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Posted: April 21 2008 09:32 PM
 
Dan Mixon (aka cat7195) [ View ] [ tipo874@comcast.net ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
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I'm getting a set of BFG Radial T/A's and they have raised white letters. Does anyone have any suggestions for blacking out the white letters? It's a high boy so turning the tires around won't work for the front tires. Thanks. Dan
 
 
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Posted by ol bear  -  04/22/2008 07:20 AM
GET EM A TATTOO,,,, MAYBE "RIT" CLOTHING DYE AND A TOOTHBRUSH ,,,,OL BEAR
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Posted by Franke33  -  04/22/2008 07:59 AM
A year or two ago there was an article in Street Rod Builder detailing how to remove (sand/grind off) all of the raised lettering on tires. The pics of the finished product were pretty nice. If you search their tech archive on the web site you should be able to find it. Black permanent marker will work for a while also.
Franke33 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Auburn, New Hampshire
 
Posted by ChooChoo  -  04/22/2008 08:01 AM
I used a permanent black marker on mine, never wore off
Chuck [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Austintown, Ohio Charter Member since August 2001
 
Posted by LBEE  -  04/22/2008 08:32 AM
I always put mine to the inside, works for me!!
LBEE [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Jeff. City, Missouri
 
Posted by ol bear  -  04/22/2008 09:10 AM
I LIKE UR IDEA FRANK SEEMS TO ME I READ ABOUT THAT YEARS AGO ,,, OL BEAR
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Posted by 31tudor  -  04/22/2008 11:37 AM
The article that Franke is referring to tells you to DA the letters with 80 grit until they're almost gone, then DA with 220 grit until you're happy. Wipe down with lacquer thinner and you're done.


I might recommend you mount the tire on a wheel you don't care about before doing this. And do it somewhere that you don't want black rubber crap all over the place... like somebody else's garage, LOL.
Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002
 
Posted by q1ap  -  04/22/2008 12:20 PM
Permanet black marker , like a sharpie will work. I've heard of grinding off the letters, but I wonder if that would effect the balance of the tire since the weights are measured in grams or oz. I used a black sharpie 4 years ago on my B.F.G. ta's and there still black.
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Posted by PHATN40  -  04/22/2008 03:40 PM
Even if you grind off the letters, the white will still be there. Black marker or black tire paint will still be necessary.
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Posted by cat7195  -  04/22/2008 10:15 PM
Thanks everyone. I'll try the permanent black marker.
cat7195 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Houston, Texas
 
Posted by tlp1968  -  04/22/2008 10:21 PM
Any reason you are not buying tires without the raised white letters?
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Posted by cat7195  -  04/22/2008 10:30 PM
The sizes I want are only available in rasied white letter.
cat7195 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Houston, Texas
 
Posted by tlp1968  -  04/22/2008 10:32 PM
Oh that is a shame....when I used to have to buy white walls I would just turn them inside out, is that an option? I mean you could still black them out but you would not even have the raised letters that way.
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Posted by cat7195  -  04/22/2008 10:40 PM
They are going on a high boy so they'll still show on the front. The raised letters don't bother me but I don't like the white outline.
cat7195 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Houston, Texas
 
Posted by JoeP  -  04/23/2008 07:54 AM
Have them on my highboy, there is a blackout paint for tires just paint over the letters and have the tires mounted with the letters facing in.
Joe [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Somerset, New Jersey
 
Posted by lenbeal  -  04/23/2008 08:25 AM
Use good old fashing stove black. Found in hardware stores. Used on cast iron stoves. It wount come of your hand so it wont come off white rubber. Wear you wifes rubber gloves. It works...
flyingb [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] harrogate, Tennessee
 
Posted by cat7195  -  04/23/2008 09:03 AM
Regarding tire black paint and stove black paint., do you have the brand name and the name of the store where purchased? I've looked in numerous hardware stores and auto parts and couldn't find anything that would work? Thanks.
cat7195 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Houston, Texas
 
Posted by ahotrod33  -  04/23/2008 03:20 PM
A long time ago (and I'm not gonna admit how long) we used to use a product called Tire Black, which I think was made by Dupont. We got it at Pep Boys. Don't know if it still exists or not. Worked like a charm!
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Posted by cat7195  -  04/23/2008 03:57 PM
I remember the name Tire Black. Went to Pep Boys today and no luck. Went to Ace Hardware and the closest they had to Stove Black is Rustoleum BBQ High Temp Black. It's also listed for use on stoves.
cat7195 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Houston, Texas
 
Posted by ol bear  -  04/23/2008 05:11 PM
hey cat i goggled that tire black and only found a pic if i run into someone who has some ill keep ya in mind ,, ol bear e mail dupont corp ,, ya never know what u might find
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Posted by cat7195  -  04/23/2008 05:23 PM
Thanks. There's a bunch of old dried up bottles on eBay!

I called Coker and Tire Rack and got "we don't know"

On the HAMB there's posts on how to paint white walls on blackwall tires. Some guy in Denmark or Greenland makes white wall paint.
cat7195 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Houston, Texas
 
Posted by ol bear  -  04/24/2008 01:18 PM
HEY DAN JUST FOUND OUT THE EPA HAD A PROBLEM WITH DUPONT7 TIRE BLACK ,,,, BUT IVE STILL GOT A COUPLE PLACES TO CHECK LES AKA OL BEAR
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Posted by lenbeal  -  04/24/2008 02:14 PM
Stove black... Company, RUTLAND, their item number 2. Called stove gril and polish. their ph.. 802-775-5519 located in Vermont. I bought at the local CO-OP...... good luck....may take sever coats...
flyingb [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] harrogate, Tennessee
 
Posted by jimmothershead  -  04/24/2008 08:05 PM
Tire black........got a gallon since 1957. Or DA 'em.
Jim [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Huntingtown, Maryland
 
Posted by cat7195  -  04/24/2008 10:48 PM
Bear, If the EPA banned it, it must be good stuff. Dan
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Posted by ibuildm  -  04/25/2008 12:58 AM
Try a recap shop. They use some black paint on the tires to make the whole tire look new
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Posted by ol bear  -  04/25/2008 06:16 PM
buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. ol bear
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