White letters on tires

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    are they making anything good these days that can paint the letters on tires white? i cant remember what i bought 3-4 years ago but it didnt last long and it ended up turning the letters yellow....:huh:
     
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    Don't Bfg's tires already come with white lettering?
     
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    when I was a kid and built models, guy told me enamal paints really don't stick to rubber, but laquer will.....
     
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    They use to make a wax stick that was used for these. Also , I used a wax stick that was used to mark bowling balls befoe they drilled the holes.
     
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    Black-walls look better.
     

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