Mr.Rices, How to Black house your headlight - Page 2 - Honda Prelude Forum

ice1cube · 02-19-2002, 10:37 PM

this is so much harder though!......nd i just thought i could do it and make some extra money cause i am so god damn poor and everyone has mods and i'm still sitting here stock

OutlawLude · 02-19-2002, 10:51 PM

Yeah like sweeping a spray can back and forth a few times is harder than measuring and cutting the plastic for these taillights! What ever!!

I've done clear outs on taillights and I have painted altezzas and let me tell you, the painting is so much easier, it is just a little more time consuming because you have to wait for them to dry!

Ludatic · 02-19-2002, 10:53 PM

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Originally posted by ice1cube
this is so much harder though!......nd i just thought i could do it and make some extra money cause i am so god damn poor and everyone has mods and i'm still sitting here stock

Yea taht's why u go with cheap mods! Clear turn signals for front and rear.. home-depot grills.. etc.!

ice1cube · 02-19-2002, 10:54 PM

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Originally posted by OutlawLude
Yeah like sweeping a spray can back and forth a few times is harder than measuring and cutting the plastic for these taillights! What ever!! I've done clear outs on taillights and I have painted altezzas and let me tell you, the painting is so much easier, it is just a little more time consuming because you have to wait for them to dry!

i resent that statement.....

have you tried opening a set of headlights before?

.......and sealing them as well and checking to see if there are any leaks?

clearing your turn signals is much easier compared to this

soccer3303 · 02-19-2002, 10:56 PM

geez... ***** ***** *****

.. i say let's all jump off of Ice1cube's back here.

ice1cube · 02-19-2002, 10:57 PM

and yet again......exonerated

OutlawLude · 02-19-2002, 10:59 PM

Yes I have opened up headlights before, it's not that hard, I'm not trying to put you or your attempt at making money down, I'm just saying that "from experience"clearing is harder than painting.

ice1cube · 02-19-2002, 11:08 PM

Actually, I agree.....opening it up and sealing it is the hardest part......painting is just an intermediate step inbetween

2 coats of primer + 10 coats of paint does take a while to put on and dry completely however, which is why it takes me 5-6 hours to complete

JDM H22A4 · 02-20-2002, 10:25 AM

damn really you dont need to primer the part you paint...2-3 coats is fine...you dont need 5-6 ...1 hour for each headlight is how i do it...sealing it is clean and doesnt fog up..no water or cracks...

ice1cube · 02-20-2002, 02:42 PM

well ok but for me, i let the final 3 coats dry for 30 minutes each just to be sure. or else if any gets on the inside of the headlight then

JDM H22A4 · 02-20-2002, 04:56 PM

damn...all you really need is a heat gun to dry it quicker..thats all

H22AccordSS · 02-28-2002, 01:28 PM

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Originally posted by ice1cube
it takes me about six hours to open the headlights with heatgun + dry heat process, paint (w/ six coats of any color desired), cut away excess sealer, reapply epoxy resin sealer seal headlights w/ new epoxy resin and vacuum seal the entire system

how can you ever vacuum seal the headlights? do you leave the bulbs in?

Anton BB6 · 02-28-2002, 04:19 PM

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Originally posted by H22AccordSS

how can you ever vacuum seal the headlights? do you leave the bulbs in?

He misused the term "vacuum seal". He means he'll make sure there are no air leaks in between the two main pieces.

ice1cube · 02-28-2002, 07:32 PM

Yes, menace is correct. The process just checks for leaks between the seal and eliminates all possibility of a fluid leak that would cause the headlight unit to have fog build up.