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Re: Painting Tires Legal?

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
Look at the relevant rules for wheels / tractive surfaces. The biggest concern would be paint rubbing off and marking up the carpet. Since you are suggesting painting the tires this would probably be a big problem and I really would not recommend it.

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
See Q587
  • Q. If a robot has grey or black tires which leave grey or black marks on the field carpet, is that considered damage to the field? If a robot has grey or black tires and leaves grey or black marks on the field elements' polycarbonate, is that considered damage to the field? (note - the colors in this question are not fully inclusive of all available wheels, but appear to be the most common for tires)
  • A. It is expected that the FIELD will get marked up by tires during play, so no.
Now, if you are constantly leaving lots of paint on the floor that would be different, but if you paint them now and you leave some different colored skid marks, I think you're in the clear.
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