I need help fixing one of my wheels. I bought one of the die cast cars at a yard sale. Everything is perfect but the fact that the drivers’ side wheel is broken off of the car. Is there a way to buy new parts?

That would be a really valuable resource..!

Awesome, thank you!

Thank you Arlindo.....I'm working on it!

Thanks and welcome

I'm trying!

Really strong rubbing alcohol works too. But the lacquer thinner softens the tire up just enough the decal sticks better. But it depends on the tire too. Some tires are just too slick and need some sort of clear first otherwise it will silver on you.

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

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I do them exactly the same...

LOL You'll have that I suppose. :)

Thank you....I just buy packs of cheap ones at Hobby Lobby or Michael's. Once they start to fray, I toss them and get a new one.

For sure....black acrylic paint works great thinned down for washes.

@@ClayKemp Thanks for answering!

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@@ClayKemp you that’s cool I’ll be glad to get one done hoping to have my Richmond lemans done in a few days maybe I’ll have my bush monster car done soon also

I'm not sure of the exact reason they did that. I kept seeing it showing up in reference pictures, so I tried to duplicate it.

The yellow on the wheel first simulates the glue they used to use to hold the wheel weights on besides the little band over the rim edge. The white lines just show where a wheel weight is (was) located in case they fall off.

@@ClayKemp you are the best!

Hey Steve....I just buy those value packs at Hobby Lobby. Usually there is one with five or six really fine pointed brushes per pack. Once they start to fray, I toss them and buy some new ones.

@@ClayKemp Thanks for the tip Clay!

Correct, usually it will level off on its own. I will place the tires under my desk lamp and the heat from the bulb is usually enough to get it to shrink itself down.

@@ClayKemp Thanks for taking the time to reply. I tried this over the weekend and did not have very good luck. I used Micro Set when applying the decals to the tire and let that dry for 1 hour. Then I applied a coat of Micro Sol over the decals and set the tires aside. The next morning I'm seeing little wrinkles in the clear carrier film between the letters -- it didn't flatten out. I tried applying a bit more Micro Sol to one of them, but it caused the edges to "lift" and curl up. :-( I'm wondering if I should not have waited an hour before applying the Micro Sol ? Or maybe some heat (i.e. low setting on hair dryer) is needed when you apply the Micro Sol ? I'm probably going to have to strip these decals off and start over again. Thanks for any help/advice you could give.

@@jefffritsche9974 Sorry you had trouble Jeff! It may depend on your tires too. On this set here, I think they were newer Salvino tires, they were more of a softer black plastic, so once I cleaned them, they were tacky enough to get the decals to bite too. But on like the older Monogram Nascar tires, you just about have to clear them first. I use any clear lacquer from the can. Something like Tamiya TS-13 works well. I'm guessing your sidewalls were just too slick for the decals to grab on to. Give them a shot of clear, then try to decal again. Then hit them with the dull coat.

@@ClayKemp Hi thanks for taking the time to reply. Yeah the tires I tried it with were the older '80s and 90's Monogram kit tires. I've had the same advice from several others -- spray a coat of gloss clear lacquer on them first -- before decals. I also tested with a couple of Salvinos JR NASCAR kit tires and had the same poor results. I went ahead and sprayed the same clear flat that you used in the video on them and the entire "Goodyear" decal had a "frosted" look -- over the letters and the clear film. I'm using Powerslide decals from Mikes Decals (they always are top shelf) -- so I doubt it's the decals. But others have commented that unless you spray clear gloss before decals, the decals will "sliver" when the flat is sprayed over them. So -- I'll try that next (on both types of tires) -- spray with clear gloss Tamiya lacquer and then decal. I really appreciate you taking the time to reply to this. Regards.

@Clay Kemp - Spraying the Monogram tires with Tamiya gloss clear lacquer first and then applying the Goodyear decals (using Micro Set and low heat from a hair dryer) worked great. I was able to then spray them with the Mr Hobby flat and they look great. Thanks again for taking the time to reply to my comments !

I was confused by your comment so I had to go back and re-watch it myself. it was the same tire, I think what happened was I wasn't happy with the first "23" so I wiped it off and painted a better one. It was still the same tire. Just new number painted on.

The newer Salvino kits have smooth sidewalls. Or if you are using the older tires, juts flip them over. The back side is usually smooth.

Just something I noticed on some reference pictures from the 80's. Not exactly sure why they did that.

Hang in there Jsse. You'll get it.

Good catch....I meant to add one. And totally forgot until after I was done.

@@ClayKemp Never too late bro.. Your vids are a welcome addition to the Tube. Now if I could get my butt in gear...