Painting Tire Letters?
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I used a platinum white gauche paint. It water based. Lasts about 2 months then needs to be touched up.
If there was a better more permanenent paint I would use it.
Try the water based paints you get in the hobby stores on one side.
I wish GoodYEar made these white letter.
red would be sweet with the black car and a red pinstripe on the side of the car ala the batmobile
Paul
If there was a better more permanenent paint I would use it.
Try the water based paints you get in the hobby stores on one side.
I wish GoodYEar made these white letter.
red would be sweet with the black car and a red pinstripe on the side of the car ala the batmobile
Paul
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About 10 minutes a wheel. Depends on your skills with a fine paintbrush. At first I was slow, but doing it a few times makes you better. Have a wet rag ready to wipe if you go out of the lines.
I didn't do my new tires yet. Once you do them you have to keep doing them or wirebrush clean the letters out.(Bronze brush)
The car just look tough when you do it, kind of like a Hot Wheel (I was a kid in the 70's)
ooops...I just washed the wheels with car wash.(soap and water)
Paul
I didn't do my new tires yet. Once you do them you have to keep doing them or wirebrush clean the letters out.(Bronze brush)
The car just look tough when you do it, kind of like a Hot Wheel (I was a kid in the 70's)
ooops...I just washed the wheels with car wash.(soap and water)
Paul
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Great idea, but jeez, I need to stop reading these forums. Everytime I come on here I end up adding something else to my list to buy for my MINI. So I went to eBay and found this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB..._BIN_Stores_IT
I decided for 8 bucks I might as well try it. Sorry for stealing your idea, but I will be glad to report on how it works once it arrive .
I decided for 8 bucks I might as well try it. Sorry for stealing your idea, but I will be glad to report on how it works once it arrive .
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I tried whitewall paint (expensive!) but it would start to yellow and the edges started to lift...after starting over (removing all the paint...b!tch) twice, I gave up If only I knew how the tire manufacturer's did it...
It looked awesome with black wheels...expecially when rotating
Twenty years ago, I used a home made stencil and spray paint on my Rex and it looked sweet but rough...didn't bother me as I rarely washed it anyway
It looked awesome with black wheels...expecially when rotating
Twenty years ago, I used a home made stencil and spray paint on my Rex and it looked sweet but rough...didn't bother me as I rarely washed it anyway
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The right tool for the job...
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/hottires.html
These are made for tires, and don't fade... I have seem the outcome, and they look really good. I have some on order myself. I tried the 'grease pen' sort of thing from JCWhiteny, and regretted it the moment I was done. It looked good from 20ft away, but up close it just looked bad.
RM2k5
These are made for tires, and don't fade... I have seem the outcome, and they look really good. I have some on order myself. I tried the 'grease pen' sort of thing from JCWhiteny, and regretted it the moment I was done. It looked good from 20ft away, but up close it just looked bad.
RM2k5
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Originally Posted by RallyMINI2005
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/hottires.html
These are made for tires, and don't fade... I have seem the outcome, and they look really good. I have some on order myself. I tried the 'grease pen' sort of thing from JCWhiteny, and regretted it the moment I was done. It looked good from 20ft away, but up close it just looked bad.
RM2k5
These are made for tires, and don't fade... I have seem the outcome, and they look really good. I have some on order myself. I tried the 'grease pen' sort of thing from JCWhiteny, and regretted it the moment I was done. It looked good from 20ft away, but up close it just looked bad.
RM2k5
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Originally Posted by RallyMINI2005
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/hottires.html
These are made for tires, and don't fade... I have seem the outcome, and they look really good. I have some on order myself. I tried the 'grease pen' sort of thing from JCWhiteny, and regretted it the moment I was done. It looked good from 20ft away, but up close it just looked bad.
RM2k5
These are made for tires, and don't fade... I have seem the outcome, and they look really good. I have some on order myself. I tried the 'grease pen' sort of thing from JCWhiteny, and regretted it the moment I was done. It looked good from 20ft away, but up close it just looked bad.
RM2k5
I have seen it 3 weeks after application and it still looked good. Need to be careful when doing it. Not real easy to clean up a mistake.
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