Slick way to keep the paint off rims when painting!!

JD Seller · Mar 30, 2018

I was watching a YouTube video last night and saw a really clever/simple idea on how to protect your tires when painting the rims. I have used tin made into circles. Taped paper over the tires and many other ways. None of them are as simple as this.

This just looked really simple and easy. He took regular old playing cards an slipped them into the small gap between the rim and tires. He over lapped them over each other so no paint got on the tires. Heck playing cards are really cheap to buy.

In the linked video he does this around 13:36 into the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9zmQzH3lvo
Protecting your rims while painting.

Stephen Newell · Mar 31, 2018

The last wheel I did I used shrink wrap. Just had to use a little masking tape next to the rim.

carvel minne farmer · Mar 31, 2018

that's a cool trick, thanks for posting jd, will give that a try on my m5 front rims and will let you know how well it works!

DR. EVIL · Apr 1, 2018

What I did would work on smaller frt tractor rims, hate to try it on a large rear farm tire. Set rim without tire on a piece of cardboard, hammered on it with rubber mallet till I had imprint of edge of rim, then cut about 1/4" inside the imprint. I cut two slightly overlapping half circle cutouts. Install tire & inner tube, hold cardboard just under tire bead, inflate tire, bead pops out and holds cardboard in place, paint, release air pressure, move cardboard to other side of tire, inflate, paint, deflate, remove cardboard, inflate, mount wheel. You will want to mask off the valve stem before painting. Or you could paint it, your choice. No marks on freshly painted rim beads from mounting the tires.

Slick way to keep the paint off rims when painting!!

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