On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:32:44 +0300, "g n p"
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Well, not the whole tire, just a stipe to find the valve stem.

Anyone have any wisdom on the effects of paint on tires, paint you
absolutely shouldn't use, etc?

I would guess exterior latex house paint would be harmless to tires
and would last a while, but since I just put on tires, I hate to guess.

--
Jim Pennino


It was my understanding that the stripe spanning tire and rim was to check
for tire slippage ON the rim which would imply stress in the valve-inner
tube join.

Well what I was thinking about is that my Warrior's wheel pants make
the tire valve difficult to find. When I need to check tire pressure,
which is regularly, I push or pull the airplane a few feet and then
walk to the side to see if the valve is in sight. Repeat until the
valve is accessible. The nose tire is worse since the valve can be on
either side and that changes whenever the nose tire is flipped to even
wear.

I'm thinking that instead of a stripe from the valve along the
sidewall, a simple index mark visible from the nose would be more
useful. On the main gear, a small dot on the inside of the tire might
be sufficient. And a white mark would be most visible from the snout,
which is where you're usually standing to push or pull the airplane.

The more I think about this idea, the better I like it. It could save
me a lot of time.

RK Henry