White Walls

[Railfreak78]

I've heard some discussion of using a small turning wheel to spin tires and add white walls with a brush. I was just wondering if anyone had any pictures of their set-ups as I can't picture it in my head I have a couple projects I'd like to add white walls too. Also what is the best paint to add to the tire? Thanks for any responses.

[JamesW]

I've been told to use acrylic paint. I tried it but it came out too thick and uneven. Maybe I put it on too thick. Hopefully someone can shed some light on this subject.

[Nick Winter]

One easy way is to get some of the AMT Firestone supersport tires, they have a recessed cricle, all you do it take a brush and paint it in, then wipe off the excess

That's what I did for jimmy's F'Bird

[AlanNZ]

I'm not sure if I read it on this forum or not, but one method which sounded really good was to use a old wheel and attach it to a steel axle. Then mount the tyre (tire for you yanks ) Place the axle in an electric drill and set it running slowly. While the wheel and tyre setup is spinning mark the side with a whitewall touch up marker you can buy from auto accessory shops.

Haven't tried it myself, so I can't vouch for it. But it sounded like it would work well.

[DanielG]

I had to dress up the whitewalls on the tires of the '58 Impala currently on my bench. I used white acrylic and turned the wheel in my fingers. You want to have the paint as wet as you can and still have it adhere, it then dries smooth. Most tires have a ridge moulded on the sidewall somewhere and that is what you want to paint to. To paint a very thin 'whitewall' I think that you would have to mask to get an even line.

[charlie8575]

Does anyone know if Shabo still makes their narrow-band whitewall dry transfers? Them seem to have become quite hard to find. One of my hobby shops here has had a devil of a time getting them for the last couple of years, and they could sell twenty sets a month.

Painting wide-whites isn't too bad, but for me, I can't paint a narrow whitewall, even with a template.

Charlie Larkin

[sjordan2]

Does anyone know if Shabo still makes their narrow-band whitewall dry transfers? Them seem to have become quite hard to find. One of my hobby shops here has had a devil of a time getting them for the last couple of years, and they could sell twenty sets a month.

Painting wide-whites isn't too bad, but for me, I can't paint a narrow whitewall, even with a template.

Charlie Larkin

Shabo thin whitewalls appear to be in stock at Detail Master. (Scroll down on the page.)

http://www.detailmaster.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=detailmaster&Category_Code=SHA

[charlie8575]

Shabo thin whitewalls appear to be in stock at Detail Master. (Scroll down on the page.)

http://www.detailmaster.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=detailmaster&Category_Code=SHA

The only ones they (and most other places seem to have) are the "ivory" whitewalls, which are way too yellow to even simulate used tires well, at least to my eye.

Anyone else have any ideas?

(Hmmm...I wonder how hard it would be to make dry transfers???)

Charlie Larkin

[crazyjim]

Would self stick mailing labels be of any use for cutting whitewalls? The labels come various sizes. Maybe cutting them with a circle template and a very sharp blade?

[Railfreak78]

Good ideas guys and thanks. I want to do a fat white wall on an upcoming project so lets see how I fair.

[Junkman]

What exactly is the problem?

I am painting whitewalls with a paintbrush and matt white Humbrol for over 30 years now. It has never failed and even the first ones still look like new. I do it exactly like Dennis Doty describes it in his book. It would have never occurred to me, that there could be any other method. And whatever other methods there are, they all sound more complicated and ineffective to me.

With Dennis' method, I have four superb whitewalls in less than ten minutes and I can even do it when the tyres are already mounted on the model, hubcaps and all.

Need I do a tutorial?

Edited March 29, 2010 by Junkman

[Belugawrx]

What exactly is the problem?

I am painting whitewalls with a paintbrush and matt white Humbrol for over 30 years now. It has never failed and even the first ones still look like new. I do it exactly like Dennis Doty describes it in his book. It would have never occurred to me, that there could be any other method. And whatever other methods there are, they all sound more complicated and ineffective to me.

With Dennis' method, I have four superb whitewalls in less than ten minutes and I can even do it when the tyres are already mounted on the model, hubcaps and all.

Need I do a tutorial?

sure that would be great. ! thnx

[Blown03SVT]

I am assuming this is the compass ink quill method?

[Frank]

this bloke makes vinyl self adhesive whitewalls

www.facebook.com/VinylNationDecals

[Dominik]

I have two different ways, to make whitewall tires.

The simple way to paint whitewalls is to take a Pigment gel Ink pen...

...and a circular template. Only choose the diameter, take a round:

Ready:

The same way works with some kind of wheels with those puits:

The second methode i use, like junkman said, is to paint the whitewalls with a paintbrush.

The only things i need is my paintbrush, paint, tape and a circular template:

Choose the diameter,...

...brush it...

ready.

Similar to this way, you also can paint a fine white wall:

The different way is:

First paint the rim black, lay down the circular template and choose a coin from your purse - on this above, it was a 2-Eurocent-Coin - to place in the center.

[Joker]

this bloke makes vinyl self adhesive whitewalls

www.facebook.com/VinylNationDecals

Darrels pinners on my '50 Olds

1 hollow and 3 solid tires

Edited August 10, 2013 by Joker

[Art Anderson]

Would self stick mailing labels be of any use for cutting whitewalls? The labels come various sizes. Maybe cutting them with a circle template and a very sharp blade?

AMT Corporation offered "stick-on" narrow whitewalls back in the 60's for a couple of years--they were sort of "iffy", given that if you put them on, then had to "stretch" the tires even slightly to get them on the rim (which IIRC was the case with a few AMT kits back then), the whitewall stickers would wrinkle.