Dan and Fellow Listers:
I would think that you should just keep the original spare as is, in the
garage. Perhaps you could paint only the side that has no numbers or letters
on it. Keep the painted side showing. Use it only when you go to shows, and
point out that it was indeed original. If you got a flat anywhere else, you
probably would not want to use the 30+ year old tire anyway. Tire people
don't suggest using a tire after a shelf life of 8 years anyway.
Scott
B9471989
>From: "Daniel S. Eiland" <deiland1@elp.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "Daniel S. Eiland" <deiland1@elp.rr.com>
>To: "Margi & Norm Miller" <rootes1@best.com>,
>"Tigers@autox,team.net" <tigers@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Painting the Spare
>Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 20:47:40 -0600
>
>Hi Norm & Lister,
>
> Need some input. I have been going through touching up the little
>things
>and am down to the spare. I still have the original spare that has never
>been used. I need to touch up the paint (repaint) the wheel. Everything
>else
>in the trunk has been done and makes the wheel look really bad. The problem
>I'm having is painting over a number written on the backside of the rim in
>the yellow crayon or paint. Is this number of any significant value or was
>this put there at a later date by someone else? Would hate to paint over
>something that was from the factory. Is there something I could apply to
>the
>letters and numbers to keep them from getting paint on them that I could
>easily remove after painting? Any input would be helpful. Thanks.
>
>Dan Eiland
>
>
>
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