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Saberr
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PostPosted: Sat May 14, 2016 6:14 pm    Post subject: Painting rims question Reply with quote

Got tires for my project, but of course there is flaking rust inside the rims. I cleaned them up and put a layer of anti rust paint in for safety. My question is that when i was talking to the tire guy, he said " Don't paint the bead of your tire rim, or it will cause a slow leak." Now i have never heard that comment come up. Logically it sounds plausible, realistically, its wiered. What is your guys outlook on that comment, any tips ? I know now days cars wheels are powder coated. I was going to use epoxy primer on the whole of the inside of rim, where tire is, now i am not sure. Confused
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PostPosted: Sat May 14, 2016 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I cannot answer for the tire guy... however on the M-38 and M-38A1 the tires initially had tubes in them.

I recently purchased 4 NDCC tires and tubes (hope they are the correct ones) and am now getting ready to put them on the rims...

I took the old tires and tubes off and tossed them (very bad shape), then I took the rims to my local sandblaster, then put a good coat of Rustolium primer on them and two coats of 24087 (Gillespie), they have sat in the garage for two weeks and later this week will have tires and tubes mounted...

Last set of rims I did the same thing to and they have lasted 10 years with out problems...

As long as the paint is well cured and does not have any major problems it should last a long time... I think your tire guy is being overly cautious. And I will admit I do not have tubeless tires, however my old 1976 Chevy pickup did and those rims were painted and lasted as long as I had the truck (10 years). The secret is in the prepping and painting of the rims. Paint them then let them cure for a couple of days to harden the paint. I have been walking on my rims stacked in the garage without problems.

This is my opinion.

Good luck...
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2016 8:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree. Remove rust, then apply good primer and paint.


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