Tire shaving?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Manalapan FL
Tire shaving?
There's a company which offers "shaved & polished" tires. They shave all lettering & fine-print off the sidewall and polish the tire so all you see is a completely smooth surface. These ain't cheap!
I'd like to shave the "Eagle GT II" off my RWL tires, leaving only the "Goodyear".
Anyone have an idea of how to do this at home?
Thanks in advance,
D. Ocean
Miami, FLA
I'd like to shave the "Eagle GT II" off my RWL tires, leaving only the "Goodyear".
Anyone have an idea of how to do this at home?
Thanks in advance,
D. Ocean
Miami, FLA
Burning Brakes
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I imagine you could just take a knife and carve it off - then go in with some sand paper and sand it down to a fine polished surface. Not sure if this damages the structural design of the tire, but hey, if they cut them off and nothing happens, than I suppose you can too.
- Michael
- Michael
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Melting Slicks
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From: Manalapan FL
Originally Posted by majic1984
I imagine you could just take a knife and carve it off - then go in with some sand paper and sand it down to a fine polished surface. Not sure if this damages the structural design of the tire, but hey, if they cut them off and nothing happens, than I suppose you can too.
D. Ocean
Miami, FLA
Instructor
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From: Conyers GA
This is what the tire shops use....in a high speed air grinder.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...71264&R=371264
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...71264&R=371264
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Melting Slicks
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From: Manalapan FL
Originally Posted by Martin72
This is what the tire shops use....in a high speed air grinder.
D. Ocean
Miami, FLA
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You can shave the white letters off, but you will still see them. There is a layer of white rubber below the surface of the outer layer of rubber so shaving them might smooth the side but it will not remove the letters. Of course you could always use tire-black or some other dye to hide them once you smooth the side...
The reason you will almost never find a true high performance tire with raised white letters (or white walls for that matter) is because or the layer of white rubber below the surface. This is why in NASCAR they paint the Goodyear on the side of the tire...
Good luck...
GUSTO
The reason you will almost never find a true high performance tire with raised white letters (or white walls for that matter) is because or the layer of white rubber below the surface. This is why in NASCAR they paint the Goodyear on the side of the tire...
Good luck...
GUSTO
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