Satin Smoked lights...

How would you guys suggest the best route to getting this effect?
 
My first thought was to just scuff and paint with a tinted clear like normal, then give is a light sanding with some 2K paper and leave it be... any ideas?
 
and will be doing the head and taillights, pros and cons to doing headlights? 
 
here is something that i'd like to achieve..

 
 
 

maybe use a flattening agent in the clear

this was in the other topic the lets see those satin paint jobs!! pretty cool lookin

--------------------------------------------- Originally posted by sickntwisted maybe use a flattening agent in the clear --------------------------------------------- i was thinking that, but i dont exactly wanna go buy flattening agent just for my lights. i would if i was painting my car with a satin clear but i'm just doing a single stage.

I had my headlights on my ranger tinted darker than that. But it was a glossy black. I could see with mine, just had the silverstar ultra bulbs in them and ran the on bright all the time. But if you have any trouble seeing at night, i wouldnt do it. It does shine, but no where near a nontinted light of course

what vehicle are you doing this on Doug?

---------------------------------------------Originally posted by DougyFrisch---------------------------------------------Originally posted by sickntwisted maybe use a flattening agent in the clear --------------------------------------------- i was thinking that, but i dont exactly wanna go buy flattening agent just for my lights. i would if i was painting my car with a satin clear but i'm just doing a single stage. --------------------------------------------- yeah. unless youre using some expensive clear like ppg or something which im assuming youre not, then you could get some like nason or matrix flattener for probably like 20 bux, you only need half a pint and you'll probably only use an ounce. (also if you have any friends or know anyone in the paint business go to their shop and see if they'll pour you off a two ounce touch up bottle for like ten bux.)  another thing you might do is just go to like michaels crafts or something and see if they have something to acheive that effect. you never know. you could find some kind of satin black plastic tint spray or something weird for making crafts ya never know!

light coat of satin paint. ive done it before and it turned out like that

--------------------------------------------- Originally posted by bagtodrag what vehicle are you doing this on Doug? --------------------------------------------- The wicked peon is gettin murdered out...       and mikey, i've got plenty of paint at my boys shop. i have no problem with getting materials and stuff like that. i just don't have any flattening agent, but i never realized it was only 20 bucks. i'll have to run over to the paint supply here sometime soon and see about getting some.   but does anyone think that tinting them like normal and just giving them a light scuff with some 2000 grit will work? i didn't see why it wouldn't, i mean i could see if i was useing rattle can paint or some stuff from the hobby shop which i've heard people using, then i may not get the best results. but i am using the good stuff...