[changzuki]

Originally Posted by samwichse

Loving those "KUBOTA RACING" tires... is that some special rubber paint stenciled-on or did you have that professionally done somehow?

Thanks samwichse!
Earlier attempts at white walls and white lettering tires have not exactly gone too well for me. The white walls below were paint but ultimately didn't hold up (those are 10" tires - lol!!):
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After the 2014 Green Grand Prix, I tried a "lettering paint pen" on Centurion. The white always yellowed out and then finally started cracking:
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So, in looking around I stumbled across treadwearletters dot com. You order the letters along with the size and style. They cut'em out of a thin flexible rubber and then you glue them on with the mother of all crazy glues. The kit is for all four tires and to illustrate the arch that is cut into the letters see photo below. A couple of letters that look like they could just be glued on require a closer look as they are cut to lay a certain way. The red arrowed ones are flipped over for comparison:
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Next, I took a tire and simply placed the letters on the sidewall to see how spacing changes might make a difference in the overall look. I found "eyeballing" the placement to be better than actual measuring because not all the letters looked correct with uniform spacing (look at the "A" how it undercuts the previous letter):
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Once the spacing was decided on, I then "smoothed" only the area of the sidewall where the letters would be. They will stick right over the surface irregularities of patterns and such - but it makes them look lumpy and cheap.
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Each tire took about 40 minutes to smooth out, clean, and apply the letters. They dry in seconds and you don't get a second chance if they're not right.
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After doing just one tire, I was sold:
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And of course, all four completed the "racy" look I wanted:
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I have not had any issues at all with them even while playing with tire pressures. They letters have only been cleaned once and they look like new.
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~CrazyJerry