[TheFrayne]

I know this reaks of Facepalm. but any suggestions on what I can use to cover the tyre when im spraying off my rims..

Ive tried tape and newspaper but the tape just wont stick to the tyre..

Thought about coating the tyre in something slick of oily so that the off-spray wont soak in?

Any suggestions?


hah

Cheers

[jonga]

vaseline or glue tack

[TheFrayne]

Just checked again, I suppose I could leave the last part of the rim taped off, where they weight the rim..
But going from white to black might look shite..

Going to hunt through the house for some suitable gunk now

[steve]

are you just using spray cans? I don't worry about covering the tyre. You can get close to the edge without spraying the tyre. Jack the wheel off the ground and you can turn it and spray. or take the wheel off then you can avoid the hubs

[TheFrayne]

Yeh steve, Using cans, Have taken the tyre off but started priming and tagged the black straight away with the wind..
I dont 'really' care if the tyre cops a bit but yeh..

Pain in the arse.. Even tried some gaffa and she wont stick down..

Sh*t F*ckin

[ball]

Cut out a piece of cardboard with a semi circle the size of your rim and use it as a cover to stop the overspray getting on the tyre

[atari4x4]

on a set of rim's I painted with tyres on I made up a flat "do~nut" of gaffer tape that pushed over the lip of the rim.

keep building it up so you end up "masking" about 1/2 the tyre. paint the rim, then transfer it to the next rim & so on....

I'd post a picture but it was done before the invention of time...

[steve]

how about some carboard with a curve cut in to the edge, and just hold it by hand and move it around the tyre to shield it as you go?

[atari4x4]

ball wrote:

Cut out a piece of cardboard with a semi circle the size of your rim and use it as a cover to stop the overspray getting on the tyre

combine this technique & my technique & I think you'll be on a winner!

[Mike]

cover the tyre in degreaser then paint while it is still wet

[TheFrayne]

Cheers boys, I sucked it up and just went for it..

Got a clean rag for any over spray and just coating them up slowly

Going to hunt for some cardboard now.

Thanks for the ideas

LOL - Maybe I should of thought about it a bit more before I lugged off the front tyres..

C'est la vie

[sneakydust]

who cares is u spray black paint on a black tyre? no one will ever know lol

[TheFrayne]

Brand new can seized up! - Awesome! haha

Checked the nosal and its not that.. defo the can itself..
Damn it

[steve]

that will teach you for buying those $2 Export cans

[TheFrayne]

steve wrote:

that will teach you for buying those $2 Export cans

haha - Super Cheap Specials!!

[bazook]

try puting some silicone spray on the tire but make sure you dont do the rims in it though haha you made need to make a cardboard cut out to cover the rim or wax and grease the rim before painting

[morpheus]

ah that kind of spraying rims.

when i read "NOB Question" i wasn't real sure what 2 expect..

[grimreaper]

what colout are you painting them as if it is black i wouldent bother coverign them up

[Gwagensteve]

Old wet towels
Old wet rags
Aluminium foil
wipe the tyres with thinners - then tape will stick. I've tape masked lots of tyres before - sticks no problem.

If you can't get tape to stick to the tyres, my guess is paint won't either.
or as suggested, don't bother with masking and just wipe them down with thinners afterwards.

Steve.

[31zook]

my local tyre joint will take mine off the rim for about $60 so thats easy as...

[TheFrayne]

Days Work -

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[31zook]

looking good

[smileysmoke]

can see some white bits of rim

[TheFrayne]

smileysmoke wrote:

can see some white bits of rim

ahem - go fast stripe mate

[Polar_Bear]

tyres are black, paint is black, what was the question?

[TheFrayne]

Wether its obvious or not.. I didnt want paint on the tyre.. really not that hard to grasp?

[ball]

Looks like you got a bit of overspray on the number plate

[Brett]

looks good, i painted some rims last night and "preped" the rims with a wire wheel. they look good from far but far from good

[eldo]

use the card board trick and just keep moving it around, all you need is the flap off a box of beer, painted heaps of rims in the panel shop like this for car yards over the years, works a treat. dont even bother trying to mask it, the tyres are full of silicon so nothing will stick