Can you put a dye in the resin

Can you change the resin color  with a dye or get a differnt color resin\hardner combo. I dont want pigments or addatives. I want to do blue lenses on the headlights and want  clarity. If it doesnt turn out im just going to make em overlays\eyebrows

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I don't know why you would use resin to tint headlights. There has to be easier ways.

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Window tint might work just fine, just make sure the lenses are clean from dirt and grime. Or use a color marker, lol, jk. But yea u can put dye in the resin, i just wouldnt do it for headlight covers.

Your best bet would be to go with a basecoat/clear coat. Tint the clear coat by adding some base. i mean very little base will do the job. Experiment with it first before you shoot it. Then wet sand and buff and they will look like glass.

It would be best to go with the base coat / clear coat combo. For your base coat, I would use a candy of some sort I love House of Color candies. They are translucent, so it will allow light to pass through. A solid base paint will make the headlights illegal in most states... now that i think about it almost all states have restrictions on tinting headlights, unless it is a show car. but I would recommend painting it. you can't use window tint for it. the heat from most headlights (65 watt and higher definitely; 55 watt on some models) would heat-warp the tint in about 4-5 months. (talking from experience for an art project ^-^;;)

The part I am most concerned with would be the sanding. You are going to have to be very careful on sanding the headlights (220 grit+ preferably 260 or higher considering it's acrylic) and sanding it only in the area you want painted. If you are painting the whole assembly, then I would worry about the sanding right in front of the bulbs themselves. the paint might distort the light, or become discolored from the heat... I would go to a pick and pull and pull an assembly from there for a test. This can go either very well and look great or be exspensive to replace the headlights.

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Good points bellsracer, but i had something different in mind. When I said basecoat/clearcoat, i didnt mean the traditonal paint technique(basecoat-wetsand-cleacoat-wetsand and buff). I meant mix a very little bit of base into the clear and shoot it mixed together. There is a ratio where the base actually tints the clear, and doesnt overwhelm it. This ratio is different with every brandand color so there is no set number. Experimenting is the only way with this technique. I have done both headlights and taillights like this with incredible results. When you have achieved the color you want on the lense, wet sand with 1000 grit and buff LIGHTLY. I hope this has been helpful.

So do u like sand the plastic down before u paint it? what about a clear flexible primer (they do have it). How long does it last? wouldnt it flake off once it got a break in the paint from road debris?

Yes as with any plastic you prep it as the materials requires, and add the flex additive if necessary. Typically, I dont add flex additive or primer. For example, with honda civic headlights, I hit it with 600 grit or so, prep sol the surface and shoot the base/clear mix. let it dry fully, wet sand it a little, and spray again. When all is said and done, I hit it with 1000 or so, and buff it by hand lightly.