I tried silastic once and had the same problem with it reacting with the automotive paint. Lately I've been using super glue, because at least it only requires a couple spots, which is less likely to do damage
With Automotive paint ,after painting I would not touch the painted panel etc for at least 1 week to let the paint harden.
Painters say not to wax clear coat until 2-3 months .
The Victa ride on looks OK but probably not worth the effort as not many people are interested in old Victa ride on mowers
so has less value than it takes to repair the mower but I guess a lot of the mowers we repair are like that. .
Very nice maximillian! Why aren't more ride ons sporting black rims?
Yes you don't see a lot of ride on mowers with black rims Mf .The Hustler Raptor has black rims.
Cheers
Max.