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Old 06-20-2009, 03:42 PM
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I gave up - used the Ranger Paint - didn't look good to me - took it all off.

Here's the deal - Cobra's are fine looking cars, either relatively expensive or just plain expensive depending on parts and who does what. Painting the letters on tires - a task that ends up with clear signs that that is what you did, doesn't seem aligned with owning a Cobra. It just looks cheap. On the other hand, someone posted that they used an air brush to complete the job - now, I'm thinking that that could be the answer, in addition to the right paint.

So, my 2 cents is to look for the best way to apply the paint as well as the right paint or just forget about it as the Billboards have a great look even without white lettering - although I agree that they look the best with white lettering, just not hand painted (with a brush) white lettering.

By the way, the Ranger paint comes off in sheets - doesn't stick like other paints - either I didn't prepare the tires properly or that's the way it is. Therefore, if one tries to touch up a little section, one ends up with a much bigger section to be concerned about - life is just too short for those kind of hassles and a cheap look as the result.
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