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I have a pontential customer who want's to know if I can paint the lettering on the tires of his street rod orange. I've searched and found some online, but don't know if any of them are worth buying.
Has anyone done this before? If so, what did you use and what were your results?
-------------------- David Thompson Pro-Line Graphics Martinsville, NJ
I'm not this dumb, it's just the paint fumes talkin' Posts: 396 | From: Martinsville, NJ | Registered: Oct 2001
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I painted the raised lettering on tires using XIM as a primer and Oneshot over it. It worked OK but it was definitely not a "permanent" fix.
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6451 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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you can do it with automotive paint and RUBBER BUMPER ADDITIVE.....to keep paint flexible, but i wouldnt garontee it to hold for more then a couple days....
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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this is another one of those jobs you need to walk away from. time consuming and too many areas of fault
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SOme of the most long lasting "Signs" i have seen are hanging on fence posts in farmers field here in the Midwest, these "Signs" are white house paint lettered on tires which say.."No trespassing" some are over 30 years old!
I lettered a tire with Ronan Aqua Coat for a Carnival game where kids throw a football thru the tire...still looks great!
It CAN workout if you do it right.!
-------------------- Mike Meyer Sign Painter 189 1st Ave n P.O. Box 3 Mazeppa, Mn 55956
We are not selling, we are staying here in Mazeppa....we cannot re-create what we have here....not in another lifetime! SO Here we are!!!!!!!
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I just did my tires about a month ago.....I first did it with a roller pen thing from Ebay, and my wonderful driving consisting of scraping the sides of sidewalks, wore a couple of the lettered tires slam off.
Then I tried white one shot, UCCKkk after about 2 weeks, they look like they have been through a desert ...terrible..terrible. If you find out a great paint...please let me know.
Just yesterday the guy I bought the tires from saw me in town, and said he had had 3 customers to ask how could you paint the lettering on tires and he told them to contact me.
It wasn't a real problem painting them...just real disappointed with them looking dirty.
My company name is BF GOODBRUSH, and I was trying so hard to see how I could turn BF GOODRICH on my tires into goodbrush*%&&$#@##!!!! I decided, I wouldn't screw them up, but it was a fun thought.
PS As I laid down in my driveway doing the tires...I had some funny stares from folks. Being 52 years old...I guess it did look like I had lost my marbles...literally. My neighbor even hollared, he was just getting ready to call the ambulance, cause he thought I had fallen. HaHA....I guess it did look a little strange
Ta Ta Good Luck Barb
-------------------- Barbara Fleming BF Goodbrush Columbia, NC Posts: 12 | From: columbia,nc usa | Registered: Jan 1999
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Thank you everyone for your help. I explained to the customer from the start that in no way could I guarantee anything as far is longevity. I told him I would do my best and he has no problem with it.
I decided to go with Mike's suggestion of using the Aqua Coat. Is there anything I should know about prep or application Mike? I've never used this product before.
-------------------- David Thompson Pro-Line Graphics Martinsville, NJ
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Just clean the surface real well and you can use denatured alcohol, as suggested by the manufacturer, to reduce. It will probably require a couple coats, but not always. I would suggest their color White White, the regular white has a purple tint like Chromatic fast dry background enamel. Then just wash up your (water based) brush with water, and the stubborn, dryer paint with an amonia product such as windex, or even the alcohol. For a job like this you can just use a cheap brush or something from an art store, but I use this all the time for painting on vinyl or something we are going to clear over here at the school, so I buy the waterbased quills from Mack Brush, thery're fabulous.
-------------------- Rick Heller Ohio Technical College 1374 E. 51st Street Cleveland, OH 44103 IOAFS Posts: 210 | From: Cleveland, OH | Registered: Nov 2001
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I just buy the cheaper brands, but they're pretty good. I like to keep the local cigar shop going! I think I was probably smokin Carlos Torano (with a little jalapeno above the N, or a Balmoral.
-------------------- Rick Heller Ohio Technical College 1374 E. 51st Street Cleveland, OH 44103 IOAFS Posts: 210 | From: Cleveland, OH | Registered: Nov 2001
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I did the job sunday, the Aqua Coat was very easy to work with. I did 7 tires for him and although a couple of them were a PITA due to some chunks being torn off the letters, probably from handling and shipping them, hey looked great when they were done.
The car is a 39 Chevy Sedan and wad black Steelies with chrome trim rings and caps, the orange letting on the tires was just enough to set it off without overpowering anything.
Now to see how well they hold up. Again thanks to all for your suggestions
-------------------- David Thompson Pro-Line Graphics Martinsville, NJ
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