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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power Blueiii's Avatar
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    Painted sidewall letters?

    I've seen this on a few cars.. my ZIIs arrive tomorrow, and I want to paint the letters for a vintage look. Two questions:
    How have you done this in the past?
    Would yellow or white look better on a red car (with gold wheels)?
    2012: Purchased Miata, Laid off 3 days later. 4th place overall (default!), NWOR SCCA (RTR)
    2013: Budget RTR build, massive increase in participation, 3rd place overall, NWOR SCCA (RTR)
    2014: Suspension and more active competition in STS. 3rd place overall, NWOR SCCA
    2015: Time for some "form" and vintage styling (while still racing NWOR, of course).


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    1,000 rpm - releasing the clutch mc70's Avatar
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    Yellow.

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    I say yellow as well

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    I too say yellow.

    I painted my tire letters awhile back with a "white paint marker" I got for cheap from Amazon. Looked like this:
    http://instagram.com/p/OhcFlGmkwP/

    Looked great at first, but as the miles passed, the paint would flake off and/or yellow. I think it's because the tires keep expanding and contracting while driving, the paint is being stretched, thus falling off. But hey, what do you expect from using a paint marker that costs less than $2?

    To do it properly, Revlimiter has a post on his blog about painting his tire letters:
    http://revlimiter.net/blog/2012/05/s...rk-star-specs/

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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power Blueiii's Avatar
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    Definitely leaning toward doing this more and more... especially with my new tires arriving today.
    2012: Purchased Miata, Laid off 3 days later. 4th place overall (default!), NWOR SCCA (RTR)
    2013: Budget RTR build, massive increase in participation, 3rd place overall, NWOR SCCA (RTR)
    2014: Suspension and more active competition in STS. 3rd place overall, NWOR SCCA
    2015: Time for some "form" and vintage styling (while still racing NWOR, of course).


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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! OnePaintedMan's Avatar
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    Tempted to do this on my car as well. . .

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