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Old 07-15-2007, 10:14 PM
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Copying from another member here, I painted my letters on my Pirellis. I like the look, just wonder how durable the stuff is.





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Old 07-16-2007, 12:22 AM
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love it..gives it that old muscle car look
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Old 07-16-2007, 12:22 AM
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btw, how long did it take you? what did you use to paint them?
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Old 07-16-2007, 05:33 AM
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I used a new product from Duplicolor called "Hot Tires." It took moe a few hours including removing the wheels, detailing the wheels and brakes and painting the tires. Make sure your tires are real clean if you try it. I scrubbed mine with cleanser before painting them.
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Old 07-16-2007, 07:52 AM
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I love it! I just bought a set of those same Pirellis along with rims and i've been thinkin of doin the same thing but i didn't know how it would look. But now i know and it looks great! Great job man
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Old 07-16-2007, 07:55 AM
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Old 07-16-2007, 09:11 AM
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It does give it that old school classic muscle car look! NICE!
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Old 08-05-2007, 07:44 AM
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Painted white letter tires was the first thing I did to mine when I brought it home. Used the Duplicolor pen also. It lasted about 2 weeks, then started looking rough, peeling etc. Went back to black.
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Old 08-05-2007, 10:25 AM
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Back in the day when white letters were popular, we would use a crayon like stick to mark over the letters after the tires were cleaned. It lasted for a while, then you had to reapply. Maybe that's why it lost it's popularity?
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Old 08-05-2007, 03:47 PM
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WOW.......that white really sets those tires off. Great Job. Car looks sick! (I'm going to find some Goodyears with white lettering now)
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