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irish1966 · 02-23-2011, 10:24 PM

So we found a guy in portland who will do em for 15 bucks a piece. I took him in the old rears and he did em in about 10 mins. It seems the oils had stained one around the letterring but it was worth it to me so I didn't have to spends hours to get the same results. You guys decide. I got a clean set of 235/75/15 skinny whites for the front. Now I'm contemplating having him make the white bigger on those. Crap! I can't post the pics from my phone on here. Gimme a few mins and I'll have the pics up.
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irish1966 · 02-23-2011, 10:50 PM

pics

irish1966 · 02-23-2011, 10:52 PM

pic

**N2TRUX** · 02-23-2011, 11:03 PM

Looks B/A to me. I say its money well spent. I have seen the do it yourselfers, and they aren't so clean around the edges

bobcostas · 02-23-2011, 11:25 PM

Looks sharp, dude.

jchav62 · 02-24-2011, 10:20 AM

Looks dam good! The place in Albuquerque that I get mine done at is up to $20 a tire. I like...

irish1966 · 02-25-2011, 01:20 AM

well, I got stuck into the wheels last night and I wanted to try and make the white walls stand out, so I painted em black and clened em up.

61_FL_Apache · 02-25-2011, 10:52 AM

Does this cause any harm to the tires integrity?

irish1966 · 02-25-2011, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 61_FL_Apache

Does this cause any harm to the tires integrity?

I would have to say that in my opinion no. I'm no tire expert but the amount of rubber actually removed from the tire was minimal. I was looking on you tube and a guy cross sectioned a shaved white wall and there was plenty of rubber underneath after he did it by hand. The guy that did these only took the bare amount off and then buffed where he took off to get it white.
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61_FL_Apache · 02-25-2011, 12:31 PM

Any youtube videos out there on how to do it?

jimmydean · 02-25-2011, 02:34 PM

Damn, those look great. I should have got a pic yesterday, but I'll get some this weekend. I like the slightly wider white wall.

**slepysal** · 02-25-2011, 06:32 PM

I have ran shaved whites for years, no worries. An old trick that was passed on to me to help with the bleed thru letters is to use " nurse white shoe" dye, or the white dye sold by KIWI for running shoes. works good

irish1966 · 02-25-2011, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by slepysal

I have ran shaved whites for years, no worries. An old trick that was passed on to me to help with the bleed thru letters is to use " nurse white shoe" dye, or the white dye sold by KIWI for running shoes. works good

Great tip man. I was thinking about that same idea when I got em done. How often do you have to use the dye?
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jimmydean · 02-25-2011, 08:46 PM

I think there are white wall markers, too. I remember having something for my raised white letters years ago.

tripleD · 02-26-2011, 12:25 AM

homemade whitewalls

knuckledragger · 02-26-2011, 12:27 AM

Anybody know anyone doing this in the austin,Tx area?
Thanks,Dan

irish1966 · 02-26-2011, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by tripleD

homemade whitewalls

I love this truck. It's feckin cool. The WW's look great on it.

Cruizin64 · 02-26-2011, 04:01 PM

Hope this helps guys....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkcm3rh60p0

kieth · 02-27-2011, 11:53 AM

This is really funny, in the 60's any decent hot rodder would not be caught dead running white sidewall tires....now it is the in thing............61 yrs old in Tulsa, OK

61_FL_Apache · 02-27-2011, 09:26 PM

Keith, thats funny!!

gcwhite · 03-14-2011, 12:14 AM

Can you pass along any info on the shop in Portland? Thank you.

jchochole · 11-15-2011, 07:55 PM

Anyone know of someone who'll shave whitewalls around Chicago?

Thanks,
Jim

J.Cagle · 11-15-2011, 08:17 PM

I think I want to try this! Anyone else have any pics of some they have done themselves?

losthope · 11-15-2011, 08:24 PM

I wouldnt suggest doing it your self theres no way of knowing how far your grinding!!,but Thats my opinion do what you want

, i used a shop that has a machine that does it and i feel is much safer since the grinding wheel is in a fixed position as it grinds tire and it was cheap around $30 bucks a tire....the lines are pretty straight and everything, the guy that does them in my area says if you want the widest whitewall to use the tires with white lettering instead of the "pinner" whitewall tires heres a few pics of mine:

losthope · 11-15-2011, 08:27 PM

heres another way to get cheap whitewalls:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...All-Categories

White wall tire paint - YouTube

02-23-2011, 10:24 PM	#1
irish1966 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: hillsboro, oregon Posts: 484	shaved whitewalls So we found a guy in portland who will do em for 15 bucks a piece. I took him in the old rears and he did em in about 10 mins. It seems the oils had stained one around the letterring but it was worth it to me so I didn't have to spends hours to get the same results. You guys decide. I got a clean set of 235/75/15 skinny whites for the front. Now I'm contemplating having him make the white bigger on those. Crap! I can't post the pics from my phone on here. Gimme a few mins and I'll have the pics up. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Cheers David 66 LWB Fleet (on hold) 64 LWB Fleet (daily driver) 65 SWB Fleet (almost finished as a driver) 64 SWB Fleet (just started - "Tommys Hot Rods" tribute truck) Nothing worth doing, is easy.

02-23-2011, 10:50 PM	#2
irish1966 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: hillsboro, oregon Posts: 484	Re: shaved whitewalls pics Attached Images __________________ Cheers David 66 LWB Fleet (on hold) 64 LWB Fleet (daily driver) 65 SWB Fleet (almost finished as a driver) 64 SWB Fleet (just started - "Tommys Hot Rods" tribute truck) Nothing worth doing, is easy.

02-23-2011, 10:52 PM	#3
irish1966 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: hillsboro, oregon Posts: 484	Re: shaved whitewalls pic Attached Images __________________ Cheers David 66 LWB Fleet (on hold) 64 LWB Fleet (daily driver) 65 SWB Fleet (almost finished as a driver) 64 SWB Fleet (just started - "Tommys Hot Rods" tribute truck) Nothing worth doing, is easy.

02-23-2011, 11:03 PM	#4
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: shaved whitewalls Looks B/A to me. I say its money well spent. I have seen the do it yourselfers, and they aren't so clean around the edges __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

02-23-2011, 11:25 PM	#5
bobcostas Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 104	Re: shaved whitewalls Looks sharp, dude. __________________ '64 Corvair Ragtop '66 C10 Stepside "The oxen may be slow, but the Earth is patient"

02-24-2011, 10:20 AM	#6
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: shaved whitewalls Looks dam good! The place in Albuquerque that I get mine done at is up to $20 a tire. I like... __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

02-25-2011, 01:20 AM	#7
irish1966 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: hillsboro, oregon Posts: 484	Re: shaved whitewalls well, I got stuck into the wheels last night and I wanted to try and make the white walls stand out, so I painted em black and clened em up. Attached Images __________________ Cheers David 66 LWB Fleet (on hold) 64 LWB Fleet (daily driver) 65 SWB Fleet (almost finished as a driver) 64 SWB Fleet (just started - "Tommys Hot Rods" tribute truck) Nothing worth doing, is easy.

02-25-2011, 10:52 AM	#8
61_FL_Apache Who Me? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 4,067	Re: shaved whitewalls Does this cause any harm to the tires integrity? __________________ Steve 1997 Tahoe LT 4D 2WD (DD) 2001 Blazer 4D 2WD 1961 Apache 10 (sold) 1965 C10 Stepper (sold)

02-25-2011, 12:31 PM	#10
61_FL_Apache Who Me? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 4,067	Re: shaved whitewalls Any youtube videos out there on how to do it? __________________ Steve 1997 Tahoe LT 4D 2WD (DD) 2001 Blazer 4D 2WD 1961 Apache 10 (sold) 1965 C10 Stepper (sold)

02-25-2011, 02:34 PM	#11
jimmydean Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 3,728	Re: shaved whitewalls Damn, those look great. I should have got a pic yesterday, but I'll get some this weekend. I like the slightly wider white wall. __________________ New Project: 1966 LWB C20 Plans: 1/2 ton conversion Dropmember front Dropmember rear Corvette discs Restored raised bed http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=4295210

02-25-2011, 06:32 PM	#12
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: shaved whitewalls I have ran shaved whites for years, no worries. An old trick that was passed on to me to help with the bleed thru letters is to use " nurse white shoe" dye, or the white dye sold by KIWI for running shoes. works good __________________ 1960 Apache long bed fleet L6 250 Clifford intake 2 bbl carb. Langdon cast headers with dual exhaust and bellflower tips. T-5 5 speed, power steering and power disc brakes. "Over, Around or through it... "

02-25-2011, 08:46 PM	#14
jimmydean Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 3,728	Re: shaved whitewalls I think there are white wall markers, too. I remember having something for my raised white letters years ago. __________________ New Project: 1966 LWB C20 Plans: 1/2 ton conversion Dropmember front Dropmember rear Corvette discs Restored raised bed http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=4295210

02-26-2011, 12:25 AM	#15
tripleD Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: newport,nc Posts: 234	Re: shaved whitewalls homemade whitewalls Attached Images __________________ triple d

02-26-2011, 12:27 AM	#16
knuckledragger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hutto,Texas!! Posts: 160	Re: shaved whitewalls Anybody know anyone doing this in the austin,Tx area? Thanks,Dan __________________ 65 c-10 swb,bbw,step,402/t350,sold!! 1979 c10 Silverado,250,auto,gonna have a 3/5 drop,and twice pipes!Sold Bought the wife a 84 gmc short step

02-27-2011, 11:53 AM	#19
kieth Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,925	Re: shaved whitewalls This is really funny, in the 60's any decent hot rodder would not be caught dead running white sidewall tires....now it is the in thing............61 yrs old in Tulsa, OK



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02-27-2011, 09:26 PM	#20
61_FL_Apache Who Me? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 4,067	Re: shaved whitewalls Keith, thats funny!! __________________ Steve 1997 Tahoe LT 4D 2WD (DD) 2001 Blazer 4D 2WD 1961 Apache 10 (sold) 1965 C10 Stepper (sold)

03-14-2011, 12:14 AM	#21
gcwhite Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dallas,Oregon Posts: 77	Re: shaved whitewalls Can you pass along any info on the shop in Portland? Thank you. __________________ 1998 K3500 Crew Cab-daily driver 1987 1ton Blazer 1982 2WD Blazer 1970 C3500 dump truck There is NO replacement for displacement!!!!

11-15-2011, 07:55 PM	#22
jchochole Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Oswego, IL Posts: 1	Re: shaved whitewalls Anyone know of someone who'll shave whitewalls around Chicago? Thanks, Jim

11-15-2011, 08:17 PM	#23
J.Cagle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Dennis Kansas Posts: 335	Re: shaved whitewalls I think I want to try this! Anyone else have any pics of some they have done themselves? __________________ 1964 c-10 Long stepside, 230 I6 ,3spd, dealer add-on air.

11-15-2011, 08:24 PM	#24
losthope Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: sacramento ca. Posts: 1,038	Re: shaved whitewalls I wouldnt suggest doing it your self theres no way of knowing how far your grinding!!,but Thats my opinion do what you want, i used a shop that has a machine that does it and i feel is much safer since the grinding wheel is in a fixed position as it grinds tire and it was cheap around $30 bucks a tire....the lines are pretty straight and everything, the guy that does them in my area says if you want the widest whitewall to use the tires with white lettering instead of the "pinner" whitewall tires heres a few pics of mine: __________________ Timmy D. "What that grinding noise?Don't worry about that it will eventually clearance itself!" 1966 chevy c10 Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=485977 1954 ford customline H.A.M.B 54 Build Thread:http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=622142

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