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    Is there a good way to mask off the tires when wheel painting? The media blast guy stripped them and I don't want to dismount all the tires. Of course to look "stock" I should just let the over spray go on the tires. Thats the way all the trucks and trailers being sold at GL look like!! The military did not care.

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    The only way I've ever performed such a task is through utilizing blue construction masking tape. First, I run the tape carefully around the curve of the wheel. Then layer newspaper over the tire and use more tape to adhere over the first tape layer, as it's too difficult to tape the newspaper to the curve. One is able to purchase blue tape with a fairly wide strip, thus making the operation a bit easier.

    However, if one dismounts the tires, the rings can be chrome plated for a truly unique appearance and really set-off the OD wheels and black tires. Mmm...chrome.

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    Smear really soapy water on the tires. When the paint dries, spray them with water and all the over spray will wash away. Agengr did this on his rims a few months ago at my house.
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    When I painted all 10 tires on my deuce, I made a cardboard circle the size of the rim. I then sprayed a heavy coat of Pam cooking spray on the tires themselves. Painted the rims and after they dried hit the tires with the preasure washer and they cleaned right up.

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    I really would suggest taking them apart though and painting the inside of the "can" and under the ring. I am thinking rust and middle of the night side of the road flat repair. An all painted rim and tire lube smeared all over the tire and flap sure do help getting the bead broken and the tire off the can.
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    Stop off at your local hardware store and pick up a small roll of aluminum roofing flashing.

    It will fit nicely in the area betwen the rim and tire and keep the paint off the rims. I just cut a strip of it long enough to go around the circumference of the rim. Paint away, and then use it over for all four (or as many as you have) rims. You will have to use a small brush to do the edge right against the tire, or tape it.

    I've also cut a wedge of it and curved the edge to fit the rim, then worked my way around the rim as I painted.
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    Leaver the overspray on it looks more authentic....
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    If you are using the spray cans the cardboard from a twelve pak of coke or Dr. Pepper works great, cuts out with scissors and didn't really cost anything. Just use the full length of the cardboard and move it around as you spray.

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    Sure wish I'd heard of the soap or Pam idea! But here's the way I painted my first set. I had another set of wheels dismounted, waiting to find XLs for them, but these had NTDs on them, which I later sold.




    But for the set I've got on my truck now, with the XLs, I sand-blasted them at Al's place, primered them and then shot the black. No masking needed.




    There you can see what a tight-wad I am! I didn't color-coat the parts that were going to be inside the tire. That's spendy stuff, that black paint I used. And a top-quality primer too.
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    I had all 4 of mine blased the powder coated a "semi-gloss" black. They look flat black and I think very nice. Was $25 a wheel for the blasting and $35 each for the powder coat. Not cheap, but done for a LONG time.

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