[TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 3, Issue 488

[Alan Myers]

Hi Tom,



What you are describing is a pinstriping tool.



You can fit it with different width paint wheels to make different width
pinstripes. I think some can be fitted with multiple wheels to apply two or
more parallel lines at the same time, too.



Eastwoodco.com sells them, for one.



I'm not sure what the widest wheels are, if they are large enough to use for
the tire like you suggest. Of course you could make a couple passes to make a
wider stripe.



The biggest problem might be finding paint that will stay on the rubber tire
and also work well in the pinstriper. I really don't know, I haven't tried it.



Cheers!



p.s. I have no idea why my replies to this list all seem to have those extra
question marks in them. I'm replying via aol's online email. I ain't no
'pooter tech.



Alan Myers

San Jose, California

amfoto1 at aol.com



Triumphfest autocross & more photos...

www.amfoto1.printroom.com



'62 TR4 CT17602L

www.triumphowners.com/640


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ate: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:30:11 +0000
rom: tom white <tswhitez123 at hotmail.com>
ubject: [TR] Red line tires!
o: <anabil007 at comcast.net>, <amfoto1 at aol.com>,
   <triumphs at autox.team.net>
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I was watching a hot rod show last week and they demonstrated a painting tool
hat has been around for many years.  It is a small metal wheel mounted in a
ody that dispenses paint.  I have no idea what it's proper name is.
Anyway you fill it with paint and then roll the wheel across the surface of
hat you want painted and it makes a line.  In the demonstration they painted
 red line around the inside lip of a wheel.  I imagine you could use it to
ake red lines on tires too.
Best regards,
om

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