Color Tire Paint Pen - Waterproof Permanent Paint Pens for Car Wheels Lettering | Car Wash Safe and Durable | Made in Japan (Blue, 1 Pen)

Bought red- applied two coats for color vibrancy with easy- looks great and I been getting compliments on my tires

Works great if you know how to use it. Easy clean up with rubbing alcohol. Dries quickly.

Edit: Dropping this to three stars from four. Having had my wheels painted for some time, the product is faded a little, but still looks good. My only complaint is the company never sent the free set that you're supposed to get for writing a review or registering with them online - which I did. I will probably go with ordering tires next time, then using real paint on them next time instead of these markers - and I'll do that BEFORE they're mounted. I'm not expecting a paint like this to last forever, but I do expect a company to honor its commitments - if they say they'll ship a free marker, then they should ship a free marker. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with the product itself. So, first, I like the look - especially from a distance! The product is easy to apply with the pen, but the pen needs some improvement. The thin nib started to fray, but this actually made it paint better until it completely wore out. Here's what you need to know to do this: 1) Make sure you have a CLEAN paper towel each time you go to paint. You'll need this for any overflow/spillage/drippage that occurs. 2) Have something to scrape (semi) dried paint with - this helps if you get some on the tire and it dries before your realize it - just scrape it off. 3) Wash your tires and allow them to dry (usually an hour or two - esp. if you have raised letters). Any good de-greasing car soap should work just fine. Use a tire brush - they run about $10. 4) DO NOT shake the pen without the cap! MAJOR mess - paint everywhere! Yeah... should have realized that from the start... 5) Go slow! Prime the pen, then just dab and stroke where you want paint. If some drips (due to excess amount of paint coming out as you prime), use a paper towel to wipe up the area immediately and then reapply where you want the paint. Make sure you get it off your rims immediately - it's easy enough to remove. 6) The pen doesn't always prime well. My tires had raised outline white letters originally. I found that I could put the pen INSIDE the letter and prime, and paint would fill in the letter, with just a couple of strokes, however, there is risk of spillage! 7) As you do this, keep a paper towel pushed against the bottom of the letter you are working on! This helps stop paint from splashing on your rim (see 5 above). 8) Move your vehicle so that the text/letters/word you are working on is close to the TOP of the tire. 9) Do one tire at a time, moving your vehicle as needed to put the word you're working on close to the top. 10) Allow the each coat to dry for at least a couple of hours. While your waiting, do the other tires. You will probably be done with the first coat on all tires and still have to wait. I waited overnight. 11) For raised lettering, I found it was easier to fill in the lettering first, then do the outline of the raised letter. 12) Lastly, there is a thin nib and a thick nib. The pen comes with both. To change the nib, just pull it all the way out, flip it, and put it back in. The one thing that I would say could be improved upon, is that Tire Ink should provide some thinner/paint remover and a black paint pen as part of a kit with the color you're using. I'd have bought that right off the bat for cleaning up messes. Overall, it looks amazing at a distance, and pretty good close up. Time should wear off the few paint smudges where I wasn't able to wipe up completely due to the paint getting into the pores of the rubber. As I just applied this, I don't know how long it will last, but I hope at least until I get new tires! I give an A+ for product, B- for pen design, A+ for style/look, B for ease of use. Overall, a solid B+.

Applying the ink is an extremely tedious process if you want it to turn out well. Taking tires off the car is the only way to get a quality finish. Also, the ink pens are finicky with dispensing ink. It may seem like it's run out but wait a while (30 mins or so) and it'll start to dispense again. I think it needs to suck in some air to allow more ink to come out. Best application advice, 1) Tires off the car. 2) Clean lettering thoroughly especially if you use tire shine regularly. 3) Dispense a small puddle of ink into the letter 'trough' and move the puddle around to completely fill in. Recommend the tapered end for doing edges and corners. Don't worry about getting ink outside of the lettering 4) Allow the first coat to dry completely (overnight) before repeating step 3. 5) After ink is dry, use a hobby knife or razor to scrape the paint off around the edges of the lettering for a crisp, factory like finish. I have not driven on it yet, will update on the durability when I do. I suspect it won't last long as the paint is not nearly as flexible as the tire. But it does look pretty good if you take your time. If you can't do as described, do not waste your time buying these or any other tire pens. I was able to do two coats on four tires with four words each tire on one and a half pens. And doing generous coats of paint. So there's plenty of ink there. Update: So as I thought, the paint is way too hard for the tire and just flakes off. After 5 miles of driving, about 50% of the paint has flaked off. I would absolutely not recommend unless you don't plan to drive the car. Now to find a polyurethane based paint.

Product is good, it does what it says. The only issue I have with this pen is the “fine point” side wont last you to do a second tire application when “filling” in the letters. I have a Wrangler with 5 tires and each tire needed up three coats. By the second tire’s first application or the fourth application using the same fine point side, it starts to fall apart and it makes a huge mess. You can probably zoom in and see my white letter tires look pink. I reached out to the company that makes these and they do not offer the option to buy extra tips, and since I didn’t contact them sooner, I have to buy more pens. I bought a total of 5 pens two years ago and still have ink left to do another 5 tires but the fine point side is useless. I wouldn’t buy these if you’re looking to “fill” the letters. The regular side works great as long as it’s not being applied in tight areas. They hold up ok against curb rash but are horrible against tire degreasers. So when cleaning your tires, be gentle!

Two coats on coker vintage Indian motorcycle tires. Ride the bike couple times a month. Holding up nicely after 3 1/2 years.