Hi Guys,
Here is a slick trick I learned on painting wheels that makes the whole job relatively quick and easy. It involves a strip of aluminum roof flashing...but more on that in a minute.
After rehabilitating my old L260, all I had left to do was paint the wheels. They were in good shape, but weathered and in need of paint:
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Because my tires are loaded with Calcium Chloride solution they are HEAVY, so I use a shop crane to demount them from the tractor and move them aside:
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I lay them down, backside up first and prep them for paint. These had decent (albeit ugly) paint on them so I cleaned and sanded them, doing the backside first:
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Here is the best part, once ready for paint, I take a strip of 8" aluminum roof flashing and tuck it into the groove between the rim lip and the tire bead. Don't worry if the flashing isn't long enough to reach all the way around, it can be repositioned as needed during painting. You can see some orange paint on the flashing left over from using this same piece on the front wheels earlier:
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Now spray the rims! adjust the position of the flashing as needed.
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You can see the aluminum flashing makes a nice clean mask between the rim and tire:
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Let the rear dry, then flip the wheel over and repeat on the front. While the wheel was off was a good time to wire brush and paint the hubs:
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Using the aluminum flashing makes the job fast!. Factor in drying times and the whole tractor was done in six evenings after work:
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Cheers!
Ren
Here is a slick trick I learned on painting wheels that makes the whole job relatively quick and easy. It involves a strip of aluminum roof flashing...but more on that in a minute.
After rehabilitating my old L260, all I had left to do was paint the wheels. They were in good shape, but weathered and in need of paint:
Because my tires are loaded with Calcium Chloride solution they are HEAVY, so I use a shop crane to demount them from the tractor and move them aside:
I lay them down, backside up first and prep them for paint. These had decent (albeit ugly) paint on them so I cleaned and sanded them, doing the backside first:
Here is the best part, once ready for paint, I take a strip of 8" aluminum roof flashing and tuck it into the groove between the rim lip and the tire bead. Don't worry if the flashing isn't long enough to reach all the way around, it can be repositioned as needed during painting. You can see some orange paint on the flashing left over from using this same piece on the front wheels earlier:
Now spray the rims! adjust the position of the flashing as needed.
You can see the aluminum flashing makes a nice clean mask between the rim and tire:
Let the rear dry, then flip the wheel over and repeat on the front. While the wheel was off was a good time to wire brush and paint the hubs:
Using the aluminum flashing makes the job fast!. Factor in drying times and the whole tractor was done in six evenings after work:
Cheers!
Ren
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