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bodid1998

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I would love to hear some of you guys input on how to remove old ,lets say 10 year old overspray on rear tractor tires. My tires are like new condition but previous owner oversprayed them with red then siver.They have been taken off from rims and rims repainted,now I just need to clean tires before remount.

Dustin IL
 
Nothin to do with how to remove it, just always wondered how lazy somebody was to paint tires.
 
Brake fluid. Yes,Virginia there is a product! Brake fluid will not harm rubber tires, but if you spill some on the painted surface of a vehicle it will lift the paint. We used to use brake fliud to shine up our tires at carshows years before other ptoducts evolved. Wipe it on with a cloth , in generous amount, let it sit a while and then take a nylon pot scrubber and give them a cleaning
 
Unfortunately you see it all the time on some complete "restorations". Its an indication of something you really don't want I'm sure.
I think it's the same people who done't wipe their bumms.
 
Sharp's tractor sells this stuff called tire paint. You mix it with water and it makes old tires look shiny new. I also took my tires off the rims to sandblast and paint, but had a few spots of silver from touch up once the tire was back on the rim. I put two coats or the black tire paint mixed with less water than recommended on the bottle to have good coverage. They came out looking great, and the paint is not visible. I have washed the tires once since, and it has not come off, and is claimed to not come off by Sharps. So far so good, but only time will tell. The bottle of paint was cheap and unless you have big tires, a rag an half an hour you have tires that look new again.
 
I understand rubbing the tires with fresh manure will remove the paint. Raises heck with the tractor on a plow day, though.
 
Have found Sandblasting as an effective way to remove old paint. Of course it be better to blast while tires are still mounted
 
Have found Sandblasting as an effective way to remove old paint. Of course it be better to blast while tires are still mounted
 
Try a rag heavily soaked in lacquer thinner. Keep area wet. VERY hard on the hands! Good heavy rubber gloves. Keep away from rims!!!!!!!!!! If the rag doesn't work as well as you want, hit the area with a wire brush and then re-apply the rag. Post back results.
 
Lumpy's idea has worked for me too. Do it on the bottom side of the wheel so the excess lacquor thinner will run down off the bottom of the tire instead of on the rim. The brake fluid idea sounds like something worth trying. Jim
 
Fastest method I ever found was an old fashioned wood handled wire brush.

Peels that old paint right off in short order.

Allan
 
I use a realitively soft wire brush wheel on a small angle grinder. If the rim sticks out much, put some duct tape on the rim to protect its paint.
 
Sandblasting would probably give you the fastest, cleanest results without damaging the tire. It doesn't harm the tire at all and will peel the paint off no problem.

Donovan from Wisconsin
 
Hey guys just finished up tires look GREAT !!! First item up,stripper for rubber bumpers was a no go .Second brake fluid was a no go.Third aircfaft stripper notta! Last but not least laquer thiner and green scothbrite pads is the TRICK!! Thanks for all the help you guys are what it is all about.

thanks again Dustin
 
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