Hi- Just wanted to share pics of my 2019 Rebel. I found myself with a lot of time during the quarantine (Covid 19)- so I did my tires... I used a Sharpie Oil Based Paint Pen (white, red and black).
I initially just did the outline of the raised letters in white...Then I filled in the "Good Year" in white....and thought the
"Good Year" just didnt look "finished" so I outlined the raised rim of the letter in black. I left the "Wrangler" just outlined in white.
I filled in the little logo with red (which kind of came out in an bright orange/red rose look-which I really like-it matches the Ram Rebel's Red interior). I left the outline of the logo in white for contrast.
OK-- so here are my impressions.
Its very bright! vibrant white- very satisfied and what I was looking for!
It took about 1 to 2 white pens PER tire- 2 to 3 coats....
2 Black pens for all 4 tires
1 red pen did all the logos with plenty left over.
It took about an 1 1/2 hours per tire- per day over the course of two days. Yup--2 days....Thats about 10 hours total. Make sure you have the time to devote to this and allow 24 hours of drying time after the first coat. Its an oil based paint, and it may look and feel dry to the touch after an hour, but it needs to soak into the tire and completely dry-otherwise you WILL smear it if you try to put more coats on before its time.
VERY IMPORTANT-
You absolutely MUST make sure the tire letters etc are completely clean and free of any residue or tire shine etc. Otherwise- it will look like a third grade art project gone wrong...Any leftover tire shine on the tire will serve as a barrier between the oil based paint and the rubber- and the paint pen will NEVER dry or soak into the tire.
The night before, I washed the tires and then scrubbed the letters with acetone and let it dry overnight.
Learning to use the Paint Pen the right way is key. You don't draw with it. You need to blot it on something to get the paint flowing and then kind of blot and drag...slowly and surely is the way to go here. Keeping the pen vertical helps too.
For the first coat. Patience is key here. It doesn't look good with the first coat! DONT PANIC. Just get a general coating on and let it dry OVERNIGHT. The next day with the second coat it goes on clean and smooth, fills in all the spots you missed and looks great.
Another thing--this is important too!-- as I have scoured the internet about whether you should take the tires off or leave them on.
Here's the deal. It will be incredibly more easy to do this with the tires off. However, if you do that, when you put them back on- and the weight of the vehicle naturally makes them expand as well as when they warm up-- the paint WILL crack.
Its best to leave the tires on and paint them while the tire is expanded with the weight of the vehicle. Yes, this is more difficult, but believe me , the end result will be great.
Anyway- It been about a week- no cracks, no runs....
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