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You can cross that off tge freaking tint and clear didnt mix and crackeled....even though the tint didn't say laqure or acrylic..now I'm out 40 bucks any suggestions?

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how bad is it? once its dry u might be able to wetsand and try again with a different clear
 
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it was a mess all underneath coats came off i just used some paint thinner and good old sander grit 100 lol idk what im going to do i might just buy new lights its also too cold here

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i did the same thing some other guy did on the post you did i believe a couple days ago

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advanced autos didnt have duplicolor clear coat or vht night shades....but had vht and dupli products for everything else under the sun..
 

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yea the cold weather doesnt help much. try it again. just use light coats and lots of time before clear
 
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haha well then theres a ton of sanding ahead of me...u basically grinded the ***** down took lettering off and everything ill give it another shot but what clear should i use? my tint doesn't say what it is but its color is better than vhts blue/purple look...this is more like a grey black
 

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maybe try some test shots on a piece of plastic. with different clears
 
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and were back did this about two weeks ago today? :think: and it came out great i just used a diff clear.....
 

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