This is a requested thred on blacking out tail lights. I hope this will help many of you who want to smoke out your lights yourself. Its cheap, fairly easy, and its completely custom.
This is and intermediate level of difficulty. Just take your time and it should turn out. If you don't have skill, go and buy an extra set of lights from a junk yard or something in case you just mess it up beyond repair. Shouldn't be the case though. 
First off you'll need: -Basic spray painting Skills.
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sand paper(500, 1500, 2000 grit. 500 only if the light is really pitted up. 2500 is optional. if you want an unbelevible smooth finish)
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Masking tape
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Ratchet with socket extention(don't remember the size nut...I think 9/16)
-VHT NightShades (the spray on tint. Get a Two bottles...just in case. They run at about $8 a can.)
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Orbital Buffer
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Application Pads/buff pads
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Miguires Fine Cut rubbing/polishing compound.
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Dish Soap -OPTIONAL....a spray can extender handle. If you want a little more control.
Step 1. Remove the lights.
Step2. Mask the lights
Step 3. You need to prep the lights. First use the 500 grit sand paper and sand that sucker good. get all the pitting and scratches out as best as you could. After thats done, I would clean it with a little soapy water. Just a littlw.
Step 4. Then do the 1500 grit paper. Repeat the the cleaning then dry WELL.
Step 5. You're ready to paint!!
Be sure you're not couped up in a small room cause chances are you'll pass out.
VERY strong fumes
Paint with very
light coats and let it dry in between. I did a bout 3 to 4 coats on mine..but they were light so its not that much. The paint runs easy so I can't stress to you enough
...LIGHT COATS!!! Once you're all good and done with the painting, let it cure for a few days. Thats just common sence.
Step 6. Depending on how good of a job you did with the paint will determine this step. If its good...fairly smooth, then you'll move to the 2000 grit. You will do a
wet sand. Get something that you can put some warm water and a little bit of dish soap in. Mix it up a little bit to where you see some bubbles. Now take the lights and sand them good
VERY LIGHTLY though. You don't want to take the paint off. Once you're done sanding, "rinse" it clean with a clean wet rag. It will look really shiny when wet if you did a good job. Once clean, DRY.
Now they look dark and hazy right? You're like "this SOB F*cked up my lights!" (thats what I thought when I did mine) Well now is the polishing stage.
Step 7. I found it a lot easier to buff the lights if they were mounted. Once mounted, apply some of Miguires Fine Cut to an application pad on your buffer and go to town. Buff how every much you feel...remember, you can always buff more if you want, so do a little, then let it dry, buff it out. See how it looks. If it needs more then do more.
When I buffed it out after it dryed, I used a tery cloth, thought it worked a lot better.
And that about sums it up! You'll have good looking at some Cheap..GREAT looking lights! I did the some thing for my fog lights.
I hope this helped. Plese tell me what you think and how it turns out!
How to smoke Tail lights Tutorial..requested thread. Please read 
