Hot Rods Shaved side walls

What’s the best way to remove lettering etc from the side wall on radials. We used to have it done at tire shops

 

..I think there have been a few threads about how to do this on here. Do a quick search.

 

We used 80 on a DA

 

Here's how I did mine:
• I practiced on the back sides of my wife’s minivan tires.
• Like bodywork, use progressively finer grits but don’t transition to the next grit until ALL bigger scratches are COMPLETELY removed.
• Wear a dust mask to prevent black boogers and do it outside in direct sunlight. Use white chalk to mark where you started, outstanding flaws, etc.
• For DOT inspection purposes, don’t remove tire size & DOT markings.
• The skinny front tires’ sidewalls were far thinner than the big rear truck tires; so on the fronts, I skipped step 2.

1. Flap wheel on Dremel to remove whiskers.
2. #80 flap wheel on 4.5” grinder:
3. #60 sandpaper on jitterbug:
4. #220 sandpaper on jitterbug:
5. #400 wet sandpaper on jitterbug:
6. Hand-held green scotchbrite
7. Wipe down with Armor-All.

More details on my '28 Tudor build thread. Hope this helps.

 

The easiest way I know of, is to just let my wife go through the drive thru at the bank a few times, and the sidewall's will have everything removed!

 

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