whitewall paint???
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whitewall paint???
Has anyone used the whitewall paint on your tires and does it work and hold outl like stated in the adds? Cant see paying 800.00 for tires if the stuff works but dont know anyone thats tryed it. Thanks Spike
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I recently used some white paint on an old WWW tire that I was trying to dress up for a spare. The paint that I used was Rustoleum spray paint for plastic. It only cost $4 with most of the work being the one hour of masking tape application and removal. The tire sidewall turned out nice and white but the checkering of the old white wall showed thru. 
It would have been smarter of me to sand the white wall smooth before spraying on the new paint. I eventually ended up selling the old tire at a swap meet and buying a new one from Vintage Ford. Good luck, Jag
It would have been smarter of me to sand the white wall smooth before spraying on the new paint. I eventually ended up selling the old tire at a swap meet and buying a new one from Vintage Ford. Good luck, Jag
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Theres a white sealant paint available at hardware stores for roofing work. I dont know what its called but its the same stuff there selling on ebay and its cheaper.
One thing I noticed about the painted tires you have to sand all the letters off in the paint area to make them look better but you still see its a painted tire. It takes away from a quality build in my own opinion.
I think IM going to have a set of crap bias ply whitewalls on rims for shows/events and then run thin line whitewall radials as daily drivers.
One thing I noticed about the painted tires you have to sand all the letters off in the paint area to make them look better but you still see its a painted tire. It takes away from a quality build in my own opinion.
I think IM going to have a set of crap bias ply whitewalls on rims for shows/events and then run thin line whitewall radials as daily drivers.
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check out my gallery, I painted a blackwall tire with walmart white spray paint. I left the letters on, I steel wooled the sidewall and masked it off. It looked good for several months but then dirt and oil started to soak through the paint. If I were to do it again, I might try using some primer first. It still doesn't look all that bad, to me anyway.
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Originally Posted by black58
check out my gallery, I painted a blackwall tire with walmart white spray paint. I left the letters on, I steel wooled the sidewall and masked it off. It looked good for several months but then dirt and oil started to soak through the paint. If I were to do it again, I might try using some primer first. It still doesn't look all that bad, to me anyway.
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Heres a link to a youtube vid of cutting your own whitewalls.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkcm3rh60p0
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Originally Posted by GreatNorthWoods
I think your painted whitewalls look pretty good. I read somewhere that all raised white lettered tires are really whitewalls just below the surface of the sidewall. There was an article in a rod magazine years ago about putting the tires on a lathe and skimming off the outer later to make permanent whitewalls but I've never tried it...
When I was a kid I remember going to the local tire shops withmy dad to buy tires and watching them turn the tires on a lathe to increase the size of the whitewall (my mom did this the hard way by scrubbing the tires up against the curb when she tried to park.....that would sure tick the ol man off).
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On several occassions I have been at the Reno HAN Auction and seen white walls being cut. They jack up the bumper and but the tire on an electric roller. Then as the tire turns the cutter chews off the black. Jag
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If the tire is a whitewall, you can cut it wider. The white rubber extends a couple of inches wider than what comes stock. In my area, all the lowrider shops have a whitewall cutter. Most just use old cutters from defunct retread shops. Retreaders always had to even out the width of the tires they retreaded since the casings all had different widths.
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I don't know about lathing tires...sounds..i don't know...dumb? But hey, if it works, why the hell not!
If you can cut with a blade, why not cut with a solvent! Just rub some acetone around on the tire..BAM! instant white wall!
My point is, I think it's better to buy white walls than to cut or paint them.
If you can cut with a blade, why not cut with a solvent! Just rub some acetone around on the tire..BAM! instant white wall!
My point is, I think it's better to buy white walls than to cut or paint them.
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Originally Posted by TheSovereign53
My point is, I think it's better to buy white walls than to cut or paint them.
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There was a machine sold back 20-30 years that cut whitewalls. A friend of mine told me he use to see the guys at car lots cutting whites. It only cost $2 a tire.
I have seent hos emachines for sale and there around $3000.
They have a seat, rollers and a motor with a grinding wheel.
I have seent hos emachines for sale and there around $3000.
They have a seat, rollers and a motor with a grinding wheel.