Rubberized white wall tire paint. ????????

A lot of us kids used stuff like back in the "50's" , we didn't have money for real white walls. Nothing new.

 

I found this post today cause Im thinking of making whitewalls for my harley and dont want to spend a ton of money for new WW since my tires are basically new.

What it sounds like to me is this: Its all in the prep.

Some guys are swearing it works, and others say it didnt work for them. Whether it be fusion, house paint or sno-seal, it works for some and doesnt for others.

Id have to think then.... with extra great prep, and admitting to myself that they may need touch ups a few times and might yellow/or brown... that itll work great.

Hey, everyone knows that the key to happiness is low expectations!!

 

I bought some on =bay too. I followed instructions and the results were good.The paint smells like one that I've used in the past, I just can't recall which one. Heck,,it may be "KILZ" ,, just repackaged.
Anyway,, the tires did yellow but after a year. The car was driven 65 miles the second year and it stays indoors. I'm sure thats what determines the paint's lifespan.
I bought an extra can that I'll use to touch them up later.

One more thing that helped me,,was to have the tire spinning slowly then drop a filled brush on it. My son held a running drill up to mine as the car was jacked up. That way the out lines look good,,kinda like giant pinstripping.
Heres a picture to show how wonderful your tires can look after 2 years with no touch ups.

One more thought,,I figured it would pay off to find an old record player 33 rpm,,that would be perfect to use to paint them.

 

I used the little white ebay can too on new radials, looked pretty sweet:


Then about 3 weeks after that first picture was taken, a 1/2 drive down a gravel road and they looked like this:



Friends dont let friends use egay tire paint.

 

Hi.
I found a company which makes the white wall tire paint - www.wallandband.com/index.files/white_wall_tire_paint.htm
And not found bad reviews.

 

I was going to paint mine since I dont want to put any money into tires. Does anyone have any tips on masking it off so at least you have a good straight curved line around ?