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12-23-2003, 01:02 PM | #1 | |
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Tire Scuffing Tool for Under a Dollar
Heres a little idea I came up with that works pretty well. I had seen a tire scuffing tool advertised a few years back, it was real nice and machined out of aluminum but was around $20 which seemed a bit steep but I still really wanted one. Well I have never seen them in the stores and never got around to ordering one.
A few months ago I was at the Hardware store this great idea hit me like You will need 2 finish washers 1 bolt and nut. Make sure the bolt fits snug in the hole in the washer so its self centering. I don't know what size washers I bought so just take some tires with you and test fit, they should fit in the tire just like half of a rim on a real tire. I also purchased a smaller set for some other tires I have. Assemble as shown mount that baby in a drill ( or I prefer a drill press ) spin it up and apply abrasive ( I use an emery board and some fine sandpaper ) Don't apply too much speed or pressure as the rubber or plastic will melt and if you are doing a treaded tire be careful not to sand off all the tread. Happy Holidays Everyone!!!!!! |
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12-23-2003, 01:06 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Tire Scuffing Tool for Under a Dollar
Very cool. Thanks for the heads up. very cheap way to scuffing.
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12-23-2003, 01:22 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Tire Scuffing Tool for Under a Dollar
woah!!...great ide...add this to the TUTORIAL section
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12-23-2003, 01:41 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Re: Tire Scuffing Tool for Under a Dollar
nicely done.
Excellent pix! hopefully I'll have my new Digi-cam before the next meeting, so you can give me some tips! lol
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12-23-2003, 02:01 PM | #5 | |
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Re: Tire Scuffing Tool for Under a Dollar
Great idea, man!
I'll have to try that on my current project |
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12-23-2003, 02:07 PM | #6 | |
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nice idea!! i gotta try it out now. my old method wasnt working.
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12-23-2003, 04:17 PM | #7 | |
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Thats trick man.
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12-23-2003, 04:41 PM | #8 | |
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Yeah, i heard about this last year. It was featured in Scale Auto Magazine (the one with a yellow dodge challenger t/a on it) where they were showing you how to really detail a..challenger. that was one of the tips.
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12-23-2003, 04:51 PM | #9 | ||
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12-23-2003, 05:38 PM | #10 | |
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Well, i guess it wasnt a tip, but it was telling you how to detail it further, so i guess that could be a tip?
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12-23-2003, 05:41 PM | #11 | ||
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Another thing you could use it for besides scuffing would be to use a small saw and cut treads into a slick and make cheater slicks for muscle cars. |
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