tyre lettering

[FLEXUS 3]

hi guys has anybody used any off the below paint pens for tyre detailing.

i was going to use tamiya pc-1 paint as used on tamiya 101 article guide but i can not find it in the uk only the ps-1 spray paint.

my model is gonna be a runner so i need it to stay on.

cheers

http://www.notascreen.com/ebay/pen/pilot/w...arker/exf_1.jpg

http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mj2Tyqt0Vc...6Nch6FA/140.jpg

[gozone 30]

I use Humbrol Flat Acrylic white and lemon yellow for my tyres, and apply it with a toothpick. Pretty easy to do, it dries as it´s supposed to, (can sometimes be tricky to get oil-based paints to dry on rubber), and it´s also pretty easy to do over again when too many rolls and cartwheels have taken of too much paint, lol..

Also, when using toothpicks as "brushes", you don´t need to clean them afterwards, hee hee..

Cheers..

Michael

[mtbkym01 4008]

I use Humbrol Flat Acrylic white and lemon yellow for my tyres, and apply it with a toothpick. Pretty easy to do, it dries as it´s supposed to, (can sometimes be tricky to get oil-based paints to dry on rubber), and it´s also pretty easy to do over again when too many rolls and cartwheels have taken of too much paint, lol..

Also, when using toothpicks as "brushes", you don´t need to clean them afterwards, hee hee..

Cheers..

Michael

Exactly what I use, Humbrol and a toothpick, works brilliantly:

[shenlonco 1156]

I use the pen and it works like a charm!!

[Skottoman 306]

I've used paint pens (Gloppy), toothpicks (slow), sewing pins dipped in paint, and the best thing I've found so far is...

A white ball point ink pen.

Sakura-Gelly-Roll

http://www.artistsupplysource.com/images/D...ALV-S37413D.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Sakura-Gelly-Roll-Me...e/dp/B0018N7WLS

See the ink on the tires in the link below? Was done with this ink pen. It's an opaque white ink, that you kind of 'roll' and dab into the lettering.

Works better than anything I've seen, and is pretty fast to do a good job. It even comes in colors! I have neon green, yellow, red, and neon blue for use whenver I want.

In fact, the link below, i've followed up and made the lettering neon green to match the paint!

Highly recommended.

See this - http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...04&id=22013

Or this - http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...36&id=22013

Or this - http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...26&id=22013

[FLEXUS 3]

Hi guys thanks for the advice and recommendation's.

Cheers

[FLEXUS 3]

Hi guys thanks for the advice and recommendation's.

Cheers

[Champ85 609]

Just wanted to thank Skottoman for the suggestion of using the Sakura Gelly Roll pen for tires. Thanks dude!

I bought one pack of 3 white pens and tried my hand on a set of SS tires and it worked really well, especially since I've never attempted any lettering on tires before.

The ink will flow out if you let it, don't let the ball fool you. In the hands of someone with more experience, I think it could really look nice.

As you can see, I did not let the ink fill in the letters like I should have, so you can still see some black bleed through in the center of each letter trough.

Also, it is difficult to impossible to not get some ink on the tops of the ridges of the letter outlines. Purists may not like the look.

From a distance, however, it looks good and since I run all of my cars perfection is never needed.

Does anyone know if it is possible to go over the letters again to fill them in better after the first coat has dried completely?

[Skottoman 306]

Glad to help! Yes you can go over them again if you want to "whiten" them up some more...

Sometimes I use a black ink marker with fine point to touch up mistakes. Works pretty well.

On larger print (See Sand Supers above) it works even better. The small print is hard to do clean, but the pen makes it fast and easy. I've done quite a few sets, and you do get better. Some techniques are to never start at an endpoint of a letter. Start in the middle somewhere, and "push" the ink to the ends... stuff like that. I think you'd be cheating yourself if you are trying to not get any ink on the ridges of the letters. That's just impossible, and not practical if you run your cars. Still looks very good from even a few feet away!

Your description of how it works is spot on and you did an awesome job for your first time! Looks good to me!

cheers!

skottoman

[metalmickey0 0]

Glad to help! Yes you can go over them again if you want to "whiten" them up some more...

Sometimes I use a black ink marker with fine point to touch up mistakes. Works pretty well.

On larger print (See Sand Supers above) it works even better. The small print is hard to do clean, but the pen makes it fast and easy. I've done quite a few sets, and you do get better. Some techniques are to never start at an endpoint of a letter. Start in the middle somewhere, and "push" the ink to the ends... stuff like that. I think you'd be cheating yourself if you are trying to not get any ink on the ridges of the letters. That's just impossible, and not practical if you run your cars. Still looks very good from even a few feet away!

Your description of how it works is spot on and you did an awesome job for your first time! Looks good to me!

cheers!

skottoman

That looks so cool. Will have to get one of those pens. Can do my hotshot tyres then.