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01-15-2018, 05:51 PM | #1 |
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painting spokes with tire mounted
I just need a color change from bright yellow (wow!) to a nice black for a driver PU. What is a good way to mask the tires to prevent overspray?
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01-15-2018, 06:05 PM | #2 |
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Re: painting spokes with tire mounted
In the past, I have let the air out and collapsed the tire off the bead and lay news paper in the bead area all the way around. Front and rear. Paint and after drying, remove the paper and air them up. Just my 2 1/2 cents
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01-16-2018, 12:32 AM | #3 |
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Re: painting spokes with tire mounted
By the time you do that, you can take of the tyre!
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01-16-2018, 01:34 AM | #4 |
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Re: painting spokes with tire mounted
The easiest way I’ve found to paint a rim; get an old deck of cards and place them tucked between the rim and tire one by one and over lapping, all the way around the wheel. Spray paint and move on. It’s really very fast and you can use the cards many times.
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01-16-2018, 06:12 AM | #5 |
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Re: painting spokes with tire mounted
Really ?!
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01-16-2018, 07:48 AM | #6 |
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01-16-2018, 08:03 AM | #7 |
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Re: painting spokes with tire mounted
DC36: Welcome to the barn. I like your old playing cards idea. May have to try that someday. I have masking taped alot of wheels in the past for quick touch ups. I think the cards would be much faster.
Jeff
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01-16-2018, 08:40 AM | #8 |
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Re: painting spokes with tire mounted
This technique works.
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01-16-2018, 08:40 AM | #9 |
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Re: painting spokes with tire mounted
Use an old table cloth. Cut a hole one half smaller than rim. Stretch it over rim. Works like a charm
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01-16-2018, 08:57 AM | #10 |
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Re: painting spokes with tire mounted
I have brushed Rubbing compound on tires than washed off with water
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01-16-2018, 09:01 AM | #11 |
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01-16-2018, 09:05 AM | #12 |
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Re: painting spokes with tire mounted
That card trick sounds pretty good (pun intended). However, I find that with spoked rims you have to shoot the paint from so many different angles to get all the nooks, crannies, inner backs of spokes, etc... that no masking covers everything that is needed. Also, if you are painting over paint, don't you need to get in there and scuff up the old paint?
I find it easier to just unmount the tire... Good luck, Ken
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01-16-2018, 09:53 AM | #13 |
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Re: painting spokes with tire mounted
The easiest way I’ve found to paint a rim; get an old deck of cards and place them tucked between the rim and tire one by one and over lapping, all the way around the wheel. Spray paint and move on. It’s really very fast and you can use the cards many times.
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01-16-2018, 10:19 AM | #14 |
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Hi D
Isn't that card game BLACKjack??? |
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