Tyre Lettering?

[Grumpy pants]

Hi gang,

What’s everybody using to do this?

I’m sure I saw a link that mentioned gel pens...any links, tips and the like all greatly appreciated! 

Thank you

Simon 

[Superluminal]

I bought a white gelliroll pen in whsmiths - wasnt expensive but i think would rub off if driven a lot.

[Tamiya_1977]

I use a Sharpie Oil-based Extra-Fine White Paint Pen.  Pilot Pens make one as well, but I've had good results with the Sharpie!

https://www.sharpie.com/markers/art/oil-based-paint?sku=SHOilBasedPaintWhiteExtraFine

 

 

 

[WillyChang]

Sakura white Gelly Roll are what most swear by.

https://www.gellyroll.com/classic-white/

 

They're decently opaque, supposedly won't wash off with water. 

Nothing will survive roadrash, nor aggressive solvents like motorspray.

[TWINSET]

https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/85494-tire-lettering/&tab=comments#comment-703242   

 

[Fuijo]

PS1 and a cocktail stick for me. Always seem to have some knocking around. A bit old fashioned I guess, but it works perfectly.

[Tamiyabigstuff]

Edding brand 0.5mm white paint marker pen is my weapon of choice.

[max69vk]

Gelly Roll pens, less than £2 online from a certain well known auction site. Alternatively WH Smith’s do them in multi colour packs of 12 pens for under a tenner

 

👍🏼

[NL1990]

Pilot white super color 

Thicknes extra fine €3.75

[evssv69]

5 quid odds delivered off ebay

https://flic.kr/p/25kPbTJ

[Madmat]

Halfords have empty paint chip pens at the paint mixing station. These have both an extremely fine brush as well as a syringe type point. All intended for filling paint chips but perfect for tyre lettering. They don't sell  them but I'm sure asking nicely you could blag a couple free empties

Look identical  to these;

https://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/product/elite-stone-chip-paint-touch-up-pen-12ml-single

 

[SuperChamp82]

Agree with @Fuijo - tried all the rest + PS1 carefully loaded (then delicately layered) into the tyre letter recess with a cocktail stick works best.

It also ages authentically if you’re restoring - which gel pens never do.

[Re-Bugged]

I haven’t done any but remember watching an IconicRC YouTube clip where he mentioned using PS paint on the Tyres, he had red & blue on one of he’s buggy’s. 

[Grumpy pants]

Amazing response gang, thank you for the tips, links and rapid response!

Have a great weekend 👍

Simon 

[whahooo]

Hello,

 

can anyone give me the Specs (inner and outer diarmeter) for a Clodbuster Tires?  (And maybe the Specs of that Wild Dagger Tire i use?)

I`m not at home for a week and a guy from Germany will print me some Stencils for Lettering.

He needs the specs for desinging the Stencils.

 

 

The old Decals do not adhere propperly on the Tire (as expected)

 

Help would be much aprechiated :D