[TR] No More Redlines

[Jack W. Drews]

There is another approach that can be used to make a "red Line" tire. 
Several years ago, a tire shop in California (I think their name had 
'wire wheel' in it) would mill a groove in the sidewall of any tire. 
I had them do this and then I painted the stripe in. The stripes have 
lasted five years, 20,000 miles. I had to mask off that stripe area 
to get it right. I asked my local body shop for the right chemicals. 
They have a special cleaner for the rubber, and I think they used the 
paint that is normally used on flexible front end parts. That way, 
you can do this with any size and shape tire you want.

At 06:59 PM 9/4/2007, Randall wrote:
> >  right now demand for this tire is very low".
>
>Part of the reason may be that other sources now offer sidewall stripes in
>your choice of color (including red) on any tire.  IOW, you can have "red
>lines" on a more modern, higher performance tire than those antique
>Michelins.
>
>And if you chose to get them on a new Michelin tire, it's going to take a
>very determined judge to notice that they aren't the right model Michelin.
>
>Randall
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