3D Printed tire paint?

[Dys]

For those that are using 3D printed tires on their models, what are you using to simulate the color of the tires? Straight black doesn't look right

[iamsuperdan]

Tamiya Rubber Black XF-85 works for me.

It's available in the jars still. We can't get the spray cans in Canada anymore though.

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

5 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

Tamiya Rubber Black XF-85 works for me.

It's available in the jars still. We can't get the spray cans in Canada anymore though.

Same here.

[RW033]

I just use regular black paint with a semi gloss clear 

[bobss396]

Tamiya TS-68 or TS-82 is pretty good. I also use Mr. Surfacer black primer.

If I do letter decals, I do the flat-ish black, then do the sidewalls in gloss black. 

Apply the decals and go with a matte clear over those.

[stitchdup]

another vote for tamiya rubber black or you can print with black resin

 

[TransAmMike]

Another vote here for the Mr. Surfacer black as it's also my go to primer, but man, that stuff is getting almost impossible to find.

[bobss396]

14 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Another vote here for the Mr. Surfacer black as it's also my go to primer, but man, that stuff is getting almost impossible to find.

I buy it mainly on eBay, 3 cans at a time with free shipping. Even the gray is hard to find locally.

One local shop carries the large Vallejo black primer cans, almost $15 but it works well for me.

[TransAmMike]

4 hours ago, bobss396 said:

I buy it mainly on eBay, 3 cans at a time with free shipping. Even the gray is hard to find locally.

One local shop carries the large Vallejo black primer cans, almost $15 but it works well for me.

I prefer to airbrush so use the bottled 1500 a lot.  No local hobby shop here or anywhere around my area.  So I do have to order it and have used a few suppliers but right now it just isn't available.

[dodgefever]

I prefer Tamiya's LP-65 rubber black.

[gui_tarzan]

I have used Testors Flat Black spray paint with excellent results.

 

 

[Rodent]

Last time I painted tires, I used Tamiya flat black spray and did a light overbrush of someone's rubber black. It may have been Testors. That is one of their square bottle paints that seems to work as well as the competition.