Thread: Painting Rubber
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Old 06-23-2009, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by RedBarchetta View Post
It's all in the prep. Go to the other thread that covers Billboards and Fred K. posted a nice step-by-step tutorial on how to properly prep and apply the paint. It takes patience to get it right...you can't rush the job or you'll get rushed results. The paint should be thinned and you need to be prepared to apply multiple thin coats.

-Dean

After looking, its only cracking on one tire, so far. I did a lot of prep, thinned it and made several passes with an airbrush. Frankly, the worse it looks, the better/more original.
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