ProStr33t Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) Hey guys I was sitting in the work truck today and was bored.. I just happened to find a way to make drag slicks.. Let me do a p[ictorial, let me know what you guys think..... Disregard the glue.. just use putty !!... Have fun.. it takes a little practice but overall is very simple... Tools needed.. (1) Exacto knife (2) Two water bottle caps (3) contour putty (4) desired rim (5) black spray paint (6) Sand paper (7) Thermostat Flat head screw driver Step one: Take the bottle cap and screw driver.. Press screw driver down on the bottle cap while you rotate the cap... Keep doing this till you have the desired tire wall thickness or rim hight.. Cut out the hole in the center using an Exacto knife. Pop rim into place Repeat process on second bottle cap and then glue them together... Next step is to sand the edge out of the center where the caps meet.. Then paint the caps with out the rim in place of corse.... I thought of this today, don't know if it has been done in the past.. If so I appologize.. If not then I'm happy to help.... These tires are free as long as you drink water bottles... This is also a good way to get us to drink more water LOL Edited September 2, 2009 by ProStr33t
ProStr33t Posted August 18, 2009 Author Posted August 18, 2009 You can't see it in the pics, but due to the tooling with the flat head the sidewalls are rounded just like a real drag tire and this will look as real as any tire you buy IMO... still no comments lol
Smart-Resins Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Cool concept there. May have to try it for some shop tires. Jody
lonewolf01 Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 great recycleing idea . this should come in handy for hard to find tires
ProStr33t Posted August 18, 2009 Author Posted August 18, 2009 Thanks guys... The bottle caps just happen to be perfect diameter for a 1/25 car it is the same circumfrance as some of the drag tires I have so they are a perfect cheap alternative.. They only take like 3 to 5 minutes to make...
Foxer Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 An interesting idea. Hopefully there will be some finished photos here to see soon.
charlzrocks Posted August 22, 2009 Posted August 22, 2009 Ahhh...Necessity is the Mother of Invention .... Great Idea!
Harry P. Posted August 22, 2009 Posted August 22, 2009 Two things: I don't think model glue will stick to the type of plastic that those caps are made of. When you sand the tread flat to smooth the seam the two caps will likely break apart at the seam. And what the heck is a "thermostat" screwdriver?
roadhawg Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 What kind of water is that? All the bottle caps I have are tapered and wouldn't look right as tires. And like Harry said........what the heck is a "thermostat" screwdriver?
Rick Schmidt Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 Needs some refining obviously but its better than having nothing I'm sure. The Screwdriver is basically a small driver for tightening the screws in thermostats on home ACs. some of them can be pretty tight and the lugs the wires go on sometimes are about the size of screws in a diecast model
ProStr33t Posted August 25, 2009 Author Posted August 25, 2009 (edited) Sorry guys for the late replies... The waters bottles are the Nestle Pure life water bottles... I have encountered the clue problem also. I'm now using the contour putty.. Much better IMO........ The screw driver is basically just a small flat head.. the head is maybe 1/8 wide.... I'm sure you could use a normal sized one... The sidewall on the tire works out great for me.. I'll post a side by side comparison with an actual drag slick... Also.. Grind the edges off the bottle caps before adhesion .. Sorry guys.. I was posting the thread as I was experimenting... Will have pics of the finished version soon... I came up with the idea the same day as the Original; Post so.. I am also doing a trial and error here, but I got it figured now.. will re edit the OP.. Edited August 25, 2009 by ProStr33t
62rebel Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 i think it's neat... just the kind of stuff to weed out the cobwebs when you get stuck on something else. cool trick!
ProStr33t Posted August 29, 2009 Author Posted August 29, 2009 i think it's neat... just the kind of stuff to weed out the cobwebs when you get stuck on something else. cool trick! Thank you
roadhawg Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 Interesting for sure. The only problem I see is Nestle brand water is too expensive....I buy the cheap brand....$3.58 for a 24 pack! Lol! Seriously, I'm thinking about trying that, but cutting some grooves in there for a dirt track tire.
roadhawg Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 ....The only problem I see is Nestle brand water is too expensive....I buy the cheap brand....$3.58 for a 24 pack..... I take back what I said. I was in Walmart today and saw the Nestle brand water $3 for a 24 pack. I'll be saving the bottle caps for sometime when I feel ambitious!
iBorg Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 I appreciate your idea. Now I'll have to build something modern to try this on. Mike
camaroman Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 tommy, you need to de-bug that computer of yours, now mine has cooties too!!
dencon Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Thanks for posting this idea. I think that this is going to help me out in making some modified asphalt tires. I just have not been able to find the "Just Right" tire for a NASCAR Modified. I think that I can find a bottle cap (Or Two) that would make the perfict one. Thanks for sharing. Your a pretty smart guys. Now THIS is what makes a message board worth the time. Matt
lorider Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 Also if you leave the grooves on the cap they can be used for custom wheel covers, in trunks or on the back of the car.
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