Lenses tinted front and rear.

rikrok Posted 2010-03-21 1:28 PM (#55315) Subject: Lenses tinted front and rear. Cruiser Posts: 76 Well, I had everything apart while adding the stereo and axhaust, so I decided to tint the lenses at the same time. Plenty of light still comes through. As you can see, I didnt take it black, just the vibrance of the amber and the red. (a8c9add3.jpg) (5ec7722e.jpg) (c91fc75d.jpg) (0b5ad2d1.jpg) Attachments ---------------- a8c9add3.jpg (88KB - 3 downloads) 5ec7722e.jpg (91KB - 3 downloads) c91fc75d.jpg (97KB - 1 downloads) 0b5ad2d1.jpg (92KB - 1 downloads) Big Al Posted 2010-03-21 1:37 PM (#55316 - in reply to #55315) Subject: Re: Lenses tinted front and rear. Cruiser Posts: 64 Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Nice Job, where did you rent that clean space?, couldn't be a garage! Blue Demon Posted 2010-03-21 2:10 PM (#55318 - in reply to #55315) Subject: Re: Lenses tinted front and rear. Cruiser Posts: 99 Kansas City, Ks F-ing awesome looking!! Good job! + This is on my short list of things that I'm wanting to do... Man314 Posted 2010-03-21 2:51 PM (#55323 - in reply to #55315) Subject: Re: Lenses tinted front and rear. Tourer Posts: 575 Spirit Lake IA "Birthplace of Victory Motorcycles" Sweet! What product did you use? How easy was it to apply consistently? One coat? Did you self apply or have a body shop spray it. Do tell! rikrok Posted 2010-03-21 3:33 PM (#55325 - in reply to #55315) Subject: Re: Lenses tinted front and rear. Cruiser Posts: 76 I used the VHT Nite Shades. There are many posts on here about it. I wet sanded the lens until the gloss was gone, then did 1 dust coat and 2 regular coats. Then I did about 3 coats of clear. The clear will help smooth it out. Also, I wasn't sure how the tint would hold up to scubbing bug guts off the front. I may polish it to a little higher gloss after about a week. nailer Posted 2010-03-21 4:58 PM (#55332 - in reply to #55325) Subject: Re: Lenses tinted front and rear. Tourer Posts: 366 Albuquerque, NM It came out very nice! Did you mask of the lenses and shoot them on the bike? I've got the nite shade and the clear. Just waiting for some wamer weather. I plan on shooting my uppers and lowers also. What grit of paper did you use on the lenses? sunburstguitar Posted 2010-03-21 7:35 PM (#55341 - in reply to #55332) Subject: Re: Lenses tinted front and rear. Cruiser Posts: 74 Winston-Salem, NC nailer - 2010-03-21 5:58 PM It came out very nice! Did you mask of the lenses and shoot them on the bike? I've got the nite shade and the clear. Just waiting for some wamer weather. I plan on shooting my uppers and lowers also. What grit of paper did you use on the lenses? I tinted my lenses by taping and maskingl. 1,000 grit paper works well. I have posted several pictures in the gallery section of this web site of my Vision 8ball which I recently tinted. Everyone seems to agree that the bike looks better than ever. I am really satisfied with the results and the overall looks of the bike.