Register now to get rid of these ads!

made my own homemade whitewalls!! lets see urs!

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by onetruth1130, Mar 17, 2012.

  1. Ester Eddie
    Joined: Feb 26, 2012
    Posts: 3,988

    Ester Eddie
    Member
    from Alaska

    Anyone else make a set of white walls ?
     
  2. Nads
    Joined: Mar 5, 2001
    Posts: 11,862

    Nads
    Member
    from Hypocrisy

    Wretched, get this garbage heap outta here.
     
  3. five-oh
    Joined: Jan 10, 2008
    Posts: 468

    five-oh
    Member
    from Arkansas
    1. HAMB Old Farts' Club

    I almost wish this place had a "like" button like facebook does. I'd be hitting it repeatedly on this post. :D
     
  4. dirtybirdindian
    Joined: Sep 29, 2011
    Posts: 55

    dirtybirdindian
    Member

    how wide are your wheels? Static drop? That stance looks real nice!
     
    Last edited: Nov 22, 2012
  5. Ester Eddie
    Joined: Feb 26, 2012
    Posts: 3,988

    Ester Eddie
    Member
    from Alaska

    I got some tires off a truck at work ...I wish they had more whit wall but this is what I ended up with .

    Before
    [​IMG]
    After
    [​IMG]
     
  6. Ester Eddie
    Joined: Feb 26, 2012
    Posts: 3,988

    Ester Eddie
    Member
    from Alaska

    Anyone else try this?
     
  7. onetruth1130
    Joined: Dec 1, 2010
    Posts: 271

    onetruth1130
    Member

    yeaaa! anyone else?
     
  8. Just put some white letter tires on your car, drive up against the curb for a few blocks. Then, turn around and repeat process on other side... WALLLA WHITEWALLS.

    For anybody that's going to try sanding them. It's VERY messy, rubber flies everywhere, clings to everything and builds up on the bottom of your shoes as you walk around the tire.

    The second set I did for my truck over a year ago was 2 pair. One pair is still very white. The 2nd pair yellows after a few months and need scrubbin'.
     
  9. onetruth1130
    Joined: Dec 1, 2010
    Posts: 271

    onetruth1130
    Member

    yep if you want to clean them white walls, i use a degreaser spray like Spray 9 and scrub with a brillo pad. then rinse off. comes out like braaand spankin new. i gotta do this soon, now that winter is over and hotrod show season is around the corner!
     
  10. onetruth1130
    Joined: Dec 1, 2010
    Posts: 271

    onetruth1130
    Member

    lets see some more!
     
  11. I thought loooong and hard about trying this on my 50 dodge...


    Then I bought a set of Cokers.
     
  12. 64C20CrewCab
    Joined: Sep 7, 2009
    Posts: 42

    64C20CrewCab
    Member

    I know not all brands of tires we can do this with. What tire brands have you guys used? I have 16's and the last set of bought tires ran me nearly $1000 6.5yrs ago. Now I need to go a more affordable route.

    First pic is my current 235/60 Firestone Firehawk with 3"www from Performance Plus in Long Beach, CA. It needs to be replaced so I grabbed a OWL tire from Les Schwab Tires here in the East Bay I had hoped to get WWW result but nope... See 2nd pic... That tire is will become a spare....

    I've seen a set of BFG Long Trails with OWL that were shaved to 2". Lookin to see if I can possibly wider white wall on another brand if possible. Proven tire brand suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!! & Great thread btw!
     

    Attached Files:

    Last edited: Apr 16, 2013
  13. ruby81
    Joined: Nov 27, 2012
    Posts: 4

    ruby81
    Member

    I had a set of Perelli Scorpions in a 205/75/15 sitting around, ground them and the wide white is 2 3/4"
     

    Attached Files:

    onetruth1130 likes this.
  14. Cut mine about 4 years ago. Other than the occasional Wesley's bleach white to clean them. They have been basically maintenance free. Next set will be of another make of tire to get a wider white. Maybe even this winter! ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1384911914.846347.jpg


    Where are we going and why are we in a hand basket!?
     
    onetruth1130 likes this.
  15. onetruth1130
    Joined: Dec 1, 2010
    Posts: 271

    onetruth1130
    Member

    resurrecting this post. made me some whitewalls for my 51 chevy!! got that before and after shot. painted the wheels too. made the with a grinder and 60 grit paper on a Velcro foam pad.
     

    Attached Files:

  16. LONG
    Joined: Aug 20, 2011
    Posts: 292

    LONG
    Member

    looks good. I think I'll do the same. currently my white walls are to the inside.
     
  17. onetruth1130
    Joined: Dec 1, 2010
    Posts: 271

    onetruth1130
    Member

    post some pictures when ur done dude. would love to see it
     
  18. rickl
    Joined: Aug 3, 2012
    Posts: 103

    rickl
    Member

    these started off as Eagle GTs side.jpg
     
  19. onetruth1130
    Joined: Dec 1, 2010
    Posts: 271

    onetruth1130
    Member

    lovely truck. love it. tires look great.
     
  20. Four 235/75/15 Kelly White Letter tires from the junkyard - $100 Son-in-law ground them down for me at the recap shop he works at. I think the taller white letters provide a wider white material band in the sidewall...
    peace
     

    Attached Files:

    onetruth1130 likes this.
  21. LONG
    Joined: Aug 20, 2011
    Posts: 292

    LONG
    Member

    nice Robber. what type of grinder do you guys use? I have a brass buffing wheel I used to use when repairing semi tires? gitter bug, or die grinder?
     
  22. peter schmidt
    Joined: Aug 26, 2007
    Posts: 660

    peter schmidt
    Member
    from maryland

    I did a set like 8 years ago on my old 66 gmc out of junkyard thin whites drove it probally 10,000 miles and they have been sitting the past 4-5 years behind my buddy's shop who I sold the truck too. Still hold air well except one leaks down slow. When I do it again I'm gonna try a hand held belt sander on a spinning tire instead of a grinder
     

    Attached Files:

  23. i need to try this
     
  24. 41rodderz
    Joined: Sep 27, 2010
    Posts: 6,540

    41rodderz
    Member
    from Oregon

    ^^^^ old post but still trick in today's world. I sent a pm to onetruth1130to maybe update after all this time to share the good or bad:D
     
  25. Jalopy Joker
    Joined: Sep 3, 2006
    Posts: 31,174

    Jalopy Joker
    Member

    Old Thread - New AD 20200105_133611.jpg
     
  26. brokedownbiker
    Joined: Jun 7, 2016
    Posts: 651

    brokedownbiker
    ALLIANCE MEMBER

    Talk about a "back from the dead" thread!
    I have admit though, I saw this thread waaaay back in 2013, back when I was a lurker and long before I joined officially, and I gave it a try on an old '51 Chevy coupe I had then. I used a set of junkyard RWL tires and it turned out ....okay looking. If you got close you could tell they were home made but they looked okay going down the road. I ran them for a few months with no issues.
    I don't think I'd bother again, I would rather buy a set of real whitewalls.
     

Share This Page

Register now to get rid of these ads!

Archive

Copyright © 1995-2021 The Jalopy Journal: Steal our stuff, we'll kick your teeth in. Terms of Service. Privacy Policy.

Atomic Industry
Forum software by XenForo™ ©2010-2014 XenForo Ltd.