Sorry for the wait, not free this few days to wash car :p
anyway...i tried the paint-looking shine and here is the results
the pic shows the diff b4 and after (i did only half the tyre...looks weird :P ) its a lil glossier coz of the flash, i'll try to take another photo in the day. using a paintbrush in my opinion is not that good as it leaves streaks, but it seems like the streaks lessen as the "paint" dries. to paint it is a lil tedious, coz u have to really spread the paint nicely so that it doesn't like fill up the holes in the letters(painting walls is much easier than this, coz walls are flat :P )
i'll next try to find a way to smoothen up the paint so that it doesn't leave streaks or uneven-ness. after that will be the test of time, see how long it last :P
so give your comments or questions or anything u want me to try :)
P.S. oh yea...if you want a more detailed image, get it from my ftp at
ftp://hybrid1.no-ip.com/zth then u can zoom in and see the fine details