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Curious if anyone as tried this,this is not on my corvette,they have new tires,but thinking about doing it any way,but the tires on a 1972 GTO I bought last year,the tire are old,at least 7 years old,but threads look new,they are Cooper tires,and the letters look so nasty,cleaning does no good,and I mean Ajax with a brush scrubbing them,well,I was doing some exterior painting on my house,the paint was bright white,so I painted two of the tires,with a small art brush,Amazing,this is a 100% Acrylic Latex,paint,so should with stand the elements,time will tell,but looks amazing,oh,if you do this,take your time,will post some pictures later.I want to put another coat on them.
Many car enthusiasts have been doing this for years. You can also go down to any reputable hobby store and pick up the oil base white marker paint. They have a chisel style felt tip which is very close to the actual width of the raised white lettering on tires. I have been doing this for years.
Last edited by Douglas Mariani; May 3, 2024 at 09:46 AM.
Go to Napa, advance auto, O'Reilly's or even Walmart and they sell tire pens, specifically for white lettered/whitewall tires! Sharpie makes one and so does slime. Ive tried both and the slime one worked better
Yea,used the paint pens,didn’t like the ones I had,you had tp press the tip,to release paint,so wasn’t very consistent,I can do much better with brush.
Yea,used the paint pens,didn’t like the ones I had,you had tp press the tip,to release paint,so wasn’t very consistent,I can do much better with brush.
I found it MUCH easier to just take wheel/tire off car and place it flat between two sawhorses. Otherwise it's like you are working on a paint by numbers picture that is mounted on the wall at shin level.
I found it MUCH easier to just take wheel/tire off car and place it flat between two sawhorses. Otherwise it's like you are working on a paint by numbers picture that is mounted on the wall at shin level.
If they are 7 years old you should replace them. Cheaper than replacing a fender when they rupture or blow out. I am a retired tire company engineer (Pirelli).
Curious if anyone as tried this,this is not on my corvette,they have new tires,but thinking about doing it any way,but the tires on a 1972 GTO I bought last year,the tire are old,at least 7 years old,but threads look new,they are Cooper tires,and the letters look so nasty,cleaning does no good,and I mean Ajax with a brush scrubbing them,well,I was doing some exterior painting on my house,the paint was bright white,so I painted two of the tires,with a small art brush,Amazing,this is a 100% Acrylic Latex,paint,so should with stand the elements,time will tell,but looks amazing,oh,if you do this,take your time,will post some pictures later.I want to put another coat on them.
All tires continue to cure as they age. This results in the tread becoming harder and not having the grip of a new tire. Also the inner liners can degrade over time which weakens the tire. The tire could look brand new on the outside but weakened on the inside. Years ago we took some new tires from the warehouse that had gone past their sale date, mounted them on wheels and ran them on our large test wheel at 65 to 70 miles per hour at different temperatures. Guess what, they failed. That is why when they aged out, normally 5 years, we scraped them. Did not want the liability of tires causing accidents.
If they are 7 years old you should replace them. Cheaper than replacing a fender when they rupture or blow out. I am a retired tire company engineer (Pirelli).
Not sure where that came from, but these tires were new in 2020.
Not sure where that came from, but these tires were new in 2020.
Members advised me to check the date of mfg on each tire....subtract that from the current year (2024).
(Tires may have been stored in the warehouse for several years before they were sold)
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