Using a white crayon or other brightly colored marker, draw the shape of your choice around the wall of the tire.
Use a sharp knife, and a good pair of leather work gloves. POSITION THE KNIFE BLADE AWAY FROM YOUR BODY and begin cutting along the outline of the shape you drew on the tire. If your knife is sharp, and you chose the right tire, you shouldn't have any trouble cutting through the tire. If the cutting becomes difficult, you may have to resharpen the knife. Follow your outline and continue cutting all the way around the tire until you've completed the cut.
Position the tire as pictured in the photo to the right. Using your foot to hold down the bottom section, grasp the outer edge of the tire with both hands and push in on the "sweet spot" with your knee, this begins the turning inside out process.
After you have the tire started on it's way inside out, place the tire on the ground and continue to flip the tire inside out by pushing out on the inside of the tire, where you first started with your knee. Work your way around the tire until it's completely inside out.
Prepare the tire for painting by using a degreaser (follow the directions on the label of the degreaser) and a cloth rag to wash down the outside of the tire. Allow the tire to dry and paint it a color of your choice.
Felder Rushing taught me his method while he was up visiting our place in January of 2003 as he was gathering information for his new book, Tough Plants for Northern Gardens, now in publication. Felder asked that I write the foreward, I was honored to do so.
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