PROTECTIVE KIT FOR USE WHEN APPLYING A COATING TO A VEHICLE WHEEL

In an aspect, a protective kit for a vehicle wheel is provided. The wheel includes a rim with a pressurized tire mounted thereon. An outboard flange of the rim and an outboard side of the tire are resiliently engaged. The kit includes a wheel cover member including a cover sheet with outer and inner edges, and a through-opening, and an elastic member connected to the cover sheet at the inner edge. The through-opening and elastic member can encircle the outboard flange of the rim. The kit further includes a plurality of driving cards, each having a selected rigidity and a selected thickness so as to be pushable against the wheel cover member in between the outboard side of the tire and the rim, so as to drive the wheel cover member radially inwardly between the outboard side of the tire and the rim.