Painted My Spare

"Ram_Riot_6" (tony-ram-riot) 07/03/2015 at 22:42 • Filed to: D150

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I took a wire wheel to it to remove the rust and then hit it with a can of spray paint. Figured it’s the spare that no one will ever see (hopefully), so I might as well have some fun with it and paint it bright blue.

I was also using the spare to test my painting skills out to see if I would be able to live with the results for my other four wheels. I’m not sure if I am satisfied enough to do the other four myself or not. They will not be bright blue though, they will be a light gray like they are currently. Also, I did not paint the valve stem, just had not removed the tap from it yet when I took the pic.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Ram_Riot_6 07/03/2015 at 22:52

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Now with pink paint write on the rim “Man Love Rules, Okay?”

Birddog > Ram_Riot_6 07/03/2015 at 22:53

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You had me wondering about the color. I think that’s Smurf Blue.

That could look good depending on the ride.

desertdog5051 > Ram_Riot_6 07/03/2015 at 22:54

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Tell them it came off of Richard Petty’s NASCAR Superbird.

Svend > Ram_Riot_6 07/03/2015 at 22:57

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Looks good. I think the most ingenious idea for taping up the wheels was but using playing cards.

Ram_Riot_6 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 07/03/2015 at 22:59

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Coincidentally, the truck the spare belongs to is a Dodge Ram of that era. Sounds like I may have a new project

Ram_Riot_6 > Birddog 07/03/2015 at 23:00

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The truck is two tone blue, it wont look great on it, but not too bad either.

Ram_Riot_6 > Svend 07/03/2015 at 23:03

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I tried that method, but could not get the cards to stick in between the wheel and tire. I don’t know if I was doing it wrong or if was the cheap old cards I was using. It would have been much easier had it of worked.

Birddog > Ram_Riot_6 07/03/2015 at 23:07

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Smurf Blue and Petty Blue are so close. You have an old school Dodge?

Yeah, that’s Petty Blue!

Ram_Riot_6 > desertdog5051 07/03/2015 at 23:10

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Great idea! I hadn’t even realized it was pretty close to Petty blue.

Svend > Ram_Riot_6 07/03/2015 at 23:11

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I think the trick is to lower the tyre pressure a little. I want to repair mine as they are scuffed to buggery from high kerbs.

Ram_Riot_6 > Birddog 07/03/2015 at 23:12

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Yep, ‘86 Ram. I am going to call it that from now on, makes it sound like I planned it and didn’t just pick up the first blue I saw.

Ram_Riot_6 > Svend 07/03/2015 at 23:14

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Ahhh, makes sense. The tire was flat, but I think I filled it up before I painted it. I’ll try that next time. Thanks for the tip!

Svend > Ram_Riot_6 07/03/2015 at 23:18

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No worries. Cleaning cars, etc... is all about techniques and tips passed down from pro to enthusiast to pro again.

Birddog > Ram_Riot_6 07/03/2015 at 23:19

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Exactly! Only Mopars, a few Pontiacs, A Chevy or two.. Uhm. I should quit while the foot is out of my mouth..

Petty Blue!

$10 says that pic is in Steve Lehto’s Book.