Tire Cutting, making Wide whites

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I didn't share this when I had them done so.... a little late but it made it.

Long story short, I bought some "port-o-walls" and they flung off in less than 1 mile. A friend of mine at Discount told me there used to be a guy that came around and "cut" your tires to make white walls, so he gave me his number and said, he didn't know if he was still alive...... because he was "up there" when he came to the discount shops.

So I called and sure enough (licky for me) he is still alive and kickin', but due to his age, 75, and two replace knee's and one hip, he can't get around so I need to come to his house.

So I get there, we chat a little, then he pulls out magazine after magazine with him featured in articles "cutting" tires... from the original Bat mobile, one of Al Capone's original cars (being restored) and countless other vehicles.

He not only "cuts" tires, he can also paint a red, white or gold thin stripe around the tire, he use's a really cool/innovative machine.

I've heard of this being done, on here actually, I think SOM posted a youtube video of a guy doing it in the driveway with a hand grinder....

The way this machine works, he jacks the car/truck up and sets it on a motorized roller. When he starts grinding, he turns the motor on to rotate the tire, the he turns another motor on that runs a grinding wheel. The grinding wheel has a little strut on it to help keep it steady. It took about an hour and a half for him to do all four tires....

So, here are the photos, post up and let me know what you think.... Oh, he only charges $30 a tire!

The machine



The roller



Cutting....



More Cutting



What he started with



How it ended up..