anyone make 26x3.00 white walls?

[RatFinkRoth]

anyone make 26x3.00 white walls? any idea how to do it? ratrod bike build off 3 had a black cruiser with huge rear whitewalls. skinnys fronts. someone told me i could paint it?

thanks

 

[snydur]

http://shop.whitewallpaint.com/

ive seen it on cars, i lasts a while. spin the tire and make a whitewall. i havent seen any whitewall's that are that big. goodluck

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

I've been messing around with painting some whitewalls using latex enamel (hoping the latex will stay pliable).
I use a brush BTW.
I start with 2 coats of Latex Kilz, then 2 coats of latex enamel. The paint I have on hand is glossy, so I apply another coat of Kilz to 'seal' it and provide a matte finish. I've tried spaying clear 'flat' on too, but it yellowed up. Here's an example of some I did for Double Nickle.

P.S. I have NO IDEA how durable (or not) these are, like I said, I'm just playing around with it. On the other hand, how 'ratty' would some chipped and flaking whitewalls look? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Cheers,
Dr. T

 

[American Vintage Bicycle Supply]

Those are my tires...and yes they look sick!

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

In the immortal words of Elvis...ahhh..Thank you, thank you very much....

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[RatFinkRoth]

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m130 ... C_0089.jpg just realized the rear tires are 24' ugh,, maybe ill just paint it and see how it comes out =)

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

There are a few 24 x 3 whitewalls to choose from.
Electra Fatti-O (like on the bike in the pic), Felt Thick Brick and the Nirve FatA**.

Good luck in whatever you choose and of course, post some pics!

Cheers,
Dr. T

 

[bicycleguy]

The Kilz method is supposedly one of the best ways to make whitewalls. I know some hotrodders who painted their tires with Kilz a few years ago and it still looks good. They prefer it over actual whitewall paint.

 

[Tychevelle]

Ive been wondering this also lately.... whats kilz??

 

[bicycleguy]

Kilz is a type of paint made to block mold that is super durable.
http://www.masterchem.com/masterchem/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=62de90033f9ff110VgnVCM1000008a05d103RCRD

 

[suparoospeedway]

gday, just wondering, how did the painted whitewalls hold up?

 

[Tychevelle]

How are the tires holding up? and what model of kilz did you use just the reg latex? I bought some reg oil based today but now that i re read this post im curious about if the latex stayed more pliable or not?