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  • Das Delfin
    R3VLimited
    • Sep 2014
    • 2293

    #1

    White letter paint

    Say I wanted to be a bit gauche and paint the sidewall lettering on my tires white like on those cool 4x4 trucks or nascar tires.. any preferred paint? They are for the winter tires so it wouldn't be entirely out of place


    it's a Kenny Powers quote on wheels
  • AndrewBird
    The Mad Scientist
    • Oct 2003
    • 11896

    #2
    Duplicolor makes a paint pen specifically for this:

    Complete your next automotive paint project using Duplicolor Hot Tires Tire Paint

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    • Das Delfin
      R3VLimited
      • Sep 2014
      • 2293

      #3
      Thanks!


      it's a Kenny Powers quote on wheels

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      • r3zon8
        Noobie
        • Nov 2015
        • 15

        #4
        Oil based Sharpie from local arts store works fine as well. incase you like to buy local.

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        • agent
          Vice Grand Pubaa
          • Mar 2010
          • 7960

          #5
          Paging Ether-D...
          Originally posted by kronus
          would be in depending on tip slant and tube size

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          • Ether-D
            R3VLimited
            • Sep 2011
            • 2838

            #6
            DON'T DOIT!!! Or do something different than I did. Mine turned tan, in about two days. They weren't dirty, they just changed color. I think it reacted with something on the tire. I used the "Hot Tires" tire paint. I think it was dupli-color.
            Originally posted by Andy.B
            Whenever I am about to make a particularly questionable decision regarding a worryingly cheap diy solution, I just ask myself, "What would Ether-D do?"
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            • Hooffenstein HD
              Banned
              • Nov 2012
              • 1388

              #7
              I just used this cheap crap off ebay. It came out of the pen really bad and had a tendency to leak puddles, or do nothing at all. Once I got the letters actually filled in, it stayed white for 3 months or so before it completely wore away. Never went brown, just gradually faded away.

              Last edited by Hooffenstein HD; 11-30-2015, 03:50 PM.

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              • Das Delfin
                R3VLimited
                • Sep 2014
                • 2293

                #8
                Originally posted by Ether-D
                DON'T DOIT!!! Or do something different than I did. Mine turned tan, in about two days. They weren't dirty, they just changed color. I think it reacted with something on the tire. I used the "Hot Tires" tire paint. I think it was dupli-color.
                Got it! I went out and bought that exact same stuff but felt weird about how the letters are stylized when I went to put it on. Now I'm glad I left them black


                it's a Kenny Powers quote on wheels

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                • Best_name_available
                  E30 Addict
                  • Jul 2014
                  • 479

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Hooffenstein HD
                  I just used this cheap crap off ebay. It came out of the pen really bad and had a tendency to leak puddles, or do nothing at all. Once I got the letters actually filled in, it stayed white for 3 months or so before it completely wore away. Never went brown, just gradually faded away.

                  http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5x-White-...hVEtQ08Bmbjobg
                  Sounds acceptable for a $7 product
                  Originally posted by Vokuhila
                  I laughed, and then I serioused

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