Easy brake and signal light painting

[greymack]

Hey guys here is a easy way of painting brake and signal light just use a sharpie marker fine point and there easy to find and cheap so that is a little tech tip

[VW Dave]

The Sharpie is a great way to do little sidemarkers, especially if you do them in BMF first.

[Madd Trucker]

I use Tamyia clear red and orange

[VW Dave]

I use Tamyia clear red and orange

I generally use Model Master 'stop light red' and 'turn signal amber,' but the OP's main point was the ease of using the Sharpies rather than paint

[Mr. Moparman]

Nice tip!

[Casey]

I generally use Model Master 'stop light red' and 'turn signal amber,' but the OP's main point was the ease of using the Sharpies rather than paint

I used to use those, too, but IIRC, they are metallics, and not the most realistic for a clear plastic lens.

I have used a red Sharpie marker on the inside face of the Monogram '70 T/A's tail lamp lenses, and it turned out fairly well. It's difficult to get and even coat on the clear plastic, though, and if you let it dry and go back later to apply a second coat, the second coat tends to partially remove the first coat since the ink is laid on a smooth piece of plastic.

I still think the Tamiya clear red and amber are the best choice.