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HolyCount

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Raised white letters .....
« on: 30 October 2010, 18:26:11 »
... or should that be White raised letters ?    :-?

Anyway .....

Just bought myself a pair of General Grabber 255 60 15 tyres for a song. Pretty pleased with them (especially as I have saved nigh on 200 sobs  :)). They are in generally good shape but need a bit of tidying.

Any tips on restoring the white letters on the tyre sidewalls ?  Getting the white bits white again isn't such a problem, but some of the raised letters have been rubbed away and need building up. Hopefully someone knows of a decent rubber compound in a tube.
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Re: Raised white letters .....
« Reply #1 on: 30 October 2010, 18:30:54 »
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... or should that be White raised letters ?    :-?

Anyway .....

Just bought myself a pair of General Grabber 255 60 15 tyres for a song. Pretty pleased with them (especially as I have saved nigh on 200 sobs  :)). They are in generally good shape but need a bit of tidying.

Any tips on restoring the white letters on the tyre sidewalls ?  Getting the white bits white again isn't such a problem, but some of the raised letters have been rubbed away and need building up. Hopefully someone knows of a decent rubber compound in a tube.


http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sov ::) ;D
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HolyCount

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Re: Raised white letters .....
« Reply #2 on: 30 October 2010, 18:33:00 »
Nah mate -- in my part of the world them sovs is sobs  8-)


sobs - pounds. Mispronunciation of sovs, short for sovereigns. An example of erroneous language becoming real actual language through common use.
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Re: Raised white letters .....
« Reply #3 on: 30 October 2010, 18:35:17 »
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« Reply #4 on: 30 October 2010, 18:35:30 »
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Nah mate -- in my part of the world them sovs is sobs  8-)


sobs - pounds. Mispronunciation of sovs, short for sovereigns. An example of erroneous language becoming real actual language through common use.


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« Reply #5 on: 30 October 2010, 18:36:15 »
White lettered tyres sound good HC! :y :y :y :y

I must say though I would like the full white wall finish which I have admired since the 1960s. 8-) 8-) 8-)



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Re: Raised white letters .....
« Reply #6 on: 30 October 2010, 18:37:28 »
tipex ;D
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« Reply #7 on: 30 October 2010, 18:42:22 »
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Nah mate -- in my part of the world them sovs is sobs  8-)


sobs - pounds. Mispronunciation of sovs, short for sovereigns. An example of erroneous language becoming real actual language through common use.


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« Reply #8 on: 30 October 2010, 18:44:40 »
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This should do the job.
http://www.mandp.co.uk/productinfo/506892/Tyres/Tyre-accessories/TyreArt/Tyre-Pens

That'll do the whitening, Turk  :y  Just need some compound to build up the rubbed off bits ... was thinking the tubes of rubber guk you use on bike punctures might do it.

Lizzie --- must admit I like a whitewall on a classic ( well, some of them). But these are for my trike, needing that old 70's / 80's hotrod/ bug touch

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Re: Raised white letters .....
« Reply #9 on: 30 October 2010, 20:30:00 »
Didn't somebody recently post that Martin Imber built up a rubber doyley into a key fob?  Perhaps Martin can tell you where to get liquid rubber.   :y

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« Reply #10 on: 30 October 2010, 20:46:32 »
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This should do the job.
http://www.mandp.co.uk/productinfo/506892/Tyres/Tyre-accessories/TyreArt/Tyre-Pens

That'll do the whitening, Turk  :y  Just need some compound to build up the rubbed off bits ... was thinking the tubes of rubber guk you use on bike punctures might do it.

Lizzie --- must admit I like a whitewall on a classic ( well, some of them). But these are for my trike, needing that old 70's / 80's hotrod/ bug touch



..........and very nice too HC! :y :y
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Re: Raised white letters .....
« Reply #11 on: 30 October 2010, 21:18:56 »
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... or should that be White raised letters ?    :-?

Anyway .....

Just bought myself a pair of General Grabber 255 60 15 tyres for a song. Pretty pleased with them (especially as I have saved nigh on 200 sobs  :)). They are in generally good shape but need a bit of tidying.

Any tips on restoring the white letters on the tyre sidewalls ?  Getting the white bits white again isn't such a problem, but some of the raised letters have been rubbed away and need building up. Hopefully someone knows of a decent rubber compound in a tube.

Very 1970's / 80's ...........  :y

oop's should have read the whole thread, thought you were putting them on the Mig.... :-[
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Re: Raised white letters .....
« Reply #12 on: 30 October 2010, 21:57:43 »
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... or should that be White raised letters ?    :-?

Anyway .....

Just bought myself a pair of General Grabber 255 60 15 tyres for a song. Pretty pleased with them (especially as I have saved nigh on 200 sobs  :)). They are in generally good shape but need a bit of tidying.

Any tips on restoring the white letters on the tyre sidewalls ?  Getting the white bits white again isn't such a problem, but some of the raised letters have been rubbed away and need building up. Hopefully someone knows of a decent rubber compound in a tube.

Very 1970's / 80's ...........  :y

oop's should have read the whole thread, thought you were putting them on the Mig.... :-[


Hmmm .... at 10" wide methinks the arches would need some slight modifications. Would certainly be verging on sacrilege.
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