getting rattle can paint off tires?

[dave24 18]

im restoring a 1960 wheel horse suburban and it has been owned by hillbillys <_< . so, now it has rattle can white and red spray paint on the tires..... does anyone know how to get the paint off of them while still keeping the tires nice? im going to sand blast the tractor and i thought maybe spraying the tires at a distance but i dont want them to be pitted. if anyone has an idea, thx dave.

[puddlejumper 67]

I had fair luck with a scrub brush and dish detergent the one time I attempted it. It took off most and faded the rest to a point that tire black pretty much covered the rest.

Also you might try some dye for vinyl and rubber like they use to restore dashes and door panels after scrubbing. If you try it let me know how it works because that just came to me.

[B-8074 20]

What kind of blaster and what are you using for the media?

[smoreau 658]

:ROTF: you can wire brush them or sand blast them. good heavy tape and card board will protect the tire. good luck! :banghead:

[JimD 3,347]

Here's a little trick I used when I painted some rims with tires mounted on them. I had some flashing tins from some roof repair some time ago. I deflated the tire and inserted the tins around the wheel between the tire and rim in an overlapping pattern. This worked very well for painting and should work for blasting also if you don't get too heavy handed directly on the tins. The other suggestions for the paint removal should work. Sorry, I don't have a pic of the tins on the wheel.

[Save Old Iron 1,573]

Dave,

do you want to remove paint from the

TIRES

or the

RIMS ?

It sounds like you want the paint off the TIRES. If so , try a citrus based paint stripper.

[Kelly 1,035]

Paint thinner works too, but will dry the rubber out so when your done apply something to restore the oils in the rubber, armor all, or something like that.

[JimD 3,347]

Dave,

do you want to remove paint from the

TIRES

or the

RIMS ?

It sounds like you want the paint off the TIRES. If so , try a citrus based paint stripper.

Yes Chuck, he wants to remove the paint from the tires, but he also mentioned sandblasting the tires without marking them, so I guess that would mean the rims too.

[VinsRJ 723]

Get yourself some Miller Tire Paint (black) and just repaint the tires. It will cover all of the over spray and freshen the tires to almost new look.

Google "Miller Tire"

[Redbirdman 7]

im restoring a 1960 wheel horse suburban and it has been owned by hillbillys

hmmm, I didn't think hillbillys painted anything ??

Anyhow try Lacquer thinner and rubber lube................

OK, not sure if that's still environmentally friendly or correct but the thinner removes the paint and reblackens the rubber and the rubber lube smoozes it all back again. I dont like Amorall at all because it makes the rubber turn white later.

Use a toot brush up close to the wheel.............

And 'Fantastic' squirt on cleaner works great to clean up older tires, don't even wash it off, just spray on and let dry.

TRY it....................and yell at me later

ED :thumbs:

[grnlark 491]

Get yourself some Miller Tire Paint (black) and just repaint the tires. It will cover all of the over spray and freshen the tires to almost new look.

Google "Miller Tire"

I second that! The stuff is awesome and the tires will look brand new. The bottle is $20 and you could probably do 75 tires - no lie.

[SAM58 33]

STEEL WOOL WILL DO IT... :banghead:

[TT-(Moderator) 1,169]

A good pressure washer works too. Just be careful with old tires....... you might get to see what the cords look like if you aren't careful. :banghead:

[Coadster32 793]

scotch-brite pads, and wd40. Will take it off, and won't dry out the rubber. :banghead:

[linen beige 16]

Use a toot brush

So THAT'S how you paint 'em green when you catch 'em!

Plain old Pinesol cleaner will probably do the trick, depending on what type of paint is on the rubber. Brake fluid will also work, but may discolor the rubber if not cleaned off.

If neither of those work sandblasting with a lightly aggresive media will work and won't harm the tires.

[rmaynard 16,700]

Black tire paint will cover what you can't get off.

[bell 11]

Also, brake parts cleaner (on a rag) does a GREAT job of removing overspray...

[davidmaxwell's RJ-59 0]

I used brake clean and steel wool to remove paint and it worked very well, and all that i couldn't get off with that i used a wire brush with little to no damage to the tire or rim.

-Dave

[JC 1965 1,534]

Pressure washer will do the job, just don't keep the pressure in one spot too long, Keep it moving and go over the tough spots 2 or 3 times until the paint is gone. Hope that makes sense. :thumbs:

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,601]

I 3rd the Miller's tire paint. I know a "guy" who sprayed the rims and did not even worry about the overspray as he planned on using the tire paint And no it was not me but someone I know well.....

[Ken B 3,202]

I 3rd the Miller's tire paint. I know a "guy" who sprayed the rims and did not even worry about the overspray as he planned on using the tire paint And no it was not me but someone I know well.....

He just spun em right Steve? :thumbs:

[MikesRJ 558]

I 4th the Miller Black Tire Paint. Use a good scrub brush and Dawn dish detergent first, followed by the steel wool. Another scrubbing and then the Miller's when they are dry. They'll look like this ...

[HorseWhisperer 243]

ACETONE.I was scrubbing hillbilly rattle can overspray off my decals and the wife comes out with"Why don't you use my nail polish remover"I worked with zero effort.

[Zeek 2,298]

im restoring a 1960 wheel horse suburban and it has been owned by hillbillys

hmmm, I didn't think hillbillys painted anything ??

Anyhow try Lacquer thinner and rubber lube................

OK, not sure if that's still environmentally friendly or correct but the thinner removes the paint and reblackens the rubber and the rubber lube smoozes it all back again. I dont like Amorall at all because it makes the rubber turn white later.

Use a toot brush up close to the wheel.............

And 'Fantastic' squirt on cleaner works great to clean up older tires, don't even wash it off, just spray on and let dry.

TRY it....................and yell at me later

ED

What he said - lacquer thinner . . .if that don't work, use lacquer thinner and steel wool (starting with 0000). That whole process shouldn't scuff the rubber too much. Then whatever your choice for dressing like Miller Tire Paint, rubber lube, opinions vary.

[COMMANDO6 20]

Wow, glad I found this. I've got overspray on my tires that I'm going to have to do something about. I'll probably end up using Miller Tire Paint.