87/88 Tail lights

Picked up a pair of 87/88 TC taillights.
The black paint is flaking off the inside of the clear lense. Does anybody know what type/color of paint to use?

Ron

I used that Fusion Paint from Krylon in black. I scuffed up the inside with a gray scotch brite pade so the paint would stick.

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Tony Sceia
Red 88 TC, Med Red with Raven Leather & every option, Walbro 255, 3" SS Downpipe with Magnaflow Dual SS 2.5 Cat Back system, 3-core Radiator, Star Stage 3 Clutch, Rebuilt T-5 Tranny, 4:10 rear, 140 MPH Speedo, New Paint, Headlights, Refinished Snowflakes & New Tires.

She looks so SWEET. Now I need to make some more HP & make the engine look good.

87 Turbocoupe - Bought as a Parts Car, but runs & needs a little work. Looks like we will have HIS & HERS TC's.

I used some kind of brush on paint about 4 years ago. I did clean the plastic but I didn't scuff it any and my paint is starting to come off. If I ever take tham apart again, I'm going to try what Tony suggested.

I used duplicolor spray can gloss black a few years back, and it is still good as new. I didnt scuff the surface, just cleaned it with degreaser.

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Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 21 psi, forced air intercooler, water injection, bypass valve, Ranger roller cam, subframes, etc., etc.. // 86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP nitrous, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.... // 91 Escort: Bone stock winter car // 02 Taurus Vulcan(wifes car)

Thanks for the info.
I wasn't sure if it was a flat black or a semi-gloss black.
I'll see what I can find here.
What kind of degreaser did you use Jeff?

Originally posted by Turbojet:

What kind of degreaser did you use Jeff?

I forget the name of it. Got a gallon of it from the auto paint supply store. Same stuff that is used to wipe down the car before painting it.

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Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 21 psi, forced air intercooler, water injection, bypass valve, Ranger roller cam, subframes, etc., etc.. // 86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP nitrous, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.... // 91 Escort: Bone stock winter car // 02 Taurus Vulcan(wifes car)

I'll echo Tony! I used the Krylon paint on my left taillight last year, but scuffed it with steel wool, then used the degreaser.


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Dan S
NATO Member
84 and 88 Turbo Coupes
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