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Don Stauffer Would sure be nice if some more vendors offered tire logos in dry transfer. I find dry transfers work better on tires than decals.
Would sure be nice if some more vendors offered tire logos in dry transfer. I find dry transfers work better on tires than decals.
Agreed Don. I have collected as many Shabo transfer sets as I can.
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Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Same here, although putting the wheels on the car is one of the finals tasks for me, and then I don't handle them too much. But they certainly do not chip off while sitting on a shelf for 20 years.
Never had that problem, Cody. Some of my builds are pushing 20 years old.
That's interesting to know! Does the clear coats ever chip or peel off the rubber?
If you do want to use decals, for me the trick is with tire preparation. I select the side that does not have raised lettering, spray it with rattlecan Glosscoat to provide a good surface for the decal, apply the decal, and then spray with Dullcoat afterward. I have been really happy with the results from this procedure.
Good luck,
Rick
You might can use a white acrylic pen to write them on. I built NASCAR kits, and if you can find decals, you can slice off/sand the raised areas, spray glosscote, apply decals, then shoot dullcote over the top.
That was supposed to read optivisor gotta love spellcheck
I've hand painted them years ago,when my eyes were much younger.my best advice is a tiny brush,an optics rand a ton of patience
Hi Leardoc, I recently built an AMT kit with those same tires. Thankfully they are raised enough to paint with a tiny paint brush. Be sure to use Acrylic paint NOT ENAMEL. Enamel doesn't dry on rubber and will just smear. What I found works best was to paint the letter just like you are writing the letter itself, very lightly of course. Definitely not perfect but it seemed easier than having to sand off the letters and using decals. Best of luck!
I have tried using a white paint pen but with mixed results. If the tyre has raised writing you can try the paint pen or painting with a fine brush. Otherwise you can get decals but they probably will not work to well on raised writing. One site I found is www.fireballmodels.info/wl.htm
An example of a decal tyre brand but it is a bit to shiny for my liking
Hello car modelers, I have forayed into the car model realm due to a group build in our IPMS local chapter. I am building a 1/25 Penski PC-17 Indy Car, 1989 vintage. Among one of the many things I need to learn is what is the easiest way to paint the Goodyear Eagle raised relief on the tires. Do they make aftermarket decals for this?
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