Painting Wheels
#1
Posted 28 February 2008 - 06:37 PM
I will soon be painting my wheels of my 1960 Mini Minor. I want to leave the tyres on the wheels, but remove the balance weights which are on the oputside of the wheel. I have tried masking the tyre, but nothing seems to stick, ie, masking tape.
Can anyone please give advise on how to paint the wheel/mask the tyre?
Thanks
#2
Posted 28 February 2008 - 06:43 PM
like cardboard circles with a cut in it.
you slide it between the tyre and the wheel, or you could just make your own .
cant remember where you can get them though
#3
Posted 28 February 2008 - 06:47 PM
#4
Posted 28 February 2008 - 06:57 PM
So you recommend that I deflate the tyre, and force the bead of the tyre away from the rim?. I guess then I wouldn't need the card masking templates the other chap was talking about. If the tyre bead is well away from the rim after deflating, i guess i could mask by using masking tape on the iside of the rim with brown paper to overhang the tyre?
#5
Posted 28 February 2008 - 07:15 PM
Worked a treat!
When I've ever painted wheels with the tyres on I've always managed to get (decent) masking tape to stick though.....
#6
Posted 28 February 2008 - 07:34 PM
Hi
So you recommend that I deflate the tyre, and force the bead of the tyre away from the rim?. I guess then I wouldn't need the card masking templates the other chap was talking about. If the tyre bead is well away from the rim after deflating, i guess i could mask by using masking tape on the iside of the rim with brown paper to overhang the tyre?
Yup that would work fine.
#7
Posted 28 February 2008 - 07:54 PM
#8
Posted 28 February 2008 - 09:24 PM
If the tyres are clean I find warming them with a heat gun (dont go mad though!) makes the tape stick.
Ooh! never thought of that, I'll have to try it.
#9
Posted 29 February 2008 - 10:22 AM
Going to give this a try with me steels i think!
#10
Posted 29 February 2008 - 12:13 PM
Just be careful not to get it on the rim and don't apply it too thin or the paint will stick to the tyre.
#11
Posted 29 February 2008 - 06:39 PM
#12
Posted 29 February 2008 - 09:15 PM
what i did with my wheels.
#13
Posted 29 February 2008 - 11:43 PM
#14
Posted 01 March 2008 - 08:31 AM
or use a pack of cards, overlaped bettween the rim and tyre
what i did with my wheels.
With that technique you could not possibly paint the whole of the outer rim of the wheel, as they have to be touching the rim to stay in place.
And yes Jack you brush on the washing up liquid, don't just squirt it
#15
Posted 01 March 2008 - 10:53 AM
Well, I have decided to try and release the tyre bead from the rim in order to paint it properly. However, the tyre only partially deflates, and when I stand on the tyre to try and break the seal between the bead and rim, it has no effect (I weigh only 10 stone!).
Any ideas on how to completely deflate the tyre?
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