Best Paint for Wide Whites?

[7000in5th]

I remember reading in years past that some paints, particularly white, do poorly on kit tires. What is the latest best stuff for painting wide whites on a 1958 Corvette RM Pro Modeler kit? Here is where it is headed:

David

[Zoom Zoom]

The '58 PM kit came with tampo-printed whitewalls that look pretty good. The white's a bit glossy, but can be dulled a bit with some dullcoat.

If you want to paint them yourself, you can get a circle template from the drafting dept. of your favorite art/craft supply store, tape the tire to it securely, and airbrush flat white acrylic. You could add a little bit of flat yellow or tan to give the white more of an ivory appearance. Shabo makes pretty good wide white dry transfers as well.

[bobss396]

I use acrylic paints myself and brush it on. Poly Scale reefer white is a good one, so are the ones I pick up at the craft stores. They can be thinned with water very easily. I use tires that have a natural "dam" that will contain the paint. It usually takes a few coats so the black doesn't show through.

Bob

[7000in5th]

The '58 PM kit came with tampo-printed whitewalls that look pretty good.

Ooops!

Well, in my defense, they were face down in the box and I hadn't pulled them out yet. They look good as is. Thanks to all for the notes, I'll put them in the file for future reference.

[Mike]

I use Tamiya flat white acrylic shot through an airbush.

[VW Dave]

I've only done wide whites on 2 cars so far, but brushing on Floquil acrylic worked very well for me both times.

[67 GT-Five]

About the gel pens mentioned by Ledsled Merc, there's an even better (And cheaper) place to find them. If you have kids (Pretty much any age) in the house, check the desk and junk drawers, odds are that the sixth-grade-sensation that can be used for white-walling can be found there.