Spraying wheels - what's your preference?

[Evangelion]

I've just ordered a set of alloy wheels for a car I'm buying later this week. They're in need of a bit of TLC (don't worry, it was reflected in the price!). Only thing was, I bought the wheels without tyres, so will have to order a set then have them fitted.

So, I'd like a consensus of opinion as to which way round I should do things:

A - Spray the wheels first, then when the paint has hardened have the tyres fitted,

or,

B - Have the tyres fitted first, then mask them off and spray the wheels?

[jimbob82]

A - everytime, it's a better job and you can clean the sealing surface up and paint that to make the seal better

[Evangelion]

I'm just a little worried that the process of putting the tyres on is going to remove some of the paint.

[HumbleJim]

How about have the tyres fitted. Break the bead seal, spray away then reinflate.

[Noisy]

The tyre fitter should be able to set the machine so it doesn't make contact with the wheel face, I had my tyres fitted to freshly painted wheels without any issue.

[jebus]

Any good tire fitter with modern equimpment will be able to fit them and not leave a mark

[williredale]

I had my wheels powder coated and new tyres fitted and all was done within three days so they had no problem fitting them to newly finished wheels.