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T-Mo Goodie
06-01-2011, 02:28 PM
The previous owner thought it was cool looking to paint the tail lights black but I didn't like it. Its was just too much black for me.
I did a good bit of research about how to remove it safely without damaging the plastic. People were saying sand it down with fine sand paper, then wax/buff out, some ppl used thinners, etc...

I went to my local paint store and picked up this stuff called Goof Off and it worked GREAT!!! It took all of 10-15 minutes to remove the paint and afterwards I waxed and buffed them. Now I just need to save for a paint job.....

On to the pics:

Don't mind the slight dent.... This is my project car/daily 'gas saver'
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/t-mo78/42416777.jpg

Closer look at the murdered out lamps (you can see where I tried sanding, but that would've taken ALLLLL day
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/t-mo78/63d51882.jpg

The paint being taken off
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/t-mo78/8affaa90.jpg

Paint GONE!!! (with the exception of the lil cracks and crevices, lol)
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/t-mo78/6743bcd3.jpg

The stuff that I used + a terry towel (not pictured)
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/t-mo78/a1b98de7.jpg

Its some good stuff.
Genji-Sama
06-01-2011, 02:33 PM
Car probably looks 100x better w/o that black crap on the tails :goodjob:
Sammich
06-01-2011, 03:10 PM
DOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! looks great!
silverDA
06-01-2011, 03:32 PM
im still sad you got rid' of the da.
Black4DrEK
06-01-2011, 04:10 PM
Slight dent? Shiiiiiit.
T-Mo Goodie
06-01-2011, 04:43 PM
Slight dent? Shiiiiiit.

That was a joke.... but its really not as bad as the pics look.
JessAlba452
06-01-2011, 05:08 PM
Looks great! :D Great job!
blinksk8ter
06-02-2011, 01:18 PM
Nice del sol.
JDMJ
06-02-2011, 10:28 PM
sell that exhaust? ill trade you a stock one with holes in it plus cash.
Wicho_ej6
06-02-2011, 11:05 PM
looks a whole lot better
Drummerboy
06-03-2011, 01:52 AM
Dent? That's a freakin hole!
Sammich
06-03-2011, 06:40 AM
some people love to not let things go....is that dent that serious? especially for a daily?
mocha latte cupcake
06-03-2011, 06:56 AM
AWWW YEAH DE-RICE AHEAD! very nice! glad to see it came off
B18c1Turboed
06-03-2011, 10:43 AM
Remove the dent, paint the car then post some pictures.... Oh and go tell that Integra altzza lights are played out years ago.
T-Mo Goodie
06-03-2011, 09:15 PM
Lol you guys are fUunny! Thanks for all of the comments and critiques. I always post before and after. The car is really just a daily driver being that I drive super far to work now.

The dent is really no problem to me. Very fixable, but not photogenic. Lol I will post pics when I'm done with it though
GlennsEK
06-05-2011, 09:40 PM
Deff most so much better without the ricers blacked out lights
DA9_Vito
06-05-2011, 11:30 PM
Remove the dent, paint the car then post some pictures.... Oh and go tell that Integra altzza lights are played out years ago.

Cause everybody wants the JDM as fuck ones?
to me everything these days are played and riced out. everybody should just do their own thing.
Doppelgänger
06-06-2011, 07:30 AM
I think anyone with tinted tail lights should be hit upside the face with a nightstick.
Sammich
06-06-2011, 09:56 AM
Lol you guys are fUunny! Thanks for all of the comments and critiques. I always post before and after. The car is really just a daily driver being that I drive super far to work now.

The dent is really no problem to me. Very fixable, but not photogenic. Lol I will post pics when I'm done with it though

thats exactly how i see it...no need to go to an extreme to fix the car up...its a beater to go back and forth to work with. some people are too dramatic. i cant see painting my car right now for the main reason is when they see fresh paint they gona be thinking *time to steal it* i dont have time for that