Has anyone outside Claremont tried the Striplin Vaseline Tire masking technique? I'm afraid to try it without independent confirmation that it a) works and b) won't create some kind of bonded mess on the tires...
On 1/23/07, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The easiest thing to do is coat the tire with vaseline, paint the wheel, then simply wipe the vaseline off. Werner Fehlauer wrote: > Andrew - we had a club member demonstrate how to easily mask the tire, by > just letting a bit of the air out, and stuffing an old T-shirt or similar > cloth under the rim. Takes about 20 minutes to prime, paint, and clearcoat > a wheel using auto store or Home Depot paints in rattle cans. Looks good > and lasts, too. Of course, the condition before painting has to be brought > up to nice and smooth with sandpaper and a good cleaning. > I've done the same procedure on my SD, and it was good enough to get a 2nd > in the Concours at SF06! > > Werner > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mercedes Discussion List" > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 4:02 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] For Sale: Near flawless 14" Mercedes Rim (15 hole) > > > >>Has anyone ever made a cardboard masking "tool" for W123 alloy wheels? >>It >>would be basically a sheet of corrugated with a center cutout the exact >>size >>of the alloy, or maybe slightly smaller so you could stick it under the >>edge >>of the rim and it would stay in place while you sprayed carefree. This >>would make repainting so very easy... >> > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
