[AT] Wheel Paint

[Phil Auten]

Well, there you go, Roger. I will second Todd's suggestion.

Phil in TX


On 12/2/2019 12:58 PM, farmallgray at aol.com wrote:
> I would use a moisture cured urethane under brand names like Chassis 
> Saver or POR-15 (among others). These are much more durable than 
> regular paint
> and will seal the metal to keep it from rusting. I know Chassis Saver 
> comes in silver and works great on tractor rims. It will even seal up 
> pin holes.
>
> Todd Markle
> Spring Mills, Pa.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Moffat <rogerkiwi at gmail.com>
> To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Mon, Dec 2, 2019 1:03 pm
> Subject: [AT] Wheel Paint
>
> Afternoon All - a tractor question if I may…
>
> I have a Farmall Cub from around 1948/49 with 7.5-24 rear tyres on it. 
> On of them kept going flat so I finally took it apart yesterday - the 
> mid mounted blade on the Cub had just enough downwards pressure to 
> help me break the beads on both sides with some hammering to assist. 
> The tube had several small holes in it, so I have a new tube coming 
> from Amazon.
>
> The rim is also quite rusty, on the bead sealing areas as well as 
> across most of the area where the tube sits, so I’m going to take it 
> to get it sandblasted this afternoon.
>
> What would/should it be painted with  - the part that contacts the 
> tube and tyre bead areas? Just some Rustoleum paint, or something a 
> bit more specialised like Rustoleum Cold Zinc, or ?? Something I can 
> brush on would be best since it’s too cold here in Michigan for any 
> spraying from a can at the moment, I’ll have to lug the rim down into 
> my basement and let it warm up there before painting it I guess.
>
> Thanks
>
> Roger
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