Dissolving Vinyl Tires

[Olle F]

I need a liquid material that can be brushed or poured to make some flexible rubber parts, and was wondering if there is any solvent that can be used to dissolve, for example, vinyl tires. I have been thinking about maybe using Plasti Dip, but haven't been able to find it in black, and I don't want to spend a lot of money on ordering a can when I basically just need a few drops.

So has anyone tried to do this? I have tried what I have got in my arsenal (laquer thinner, acetone etc), but haven't had any luck so far.

[RJWood]

Can't think of anything that would be avalable.

Only one thing comes to mind, Direct heat.

[Olle F]

Can't think of anything that would be avalable.

Only one thing comes to mind, Direct heat.

Me neither, and heat won't work for what I wanted to do. But the good news is that I actually found black Plasti Dip at Lowes today (our store usually carries red only), and it worked just about exactly as I had planned...

[RJWood]

Good to hear, you found what you needed and it worked. Is this for a modeling project? or something more sinister?...

Good luck with it.

Ron

[Olle F]

Good to hear, you found what you needed and it worked. Is this for a modeling project? or something more sinister?...

Good luck with it.

Ron

It's for a sinister modeling project. I think I'll post the results in a separate thread though, it turned out almost exactly as I intended and I think the detail guys will like it. Just need to fine hone the technique first.

[Olle F]

And for those of you who might have been wondering what I was up to:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.p...c=10305&hl=