MRAP wheel re-painting

[jimm1009]

With all the alterations out there for the M35A series trucks with regards to MRAP and other similar wheels / tires combinations, has anyone
done anything to re-paint their wheels? The reason that I ask as probably 95% of all the MRAPS are desert sand colored as are the wheels.
Mine are all desert sand colored and installed on a faded 3 color Woodland Camo truck.
I just found out today that we are having a local Veterans Parade in Louisville, KY of a COVID19 format and so I need to jump into subsonic speed and rattle can
my truck and wheels to make it look fresh for November 11th.

In a year or two I will be removing the cab and bed and blasting, weld repairing, and repainting the truck but not at this time. This time is will be a pressure wash
with soap, drying cycle, and then rattle canned exterior to make it look presentable. Since my wheels are desert sand then don't actually go with the rest of the truck.

Your thoughts and pictures are greatly appreciated.
Jim
jimm1009

 

[frank8003]

One may blast and paint "till ones "s hearts is content
Most of my M35A2 wheel/tires that were good holding pressure
where wasted on inside..........................
They make good fire pits

Split ring wheels Deuce 11282018.docx

These trucks will be around for another 50 years and I have always thought that the information of the Deuce split ring wheels (lock ring) should be in a sticky, but it is not. Perhaps we could work on that.

SS archives offer a few very good posts to start a sticky with, like this one..........

Looking for the specific difference between "Split Rings" and "Split Rims/Widowmaker"

If I remember right they have an o ring to seal the halves together

www.steelsoldiers.com

Split ring and split rim are two different animals.

"Wheel, Budd Style, 20 inch diameter, 6 hole. NSN:2530-00-738-9620, PN: 7389620."

I had bought 8 new tires and 7 almost new and mounted but had to sell the unmounted tires. When the truck tire place spent 2 hours getting the spare apart I saw that I would not ever be able to fix those wheels. I just figured that for the rest of my driving I would use those I had mounted already

Anyhow the dead wheel I used for a fire pit, all it was good for. and pictures for the general.



I wished to Santa for new wheels and tires like in the one photo

 

[montaillou]

Your thoughts and pictures are greatly appreciated.

Well, if you strip off all the old paint, you could always anodize them. I don't have MRAP wheels, went a different direction. But, unless you're doing the paint yourself, anodize would be the next cheapest method of applying a coating of some sort (it's much cheaper than powder coating).