Middle Brake Light

[jayman089]

I have been planning on painting the center brake light to match my car. Any suggestions on where to buy the paint to match the factory silver pearl color and tips on how to remove the "eclipse" from the light. Or could i leave it on and still paint it? Thanks in advance.

 

[Max-Eclipse]

Take it to a paint shop. It shouldn't cost very much to have it done. I doubt you can match that paint very easily with rattle can, but I'm not an expert.

To take off the letters you can probably just heat them up and easily pry them off... but I've never done it... so you might want to make sure.

 

[SoilentGreen98]

Do a search, there's a million threads on this already. You'll see.

 

[Patterson]

I have been planning on painting the center brake light to match my car. Any suggestions on where to buy the paint to match the factory silver pearl color and tips on how to remove the "eclipse" from the light. Or could i leave it on and still paint it? Thanks in advance.

I took the paint code from Mitsu. to a paint specialty shop and they match it perfectly, and they put it into a 12 oz. spray can for me. ALso pick up a can of clear coat.

I took off the rear center light and use a hair dryer to warm up the letters. Then I used a putty knife to scrape them off. This is a tedious task, but it will work great if your patient. Afterwards, I cleaned the area with some "Goof-off" to remove all the residue left-over. Acetone works for this too. Use fine grit sandpaper on the center light to create an abrasive texture for the paint to adhere to. spray with the matched silver paint. Take your time and use a couple coats. Then let it dry for a day and shoot it with a couple of coats of Clearcoat. I used a lot of Clearcoat. Let it dry for another day, assemble, and put back on rear of car. VIOLA!!! You now have self satisfaction of doing it yourself and saved some money in the process.

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[daveyfx]

That came out pretty nicely for a spray can shoot. Did you use any rubbing compound on there as well?