red indicators on rear lenses - not the usual question...

[no2lurch]

i plan to tint the rear lenses on my touring do the indicators are red.

i have the red paint for it and i plan to mask the lenses up and spray them. i also plan to spray the whole lense in clear coat to make sure the finish is equal across the whole lense.

do i need to apply plastic primer before the clear coat where the red tinting paint has not covered?

[robbo86]

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ht_Tinting

[no2lurch]

but that doesnt mention clear coat over the top... i want an even finish all over...

[mrLEE30]

i did the same thing, i did not use any primer just red tint and clear coat, then dried it and polished it with a drill/soft wheel and very fine polishing paste.

job jobbed, so far it as lasted about three years and now is just showning signs of the paint dulling - which actually does not look too bad!!

[snooka]

did the same thing, just painted over, i cover al the red parts (you don't want to paine anything red in red? and the result is that everything looks same red

just like in the DIY