Hi everyone,
I'm in the process of painting my Moss/AVS slotted tail light covers flat black. I'm using Duplicolor Auto paint for trim (spray can). I prepped and primed the parts (scuffed, cleaned, apply adhesion promoter) and painted them with two light wet coats of paint. They look decent, however when I shine a flashlight behind the cover I can still see light bleeding through, albeit not as brightly as the unpainted cover, but still a decent amount of light bleed thru.
1) Is this how it should be, or should I keep adding coats of paint until the covers are completely opaque?

2)Also, should I add a coat or two of clearcoat to help preserve the finish from the elements?

Thanks
Mark

 

To tell you the truth, I did about three or four coats on the front, and then another couple coats on the rear. The 2-sided tape is already on there, so its not like its hurting anything adding a coat to the back. I'm far from being a paint expert, so I can't really advise on the clearcoat.

 

It the look you are after is matte or flat black as most would call it, I done the same as Michael and painted both sides with tape installed and that about the same time I done the SHR honeycomb panel and have never looked back. They go so well together I would not change a thing.

 

Thanks for the advice guys I'll paint the back of mine too. Since you didn't clear coat them what do you use to preserve the finish? ArmorAll or something like that?