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Hah, thats pretty good, got any pics? That's an expensive method, unless the rubber is there anyway. I'm just about done with a thunderbird street car and it came out pretty well so I figured I'd push the envelope.

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i make my R/C car do a burn out on 120 grit sand paper -spray clear at angle from inside wheelopening and sprinkle the rubber dust on.

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I've experimented with acrylic craft paints applied(read 'splattered') with an old toothbrush, and had decent results...although I have yet to use it on a whole model.

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I've burned rubber with Dremel. So install spare tire on Dremel and with low speed do "burnout". I've done it on the top of one metal box, needs to say that if I raise the rpm on Dremel, tire starts smoking and then there's lots of rubber compound everywhere. So low speed is better idea. :D

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I've burned rubber with Dremel. So install spare tire on Dremel and with low speed do "burnout". I've done it on the top of one metal box, needs to say that if I raise the rpm on Dremel, tire starts smoking and then there's lots of rubber compound everywhere. So low speed is better idea. :D

I like this idea! How do you stick the rubbber to the quarter afer you collect it? Or do you do the burnout in the wheel-well?

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Thats great info! Thanks

Here's a pic Nick Winter took of the decal sheet :

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I like this idea! How do you stick the rubbber to the quarter afer you collect it? Or do you do the burnout in the wheel-well?

I stick that rubber when I have wet clear coat on the body. Or if I'm not going to clear that body, then I stick it on its place when I have just painted some wet paint.

Those decals are nice, but I think, rear rubber looks more realistic. ;)

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Black gesso would probably do the trick, or a bit of matt black paint flicked on their with a toothbrush, or you can stipple it with the airbrush, if you are comfortable with doing it that way.

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