Homemade whitewalls...

Spent some time on my cheap, new radials with some Krylon and masking paper....



They have faded a little since this pic, because the oils in the tires leached out...shoulda let 'em "age" a while before I tried this, and it woulda looked better...
Rob

Not bad. Wanna part with that Willy's Jeep?

dwc43 wrote:Not bad. Wanna part with that Willy's Jeep?

That's my '43 Ford GPW...it's in the process of being "restored", so I can use it in my WW2 reenacting hobby....I'm getting too old and too fat to be an infantryman any more...I need to ride into battle!
Rob

Nice job on the painting. From the pics, they look like they came that way.

Here's some I ground with 4" grinder and a sanding disc. They were originally narrow white walls and white letters. The first one was practice. You have to be very carefull or you can grind through the white strip.

Those look sweet!
Rob

You do know that you can buy those wide white wall tires again without having to make them?

dwc43 wrote:You do know that you can buy those wide white wall tires again without having to make them?

Yeah...Lucas Tire sells them, too...now, they're even more affordable than before...because those Coker's are expensive!
Rob

Check Speedway Motors. They have cheater slicks with white walls and the lugs on the side so they look like retreaded 50's style truck tires that they used back in the day. And I know, some of them are costly. I still need to get a set of those old Good Year polyglass tires for my Road Runner.

dwc43 wrote:They have cheater slicks with white walls and the lugs on the side so they look like retreaded 50's style truck tires that they used back in the day.

I've seen those, and they are cool as hell....I've always thought the Radir's were cool, too....
http://www.radirwheels.com/slicks.htm
Rob

Those are cool. Here's the link to the tires I mentioned for those that want a look see.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/820-15-FIRESTONE-DRAG-SLICK-BLACK,4892.html

Not bad, like a giant model car! How does it hold up to abuse?

Didin't want to buy them. I had tires and wheels just laying around I want to use up. I have $50 in tires in wheels on my rat truck!