MonoPed Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 What's a good paint to replicate "tire" black? I have some resin tires to paint, but regular flat black is too, well, black. Thanx! Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Wyatt Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Never painted tires...I think I'd try mixing a touch of blue in with your black and then give them a rubbin' to give it just a hint of sheen on the sidewalls. If it don't work strip 'em and try something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronr Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Brain, Try Bar-B-Que Grill Black. It looks good and if you want you can put a light sheen on the side walls by rubbing them with your fingers. You can check out the results in my Photobucket under WILD WILLYS. RonR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Willits Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I often use a very dark gray when painting tires, especially on black cars. I use Polly Scale acrylic paints for tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Testors has a bottle of what they call "rubber". Looks remarkably like tire rubber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonoPed Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 I often use a very dark gray when painting tires, especially on black cars. I use Polly Scale acrylic paints for tires. Love that Deuce! Do ya have the name/number of the paint you used on those tires? Thanx for the ideas guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 For me the Testors Rubber is a bit too brown, except as an accent for older tire side walls. Tone it down with some regular flat black or Black Chrome Trim and it works well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gowjobs Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I either use Model Master Aircraft Interior Gray or a bottle of flat black into which I dropped a couple of drops of flat white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Willits Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Do ya have the name/number of the paint you used on those tires? I don't know the name of the color but Polly Scale has , at least, 1000 colors. Just look for a very dark gray. I often mix my own P-S color to suite my needs. As mentioned above, slightly lighten some flat black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarylH Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 You might want to look at Tamiya NATO black. Very dark gray acrylic in their small jars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 You might want to look at Tamiya NATO black. Very dark gray acrylic in their small jars. I agree. Recently discovered that colour and I flat LOVE it! Loads of uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonoPed Posted November 16, 2006 Author Share Posted November 16, 2006 Thanx a lot guys! Looks like a trip to the hobby shop this weekend is in order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertw Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Tamiya Nato Black also makes a good starting point for the Ebony color used in C6 Corvette interiors. I just add a little pure grey and some gloss. rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHLANDER1 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Here in the U.K. I use humbrol paints no.85 Coal Black it applies well has a smooth finish without being shiny and it has that slight blueish tinge built in. it is enamel based though so i would watch if using acrylics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zebm1 Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 I've always used a semi-gloss black for street cars tires, but more of a flat black wid a bit o' gray added for racers...due to tha heat aspect. Dirty tires look faded.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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