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 Post subject: Rubber tires
PostPosted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:47 pm 
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I like the look of rubber tires but so many cheap wheel options come in plastic. Has anyone though about how, or seen someone rubberize them, or know of something that might work? I was thinking about the maybe the Plasti-Dip for tool handles but I don't know if that will paint on to plastic very well. What are your guys's thoughts?


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 Post subject: Re: Rubber tires
PostPosted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:25 pm 
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i think you are right with the plastic dip. i don't think it would brush on at all, and if you dip it is going to look weird (maybe like a flat tire.

you might be better off making faux rubber tires .trying different types of paint to replicate what you like about rubber tires. the right gloss or grit and some highlights may sell it as rubber. you also might get creative with other materials like dense foam to make tires.

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 Post subject: Re: Rubber tires
PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:20 pm 
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Can you swap the plastic tires with ones with "rubber?" You can often find lots of 1:18 scale model tires or playmobil tires on ebay. I've purchased quite a few for dioramas.

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 Post subject: Re: Rubber tires
PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 4:15 pm 
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I thought I posted this earlier, but Plasti-Dip does also come in a spray can...

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 Post subject: Re: Rubber tires
PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:09 pm 
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Plasti-dip adheres well to plastic (as the dip or as the spray Dan of the Dead mentioned). It also takes paint well.


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 Post subject: Re: Rubber tires
PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:57 pm 
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MJTanner wrote:
Can you swap the plastic tires with ones with "rubber?" You can often find lots of 1:18 scale model tires or playmobil tires on ebay. I've purchased quite a few for dioramas.


I really haven't seen many that are that cheap to be honest, aside from random ones at the thrift store.
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Plasti-dip adheres well to plastic (as the dip or as the spray Dan of the Dead mentioned). It also takes paint well.


I'm thinking I might be able to dip the whole wheel and tire and then peal it off the metal wheel portion.


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 Post subject: Re: Rubber tires
PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:03 am 
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I saw this post earlier and it reminded me my late Father had customized tons of John Deere farm equipment in various scales, from 1-1/16 to 1-1/64 to micro machine stuff.

He actually put together the very first Farm Toy Show in Central NY, possibly all of NY, back in the early 80s. He dabbled with all sorts of equipment, from custom pulling tractors to pulling equipment all the way down to the Ertl 1-1/64 fire trucks, dump trucks, tractor trailer trucks, etc.

We still have in the garage, on a 24 foot wall, metal drawers full of toys of various scales.

And in one of those 3-4 foot by 6 inch deep drawers is a crap ton of rubber tires off of projects.

I have considered using them in projects, but the idea to work ratio is astronomical...

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 Post subject: Re: Rubber tires
PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:49 am 
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DarkJedi wrote:
I saw this post earlier and it reminded me my late Father had customized tons of John Deere farm equipment in various scales, from 1-1/16 to 1-1/64 to micro machine stuff.

He actually put together the very first Farm Toy Show in Central NY, possibly all of NY, back in the early 80s. He dabbled with all sorts of equipment, from custom pulling tractors to pulling equipment all the way down to the Ertl 1-1/64 fire trucks, dump trucks, tractor trailer trucks, etc.

We still have in the garage, on a 24 foot wall, metal drawers full of toys of various scales.

And in one of those 3-4 foot by 6 inch deep drawers is a crap ton of rubber tires off of projects.

I have considered using them in projects, but the idea to work ratio is astronomical...

I bet there might be a large amount of assembled and un assembled engines too.


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 Post subject: Re: Rubber tires
PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 9:01 pm 
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johnwayne wrote:

I'm thinking I might be able to dip the whole wheel and tire and then peal it off the metal wheel portion.


You can try that but depending on the material being painted, it can sometimes stick really well. You might try masking the area you don't want coated then just peel the mask off.
When our daughter got her first car, she thought it would be cool to make her side mirrors really stand out, so she used some dip to coat them in a really bright color. Once she realized it didn't look as good as she thought it would, she tried to peel it off, only to find it was practically bonded to the mirror casing. That poor little car had it's flashy mirrors until she got rid of it.


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 Post subject: Re: Rubber tires
PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:35 am 
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You can always mask off those areas you want to spray/dip

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:20 pm 
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I keep meaning to try this with the spray and some spare parts, got a lot of project work in the back log though.

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 Post subject: Re: Rubber tires
PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:14 pm 
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Would plastidip work in a silicone mold?


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 Post subject: Re: Rubber tires
PostPosted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:53 am 
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Maybe use mold release first.

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