White Lettered Tires

Yeah...I bought a White Gel Pen,about the only place i could find 1 at was a fabric store,but anyways they work perfect.Just draw on the letters with it set aside and let dry.

QUOTE: Originally posted by RabidScoobie Yeah...I bought a White Gel Pen,about the only place i could find 1 at was a fabric store,but anyways they work perfect.Just draw on the letters with it set aside and let dry.

I've used this method...works great can also use the same thing with YELLOW lettering such as Nascar kit tires...another thing I have done is actually sanded off the raised lettering and applied dry transfers in its place. Decals/Dry transfers are readily available for Goodyear brand...however some other brands may not be available!

Thanks for tip guys. I'm just getting back into model building after a few years of slacking off. Have been busy collecting Hot Wheels instead. Boy, I sure do enjoy this site and forum. Great job FSM!!!!

occasionally you get the letters already engraved on the rubber/tyre so all you have to do is paint it!!!!

In my car-building days, I just painted the white on the raised letters with a small brush. It's not really hard at all!

Yeah but paint doesnt like to dry on vinyl.

QUOTE: Originally posted by RabidScoobie Yeah but paint doesnt like to dry on vinyl.

Use acrylic or other water based paint. They don't react with the vinyl or rubber in kit tires. Also, spray a coat of clear flat laquer to seal any tire painting or decaling and to give a realistic sheen to the tire.

Adam Howard

The best way to use enamel paint on tires is to blow chalk dust on them after they are painted, this way the paint won't smear or smudge.