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Old 06-23-2009, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Silverback51 View Post
I like mine the way they came from the factory.
I bet the quality control inspector at the GY plant is really proud of their work.

Interesting that all of the newer GY racing tires (i.e. drag and circle track) have near perfect lettering from the factory. The factory paint on our Billboards looks like a 2nd grader applied it...and then people wonder why our country has lost its edge?!?

Kev, I realize you're looking for a more durable (i.e. non-water based) tire paint. But I think the Ranger stuff is quite up to the task and a little patina on them after a while may actually look pretty good. Fred K. posted an excellent "procedure" for applying it properly (thinning the coats as you go so that you get better flow). The patient painter gets the best results. And an air brush would make it look better (a subject that I know very little about, other than for $100 you can get a decent enough set-up).

-Dean
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