Best way to paint tyres?

[Jake79]

Thanks chaps very helpful.....

TIRES..

[ALPHA]

If we are going to get into semantics.... .....for tanks...they are "wheels" ...the outer are rubber buffers ....


I think

ALPHA

[wibblywobbly]

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I have never used a template and have done loads of roadwheels on tanks without getting any paint anywhere that it wasn't needed. Like Herman said, use Tamiya rubber paint, it is wonderful stuff.

I just hold the lower hull on its side, either on a bench or my lap, so that the side of the hand that is holding the brush is resting on the other wheels. Use one hand to paint, always moving the brush in straight lines and always keeping the bristles firmly on the rubber wheel. do a small section at a time, lift the brush, and turn the wheel with the fingers of the other hand so that your painting hand stays where it is.

If you need more paint, dip the brush in the pot, if you have overloaded the brush use the brush to move the excess away from the rim, then carry on as before. Never use the brush on the wheel unless your hand is resting on something, as it will be like trying to write neatly without resting your wrist on the paper.

I airbrush the lower hull and do the rubber afterwards, as the rubber paint is so thick it will cover anything.

Try it a couple of times and it becomes as natural as spelling 'aluminium'.

RobG

[Cruiser133]

Oh Cruiser please, the first language of the United States of America is ENGLISH, and here in ENGLAND we quite cherish the way it is spelt, and if it was not for an American with a great dislike for Great Britain (a certain Mr Webster) you too would be spelling words as we do, Mr Webster declared that America should have its own Dictionary with its own unique spelling and so because someone who did not like us published a dictionary with poor spelling but printed to appeal to those Americans with a dislike of the old country you now find yourselves stuck with a system of spelling that no other country uses, look about, there are 260 million American citizens, there are 2 billion citizens of India and India in common with Australia, New Zealand(Hermans unique spelling does not count) and just about every other English speaking country spells as we do, If you wish to return to the original syntax I do not think anyone would object!!!! Ps please do not take any of this too seriously. shaun

LOL!!! What you guys refer to as football is really Soccer, driving should always be on the right and the metric system sucks!!

[billpe]

You forget, the US uses the imperial system mostly.

[HERMAN BIX]

Hey, the thread title is "tyres" ??

Soccer is a term the U.S. has to use to help catagrorise women that drive kids to school in S.U.V's !! We call them wives.

Baseball "World" Series is a tournament no one else in the world plays ??

"Football" is a game the yanks THROW the bloody ball as far as they can without it actually touching the ground calling it then a touchdown & kick it on occasion to get extra points.
Wheres the "foot" bit ??

All that aside, Mr Wobbly has it right, tank on side, rested hand, plenty paint, no visits from family especially monster-in-laws, and thinners to clean at the ready.

[ALPHA]

A total assumption after reading the posts... Brush is best for painting road wheel outer vibration buffers

and there is A LOT... lost in translation


ALPHA

[tomhugill]

Oh Cruiser please, the first language of the United States of America is ENGLISH, and here in ENGLAND we quite cherish the way it is spelt, and if it was not for an American with a great dislike for Great Britain (a certain Mr Webster) you too would be spelling words as we do, Mr Webster declared that America should have its own Dictionary with its own unique spelling and so because someone who did not like us published a dictionary with poor spelling but printed to appeal to those Americans with a dislike of the old country you now find yourselves stuck with a system of spelling that no other country uses, look about, there are 260 million American citizens, there are 2 billion citizens of India and India in common with Australia, New Zealand(Hermans unique spelling does not count) and just about every other English speaking country spells as we do, If you wish to return to the original syntax I do not think anyone would object!!!! Ps please do not take any of this too seriously. shaun

LOL!!! What you guys refer to as football is really Soccer, driving should always be on the right and the metric system sucks!!

Don't get me started on that wussy version of rugby you lot seem to love ....

[billpe]

Also calling rounders, baseball.

[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning, Gentlemen,
I believe that we are all united in our enjoyment of scale armor and it does not really matter to a truly broad minded individual engaged in that pursuit where anyone is from or what language that they speak. Fun is a universal constant and is readily shared among us all. ( as are all of the things that we may carp about during the having of said 'fun' )
regards,
Painless