8 days ago I posted in the Garden Tractor section about painting my rider, it's almost 9 years old and for an MTD that's pretty good!
Anyway, I posted some pictures of what I had done to it. I painted it Ford Blue and White, but at that time I had not painted the wheels or the deck and I had to use it to mow again. I got the mowing done and finally today I got the deck back under it and painted the wheels white and I thought I would share the pics I took a few minutes ago.
Again, this is a 8, almost 9 year old MTD that I hope to make last another 8 to 9 years. So far it's been a very reliable mower, especially considering we mow 12 months a year here. As I stated in my previous post I am a believer in "If you own it you can do what you want with it" so since I'm a Ford fan that's exactly what I did.
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I have seen many tractor wheels that were painted and the overspray plus more was on the tires. Talk about ugly! Well here is what I do when painting wheels, and I've painted many of them for my old cars. I picked up a roll of flashing material at the local home improvment store. Measure the outside diameter of the rim you need to paint and cut a piece of the flashing an inch or two longer. Set it on the tire and let it close around the outer bead of the rim, then tape it so it can be taken off and put on the next wheel without getting any paint on the tire. Works like a champ. I used this piece for the 8 inch rear wheels, then shortened it up for the front 6 inch rims. You can then keep the metal after the paint dries, or toss it in the scrap pile like I do. BTW, the wheel does not have to be removed from the tractor but it is easier if it's laying flat. I painted the rear wheels on the mower and pulled the fronts off (shown in the pictures below).
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Anyway, I posted some pictures of what I had done to it. I painted it Ford Blue and White, but at that time I had not painted the wheels or the deck and I had to use it to mow again. I got the mowing done and finally today I got the deck back under it and painted the wheels white and I thought I would share the pics I took a few minutes ago.
Again, this is a 8, almost 9 year old MTD that I hope to make last another 8 to 9 years. So far it's been a very reliable mower, especially considering we mow 12 months a year here. As I stated in my previous post I am a believer in "If you own it you can do what you want with it" so since I'm a Ford fan that's exactly what I did.
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I have seen many tractor wheels that were painted and the overspray plus more was on the tires. Talk about ugly! Well here is what I do when painting wheels, and I've painted many of them for my old cars. I picked up a roll of flashing material at the local home improvment store. Measure the outside diameter of the rim you need to paint and cut a piece of the flashing an inch or two longer. Set it on the tire and let it close around the outer bead of the rim, then tape it so it can be taken off and put on the next wheel without getting any paint on the tire. Works like a champ. I used this piece for the 8 inch rear wheels, then shortened it up for the front 6 inch rims. You can then keep the metal after the paint dries, or toss it in the scrap pile like I do. BTW, the wheel does not have to be removed from the tractor but it is easier if it's laying flat. I painted the rear wheels on the mower and pulled the fronts off (shown in the pictures below).
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