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Old 04-15-2012, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Potomac-Greg View Post
There is a clear plastic product that comes in rolls that is used to protect carpets when painting. 24" x 50' per roll. It sticks to anything but pulls off clean. It's about as sticky as masking tape. I was able to mask off my tires in literally 2 minutes. No tape, no paper. Just pull the sheet over the tire, press it down, and use a razor to trim out the part to be painted.
I found a roll of this in the flooring section at Lowes today. I used the process myself an knocked out a set of track wheels today with the tires still on. Came out great...well, for track wheels.

I guess I could use this same process to spruce up my old wheels at the beginning often season. Assuming I care.
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