The VASOLINE trick? How does it work?

[bobbleed]

There are many uses for vasoline, I'm sure some of you fags are well aware of.........


Anyway, I want to paint some wheels that have wide whitewalls mounted on them.

The trick is to spread the vasoline on the tires and it will mask them from the paint. My question is then what?

Will the vasoline stain the whitewalls?

What should I use to clean the vasoline off with?

Seems this could turn into a mess.

[Gracie]

I tried this once and still managed to get paint on the tires... I guess I spread it too thin.

[briggs&strattonChev]

ive done it and then scrubbed the vasoline off with 409, and then westleys bleech wite for good measure

make sure you get enough vasoline on too, dont worry about saving some for later http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

also if you have a pressure washer with heat it would come right off im sure

[ESnacky6]

Ask Donnie, aka lownslow.... He might know....




(but don't ask me how I think he might know, ok..? thanks.)

[Django]

I painted wheels on the rim. I just took 3" strips of 2" masking tape and started working my way around the wheel. Then covered the rest with paper. Just like masking anything else off... Don't leave any place for paint to sneak through. I'd think the vasoline would make a mess and you will end up with fisheye somewhere.

you could always break the bead on one side and then mask.

[PAPASMURF]

when i worked at the shop building motors we used used assembly lube where we did not want the paint on, i.e. the machined surface. Just be liberal and you wont have a problem, try something a little looser, vasaline is a little thick, assembly lube works good, wheelbearing grease, if your woried about staining the whitewalls, duck tape man. "assembly lube is the perfect consistancy for this though" it spreads on perfect and the paint wont go through. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[CRAP]

Pop the bead and lay a towell over the tire.

[D Picasso]

slickest way to paint wheels with tires mounted is to find a strip of sheetmetal flashing about 6" wide and whatever circumference equal to the wheel you are painting plus 3 or 4 inches.

wrap the strip around the wheel's edge and mark the point where the ends of the strip meet. then duct-tape the strip into a hoop.

holding the hoop against the wheel if it's mounted on the car is a little tricky but can be done.

do your painting and pull the hoop off, and ba-da-bing, you're done.

obviously it's easier if the wheel's flat on the ground.

painted many wheels using the hoop, always a clean job, and the built-in adjustability the duct tape gives you means it'll work for different sized wheels. try it.

[Lionheart]

Bleed, the easy way is to use a piece of 4" wide galvanized sheet metal, about 5ft. long, that is THIN enough to bend it in a circle around the wheel and spray away. Move it to the next wheel and so-on and so-on. Quick & simple and you can use it over and over.

EDIT : Picasso said it better then me and + he must type with ALL his fingers. He's fast.

[willowbilly3]

I like the idea of D Picasso and Lionheart. I always just wiped a little brake fluid on the tire and then used the same to wipe off any overspray. Also brake fluid seems to clean and rejuvinate the rubber.
And on an almost unrelated topic I found brake fluid to be the only thing to stop the squeeking of the A frame bushings on my 59 Chevy.

[4t64rd]

A tech post once said lower the tire pressure, and stick playing cards under the rim. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

[CURIOUS RASH]

<font color="green">Hmmmm,

I just put dishwashing liquid on the tires with a brush Then let the paint set and wash the tires off.

Maybe I'm making things too easy? </font>

[Nads]

Stone Temple Pilots wrote a song about this.

[crow]

Another thing that works is tin foil. You can scrunch it into and around any nook and cranny. Same idea as the sheet metal just more malleable. Works for other tight spots as well.

[tredboy]

tuck posted a 'tip' once where he wet newspapers and stuck them to the wheels to keep overspray off when painting the body, you can adapt that method to your needs. let all the air out of the tires, spread wet newspapers over just the tire, and paint the rim. if the newspaper dries out before you paint the rim, simply re-wet it. i don't think he had much trouble removing the newspapers the next day/later on that day. you could probably just re-wet them again, and they would be easily removed. if you are worried about the ink from the newspaper getting all over the white walls, try using those papers that they wrap submarine sandwiches in, like a thicker news paper but no ink.

tred.

[Spitfire1776]

Art supply store, buy some rubber cement. Spread on in two coats artound the rim two inches wide. Cover the rest with mask and paper (or favorite masking material). The rubber cement is easier to work with and comes off easier. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[wingnutz]

[ QUOTE ]
<font color="green">Hmmmm,

I just put dishwashing liquid on the tires with a brush Then let the paint set and wash the tires off.

Maybe I'm making things too easy? </font>

[/ QUOTE ]

My choice..., since I'll be doing this soon as well!

Mark