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Old Jul 13, 2021 | 05:44 PM
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What a tedious pain in the ***… 😂



 
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Old Jul 13, 2021 | 05:48 PM
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Tedious but worth it. Looks good from where I'm sitting.

Thanks for sharing

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Old Jul 13, 2021 | 05:58 PM
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That looks good. I wonder if you can buy white letter tires today. I thought they looked great on the right bikes. White letter Dunlops on my FXR thirty years ago. Stock tires were blackwall.



 
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That’s rad! I’ve always liked white letters. Figured I’d try it, I’m gonna replace them this winter anyway. May go white walls… 🤔
 
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Looks good on your bike, not sure of others. Where do you guys find time for this.
 
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Old Jul 13, 2021 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by kel03
Looks good on your bike, not sure of others. Where do you guys find time for this.

haha, I don’t know. Took about 4 hours of laying on the garage floor
 
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Very cool! Looks good on that bike.
 
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looks pretty good.
 
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That looks amazing! What specifically did you use to paint them? How do you keep them white? Thanks
 
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That looks amazing! What specifically did you use to paint them? How do you keep them white? Thanks
I used these from Auto Zone

https://www.autozone.com/tire-repair...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

They claim they’re weatherproof. I cleaned them with good tire cleaner, scrubbed them with a brush. Then wiped the letters with acetone, scuffed lightly then wiped again. We’ll see how long they stay white.
 
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