Gort
Ex Member
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I've used 2 different kinds of whitewall tire paint in the past, and was sorry I did. I followed the instructions exactly, and it looks good for a while, but it doesn't last. First, the whitwall paint cannot flex at the same rate as the tire, resulting in the whitewall 'checking', similar to the look of a dried stream bed in the desert. Also, the whitewall paint stains easily and washing it with whitewall tire cleaner removes the paint. Using soap will remove less of the paint, but very little of the stains. Also, it yellows with age. Then what you are left with is trying to remove whats left of the ugly whitewall paint, which is a mess to do and time consuming. At the time I lived near one of the whitewall paint manufacturers, so I sawed a good sized piece of sidewall off a tire, prepared and painted it with the whitewall tire paint, and visited the factory. I asked to see the VP of marketing, and showed him the sidewall. I flexed the sidewall in front of his face and let him watch his paint 'check' and crack. Then I spit on it and rubbed it hard with my thumb, and showed him the whitewall paint that had come off on my thumb. He looked at me and said, "So? What do you want me to do about it?" I tossed the sidewall piece on his desk and told him to stick it up his as$ and see if it fits, and walked out. I suggest you think twice before painting this stuff on your tires.
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