are popping up

dudeitsmattx

Hell yeah! Not far at all.. Maybe 2hrs max north of me.. I would love to do my tails like that! Help hook me up! I'm almost done blacking out my car, just need to do the rims, tails, and paint the inside of the head lights.

AskDrTodd

The tails are pretty easy, you just have to be careful because if you screw up it's a real SOB to sand those *******s down and re-do it. The guy in this video does a pretty decent job (but I like to use clear so I can wetsand and polish)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSKA0ElKg1Q

I'll be opening and painting the headlights soon, maybe this week if I get time, I'm traveling a lot in the next couple weeks tho.

AskDrTodd

Wetsanding is a complete pain in the ***, that is of course until you see the finished product (before on top, after on bottom)

obsidian05e55

Beautiful job. What did you polish with? High speed?

AskDrTodd

Actually because I am both lazy and clearly a masochist, I used a 6" random orbit $20 jobby from Advance Auto Parts to do the flat part, and the concave part by hand. and I used nu-polish, which took probably 12 applications when normal polish would've only taken about 3.

But whatever, they're gonna look bad *** when I'm done with them!

Blazeitup123

Best looking tails i have seen for the 204!

Big thumbs up from this guy!

valib24

cant wait to see them on. Looks real good.

AskDrTodd

Thanks guys

Will try to get the other one done tonight and get some pics tomorrow. shoulder and elbow are killing me.

wnunez89

cant wait to see these on, we need to set up a florida meet as well, jealous of all the Cali guys having fun

obsidian05e55

Awesome! Did you use VHT Nightshades?

I did my E55 tails years ago, but used automotive tinted clear, wetsanded, polished, etc.. Dont wanna go through that whole ordeal again.

AskDrTodd

Yeah 3 coats of VHT Nite-Shades, and like 4 coats of clear (so I could wet-sand and not acctidentally chew thru the clear). Really looks beautiful. I focused on the areas that will be visible once the tail trim is on it too, which saves a bit of time and elbow grease.

Sadly it's been a while since I've done this though, I forgot that you're supposed to wetsand back and forth so the circular motion will cut down the linear scratches, I forgot and did circles for the sanding and it took a lot longer to get through all the sanding haze.

AskDrTodd

Game on, Orlando would work for me, it seems to be the most central part of the state. (and I have free places to stay there too)

wnunez89

yeaa that definitely works for me i live in orlando lol, idk how many people on the forum are from FL but im sure there's a good amount

AskDrTodd

Done! And they look niiiiiiiiice

wnunez89

looks very nice, good job, cant wait to see them on the car.