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I'm trying to contact the guy who does whitewalls
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On 1/9/2011 at 8:32 PM, TOM said:
Hi Guys,
My housemate Karl finally has all the equipment and paint to start his new Whitewall business.
Karl will come to you, and prices start from $80 for 4 x standard single whitewalls like below. Price depends on whitewall thickness (doubles slightly more) and distance to travel. Based in Eastern Suburbs.
He is using the same methods, equipment and paint as Derryl from Whitewalls SA, and is doing brilliant work.
Available colours are: WHITE, RED, BLUE, YELLOW, GREEN. Custom colours can be mixed but take more time and patience.
Here are some pics and brief explanations of the process and the results. More pics will be added as more cars are done, with owners permission of course.
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First step is to clean the tyre with a special solution:
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Second step is to blacken the tyre. Two options here - full gloss "wet look" or a dry look which is water based.
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Next step is to rough up the area to be painted so the paint will stick. The machine rotates the tyre throughout all the next steps.
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Then two layers of different paint are applied, with a quick blow dry in between coats
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Finally, a layer of protective laquer is applied to mainatin the whiteness and prevent marks appearing through cleaning and general use.
And the results on my car:
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This is the wet look tyre black
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Please call Karl on the above number to make appointments or to find out more.
Cheers,
Tom
Custom Whitewalls: New Business In Sa
in SA / Adelaide
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