Avgwarhawk Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Can anyone direct me on how to make a tire have the flat tire appearance? Currently making a junker and fresh full tires does not work incompleting the look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Creative Explorer Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Just aim precisely Without joking; you can heat the tire slowly and when you start noticing some distortion, press it on a flat surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71drolds Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 i have used heat to get one part of the tread to the point of melting and then press the tire flat onto a hard surface. if you do it just right, the melted part will sort of ooze out the side and look just like a buldging flat tire. warning-you might not want to try this if the tires are hollow molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoopty388 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I have also used the heated method but I slide it back a little when I press it down so it bulges a little in the front. Also seems to work better on a piece of glass as the flat surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhawg Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Or if you're lazy, like me, you could just buy one of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avgwarhawk Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 (edited) Shhhhhh...I was thinking of using my wifes iron to heat the tire until it is flexible enough to change the shape. I will put a piece of wax paper over the iron first so as not to have melted black plastic on my wifes iron. Edited February 3, 2011 by Avgwarhawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW Dave Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 (edited) I need to get clearer pics of the finished product, but IMO I got good results using a 2" putty knife heated with a propane torch to flatten the tires on my junkyard Charger. Like a previous poster, I also moved the tire while melting it to produce more material on the front side. I fit a socket into the tire to help preserve the wheel opening shape, and snapped a 3" extension into the socket for easier/safer handling during the melting process. Edited February 14, 2011 by VW Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat50 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Shhhhhh...I was thinking of using my wifes iron to heat the tire until it is flexible enough to change the shape. I will put a piece of wax paper over the iron first so as not to have melted black plastic on my wifes iron. I would suggest a bandana between the iron and the wax paper. To keep the wax off the iron, so it doesn't get transfer to the first piece of clothing ironed... ask me how i know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brokentail58 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I would suggest a bandana between the iron and the wax paper. To keep the wax off the iron, so it doesn't get transfer to the first piece of clothing ironed... ask me how i know My wife would scalp me If I ever even touched her iron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvsm Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Hi, A technique I use is splitting the bottom of the tire in the middle to make it more pliable. After all a real flat tire is hollow. Then I heat it up some with a lighter. After all of this when I have time I try to make copies out of a mold and keep them in my storage cabinet. I hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajski Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I used a heat gun to warm the rear tire and slowly pushed down. Dipped it in cool water and instant flat tire. The front tire was shaved to simulate a locked tire rubbing the asphalt. Ski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 (edited) although not 100% correct, adjust the suspension to lower that one wheel, & then sand / or slice off the appropriate amount of tire to make it 'flat' OMG! you used one of those rare MPC Denman funny car tires for that! That is some very realistic looking rust though. oldscool Edited February 8, 2011 by oldscool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 OMG! I only had one @ the time (about 6-7 years ago) & it fit the wheel I wanted to use perfectly. I probably shouldn't mention the other one that got torched & ruined while trying to accomplish this same look. Advice - be very careful with flames & rubber / vinyl tires.... Thank you on the rust. Maybe I came across as too serious. You are forgiven sir. That really is the best rust I have ever seen. grumpy gus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 OMG! It's only a hobby. Oh I don't take the hobby that seriously. Just look at my builds . Maybe I used the wrong smiley. grumpy gus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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