Okie Haymaker
New User
I'm making headway on the restoration of my 1949 D Case but it seems like every new task I start just leads to more questions. The wheels had been painted with aluminum paint many years ago and are starting to show rust through the paint. I like the brightness of the aluminum paint but it rubs off on everything. I would like to use an enamel paint with a harder finish to it. What do you guys use? Also when the wheels were repainted (probably 25 years ago) they got overspray on the tires. The tires are too good to replace and I saw another post where someone had used Miller tire paint and had good results. Is that the best thing to use? I'd also like to know what or how you guys mask off the tires to prevent overspray, if you have any shortcuts. I'm not in a big hurry to get this done. My barn isn't heated and the temp got down in the 20's here this morning. Also 1 rear rim is in bad shape and someone had tried to patch it with what looked like liquid steel and was kind of sloppy. I haven't decided what to do with it yet. As you can tell I'm somewhat new to restoration. I've got lots more questions so I'm trying to ration them out a couple at a time.