Question for everyone. I just got a metal Heng Long Sherman lower and can't seem to find a way to take apart the bogies so that I can remove the rubber tires before painting. So now I am thinking maybe I can mask the rubber tires on the bogies instead. Would masking liquid wrack the rubber tires ? Maybe I can even use hot glue which I know would come off the rubber tires afterwards. I guess I can try masking tape as well and then scrap off any leakage ?

Mike, you can brash on grease on the tiers....

Then what ? Wipe it off after ? Can I use something like Vaseline ?

Tape is my friend, although I'd also like to know how they come off

Hobby rubber masking liquid is the easiest to use and no, won't hurt the tires...

When I did mine, I just used painters tape. Any paint that leaked in was easy to scrap off the rubber after it dried.

like dean said liquid mask. i use Parma liquid mask a lot and its only $12 for 8oz. its what i used on my tiger 1

masking tape $1 probably Dollar store i used on all the Shermans i painted for Motomart

Greg , what type of olive drab is on that tank ?or type of paint tamiya , vallejo , etc , looks awesome with the dirt

I paint the wheels then wipe the paint off the tires, carefully, with some isopropyl alcohol before the paint fully cures.

Gives the tires a weathered look, too.

Thanks everyone for all the great ideas. I will try masking tape it as it seems to be the easiest for the time being.