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Try this method - it worked nicely for me. Use aluminum flashing, whatever width works for your tire size, cut the flashing into a quantity of approximately 3" wide pieces. AL flashing is pretty easy to cut, just score with a sharp utility knife and bend back and forth alittle and it will break clean. Watch the cut edges though, they are sharp. Let all the tire out of the tire, this allows you to push down when inserting the ends of your cut flashing pieces in between the wheel and tire. They don't need to go in very far to work. Go the whole way around the wheel, overlapping and bending down the flashing as you go to protect the tire completely. If you can handle the size, you can then flip the wheel / tire over and repeat on the other side. You can then paint each side, alternating sides with each additional coat. You can paint with the wheel laying flat or by rolling the wheel / tire back and forth while spraying. If the tire / wheel is large, rolling while painting is probably easiest. Just make sure your flashing isn't wider than the tire and this method works pretty well. I have been tickled with this method because of absolutely no over spray on the tire, no touch-up on the wheel lip when your done and best of all - you can reuse the flashing over and over again. I wish I could take credit for this idea, but someone else smarter than me thought of it. Hope it works for you. Good luck!
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