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ok as some of you guys already know...i painted my brakelights a while back. its been a couple of months already and kinda not satisfied with it. i want it smoother and shiny.

do you guys think i can wet sand it and spray it again after???

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what paint did you use?/pic?

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i used testor window tint and sprayed a couple layers of clear coat...

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if i sand it...what number should use???

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anyone??

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I think you should use 2000 grit.


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so it's possible to wet sand the brake lights to make it smoother and shiny???

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nice tails...look just like mine... if you wet sand them they will lose their shine so you would want to clear coat them or put on another coat of the tint...but yeah wetsanding will smooth it out...and if you f'em up i can sell you my stock tails real cheap thumbsup

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hahaha i already have a clear coat on it but just want it smoother and shinier. anyway of doin that?? i was thinkin of tinting it again this weekend and adding clear coat...

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