Just a quick note to remind you that we add more of our members rat’s to the gallery everyday, and there’s been a lot more added recently.. Click the picture of the Golf below to check out our latest additions.
We have 162 currently sitting there, but it’s not enough! So login to the forum and post in the members gallery thread to get yours added to the site so we can show off our works of art!
Cheers all
Ry
Evening peeps!
Just a quick update to let you all know that the 2nd Official Rat Look meet has been planned. It’s been pinned ‘Return of the Rat’. Fifty of the UK’s best rat cars rocking out to beers, tunes, drag racing, time attack, moddin’ by moonlight and the 1 hour ‘Rat Challenge’ hosted by Gimp Getswood himself. All held at Shakespeare County Raceway in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
This is penned in for May 22nd/23rd 2010 – The bad news for people who are just reading this is that all 50 places were taken in a matter of days. It may bring a tear to your eye, but don’t worry! As we have another official meet a few months down the line after this one, with a date of August the 28th/29th! Check out the below links for further details.
You know this is going to be another crazy meet! Keep an eye out on the forum for more details on this and any future events, as we’re not only organising our own meets, but we’re now taking part with the major UK shows this year..
Peace out!
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This guide is how I went about tackling my tyres , and i am not responsible for your tyres if they go pete-tong 
PART ONE*********************************************************************
So , best off removing the wheel’s off the car…if you use your car on a daily basis , i suggest you do 1 at a time
With the wheel off , what i did was wire wheel the area you intend painting , as i was going for the FAT look , the complete sidewall was done .
Once done you will need to give the tyre a good wash to get rid of any rubber particles that will have come off ..a good scrubbing with a good detergent will sort that out …just make sure it does’nt contain any wax
And give the tyre a good rinse .
Now , this will have to dry before the next stage..if your handy with a hairdryer get busy .
Next once dry, i cleaned the tyre again with a paint brush and a bit of cellulose thinner , whitespirit may do the same..and again ,this need’s to dry
This first part is the most important..get the prep right , and the next part is plain sailing
PART TWO..
so with the tyres all clean and dry , it’s time to break open the whitewall paint..
There are instruction’s on the tin …however, this next part of the guide is not..
What i did was ..an empty spray can lid or similar , spoon a bit of the paint into that , add a wee bit of whitespirit just enough to thin the paint down a bit and give the tyre a good even thin coat
Do make sure you use a good quality brush /sponge brush , That is most important ..i found that if you stipple the paint rather than stroking you get into the edges a lot easier.
With the initial first semi coat on , by the time you’ve got around the entire wheel , the first bit where you started will be dry , ready for the next coat . The next coat , use the paint direct from the tin ..this is really the first coat as directed by the tin instruction’s ..and i would suggest you do do the 3 coats as recomended.
Here’s a pic of the layer build up..
Do it like that x3 and you’ll end up with this ..
Follow the same rules with the other 3 tyres. Also ..do allow 24 hours drying before you re-fit to your car .then comes the moment you refit ..stand back , and admire your new white tyres .
The link for where to buy the paint
http://www.therustshop.com/shop/ rather apt name ehh
