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These things get a lot of punishment and are very flexible. I don't entirely trust vinyl lettering on them but it's a lot less work than hand lettering. What is the concensus of opinion of lettering wheel covers, esp. when they have a slight texture on the cover. To paint or not to paint, that is the question!
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I did a Mickey Mouse on a tire cover couple of years ago, hehehe, I mean "Mister Mouse", and didnt prep it. It took 2 months to dry. (The customer was a friend, and I told him that I had never painted vinyl so he was good about it)
After that I found out that the vinyl needed to be prepped 1st with "Water Born Primer". I did a Tazmanian Devil on the next one, oops, hehehe, I mean "The Devil", and it dried like normal.
I just saw this cover lately, and the paint has not cracked, peeled, or anything.
As far as vinyl lettering, my experience has been to heat gun it on to the vinyl. I've done a few B1-B inlet plugs, (vinyl lettering) that are exposed to all kinds of abuse by GI's and in all kinds of weather, with no signs of wearing off.
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Vinyl tire covers are like banners... EXCEPT that they are subject to extremly severe conditions! While driving, they flap and/or billow, plus the usual sun, rain, dirt, etc. Properly done, your work will outlast the cover itself! I prefer a latex paint ( solvent vinyl paint will kill ya!) If you don't want to/have the skill/time to hand letter it, use a paint mask out of that roll of vinyl that has been around too long or the one that everyone hates the color. I did one for a friend's motorhome that is starting to crack and tear, but the graphics is still looking good! Werks fer me!
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Hi there.....I used to do these alot. But I never did figure out a way to make them last. It seemed like each cover was made of different material. I used vinyl prep. That helped. I tried handpainting and vinyl. But eventually they cracked........maybe lightly sand......then vinyl prep......then paint......then clear coat???
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