How To Paint Tires

In Spain, changing car tires is a bit expensive, but painting, cleaning and restoring them can save you a few euros. The tires of your car are the part that represents its attractiveness. It is like, for example, when we are going to get dressed and we choose the color of the shoes, it must match the color of the pants and the belt. So paint tires has been said!

On the other hand, the tires of your car, being in contact with the road and with all the spaces where your car moves, always suffer a lot of abuse and wear, making them look deteriorated and ugly. Many drivers, when parking, hit the car a lot to the sidewalks and scratch the tires. In some cases with the sun and the saltpeter their surface becomes ugly and opaque.

There are many models of tires on the market. Some are made of iron and others made of aluminum and various alloys. Generally, they all have covers in the middle with the brand of your car or with any other symbol or drawing. Remember, the most important thing before painting is that they are clean.

These caps also get a bit ugly and dull so it‘s important to polish and restore, because just painting the rim will result in a poor finish. To paint the wheels of your car we will give you some simple techniques; as well as ideas to completely restore your tires.  Wow! You will see how cool your car looks, improving its line and its presentation.

Instructions for painting tires

1. The first thing you should do is remove the tire from the rim or rim.
2. You will not be able to do this, because it requires a special machine to remove tires.
3. After the tire is alone, you should wash it well with soap and water, using a hard-cell brush.
4. If the dirt doesn’t come out well, you can add liquid to clean ovens and kitchens.
5. You add this liquid all over the tire and let it do its job for half an hour.
6. Later, you remove the air valve so that the paint that is going to be added to it does not paint the valve.
7. Around the edges of the wheels, you will almost always find lead weights attached with a strong glue. These must be removed with a spatula very carefully so as not to scratch the surface.
8. Next, take a fine sandpaper and start sanding the entire surface of the rim; so that it is matte and can hold the paint better.
9. If the surface has very deep scratches or bumps, you should cover them with a bit of synthetic putty.
10. You can place this putty with your fingers or with a spatula, as thin as possible, so that it only covers the scratches or holes.
11. Wait about two hours for the putty to dry well and become hard. You can check this by sharpening your nail. If it is still soft after an hour, you should wait until it is very hard and sticky.
12. Later, when it dries, you should sand with fine sandpaper and check with your finger  that the surface is smooth and smooth.
13. Next, you must add a multipurpose primer spray that will help the paint to be fixed to the material in a more resistant way.
14. You only have to add a thin layer with the spray, verifying that the chemical does not get dripped on you.
15. To prevent it from dripping on you, you must have a separation of about 30 centimeters from the spray and the surface.
16. The spray should be moved from one side to the other, with a smooth speed to cover all corners of the tire surface.
17. Then, you must wait for the multipurpose primer to dry well, and then start painting with your favorite color.
18. On the market there are very good brand paints, and with other components such as metals in small particles to give it a good finish.
19. The paint should also be applied with a separation of 30 centimeters, moving your hand gently from one side to the other.
20. After you finish painting, you should wait a few minutes for you to give it another coat of paint, improving the finish of the rim.
21. If when the paint dries well, you see that you have a part like dripping or with excess paint, you can sand it with fine sandpaper and a little water.
22. Subsequently, give another coat of paint to the rim, until it is perfect.
23. Finally, we recommend that you place the tires in the sun so that the paint dries well and hardens quickly.
24. At the end of this process comes the most difficult part, which is painting it with the transparent enamel to give it shine. You have to be very careful not to drip this enamel, since only a very thin layer should be applied.

What do you need to paint tires?

• Fine polishing sheets.
• Liquid to clean ovens and kitchens.
• Water and liquid soap.
• Synthetic putty.
• Multipurpose primer.
• Spray paints.
• Clear spray enamel.

Tips for painting tires

1. Remember to paint the tires in summer, with good sun in the environment, since humidity affects the quality of the paint.
2. Do this work in a ventilated place, so that the gases do not affect you much.
3. Clean the rims well before applying the paint.
4. Put on safety gloves and glasses to avoid eye irritation.
5. Use a mouth cover filter, so that paint and gases do not enter your respiratory system.
6. Always use fine sand paper to polish the surface of the center caps of the tires.
7. After rubbing them with fine sandpaper, take paint polishing cream and add to the lids to leave them charming.
8. This is so that the entire rim remains as new, and with its well-polished cover as if it were taken from the factory.

Now that you know that painting the tires is blowing and making a bottle. cheer up! It never hurts to save some money.