More old school!

kooldawg6

mine works really well and can take a fair amount
Aug 31, 2006
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I've been tossing around the idea of painting the raised letters on my tires since last fall after seeing a few on here...HEAVYGT:nice: So last week, I photoshopped it and loved it. Not as easy as I would've hoped it to be using DupliColor's Hot Tires. It was a slow/steady process and looks somewhat choppy up close, but from about 5' and more, I'm quite pleased!
Here are the results.

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I like it! I think I'll just wait until I have to buy new tires and get the factory raised white lettering (I think you can still buy some like that), but I definitely like the look! And since mine is the same color as yours, I'll know exactly how it'll look! Thanks!
 
A guy did this on his GrabberOrange and it started to fade pretty quickly or look rather bad. I'll see if I can dig up the link so I can be more accurate. I'm not a member over there on GO.NET anymore...

Edit:

Here is where he did it: http://www.grabberorange.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2027&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=37

Here is where he removed it: http://www.grabberorange.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2227&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=6

Looks good kooldawg, nice mod. I'll be interested in seeing how it holds up after a month or two. Keep us posted


Looks Great Kool!

That was the FIRST thing I did to my tires when I bought the car. I loved the look of it...

...for a while...

The duplicolor turns brown/gray VERY quickly and requires CONSTANT cleaning to keep looking even half decent.

Right now, I'm counting pennies until I can get a new set of rims with RWL tires.

Again, I love the way it looks, and will look forward to seeing how yours holds up compared to mine.
 
I know if mine turn nasty(more than slightly discolored), I won't hesitate cleaning it off with the acetone as I won't purchase another paint pen and spend the several hours redoing it!
I didn't mind touching up my grill every few months as that was how long it would take before you'd start seeing chips from a distance, but if the tires only last days... I love the added look this gave as it adds yet another white accent to my blue/black/white theme:rock:
 
I know if mine turn nasty(more than slightly discolored), I won't hesitate cleaning it off with the acetone as I won't purchase another paint pen and spend the several hours redoing it!
I didn't mind touching up my grill every few months as that was how long it would take before you'd start seeing chips from a distance, but if the tires only last days... I love the added look this gave as it adds yet another white accent to my blue/black/white theme:rock:

A agree...and to be honest (idiot music plays here) I didn't realize I could simply remove mine with acetone, and will be doing that soon!

**dee dee deeeeeee**