XM1014 | Blue Tire (Factory New)

The XM1014 | Blue Tire (Factory New, FN) is a Consumer Grade shotgun spray-painted with a black and blue tire-tread pattern. Factory New is the cleanest grade it comes in, showing the tread lines at their crispest and the blue at its most saturated.

Design

Blue Tire wraps the shotgun in a stylized tire-tread graphic — chunky black tread blocks set against a blue field, spray-painted across the body for a loud, automotive look. It's a Valve-made finish, and it carries a fittingly punchy in-game line: "Burn rubber."

XM1014 | Blue Tire (Factory New) Float and Wear

This finish is float-capped at 0.55, running 0.00–0.55 rather than the full scale, and Factory New sits right at the bottom. Here the tread blocks read sharp and the blue stays vivid with no scratching across the surface. For the tire-tread graphic at its boldest and most legible, Factory New is the grade to reach for.

XM1014 | Blue Tire Rarity

Rarity: Consumer Grade — the gray tier at the very bottom of the standard weapon grades. It's the most common band there is, which keeps this shotgun cheap and easy to pick up.

XM1014 | Blue Tire Case and Collection

Blue Tire is part of The 2021 Vertigo Collection, introduced on September 21, 2021 during Operation Riptide. There's no weapon case behind it — copies come from collection drops and the open market rather than case openings, so supply flows through trading.

XM1014 | Blue Tire Patterns

The graphic is fixed: the tire-tread pattern lands the same way on every copy, so the paint seed doesn't change the look and there's no "blue gem" seed to hunt. Wear and float are all that separate one from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

This finish exists as both a regular version and a Souvenir version, but there's no StatTrak edition — no case ever minted a counter for it. Souvenir copies first appeared in the Stockholm 2021 Vertigo Souvenir Package and returned in later Major souvenir packages, since Souvenir weapons come only from Major tournaments.

XM1014 | Blue Tire Price

Factory New sits at the top of the Blue Tire ladder as the cleanest grade, so it carries the finish's highest price — though that's still affordable, a budget-to-mid figure by XM1014 standards. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Factory New Blue Tire worth it?

If you want the tire-tread graphic at its sharpest with the deepest blue, yes — Factory New shows the pattern with no scratching. But because the finish is cheap across the board and the bold graphic stays readable even worn, most budget buyers do fine with a lower grade for less.

What does the XM1014 Blue Tire look like?

It's a stylized tire-tread wrap: chunky black tread blocks spray-painted over a blue field that runs the length of the shotgun. The look is loud and automotive rather than tactical, leaning into the "Burn rubber" theme. It's an eye-catching, playful finish rather than a subtle one.

Which gloves go with Blue Tire?

Its black-and-blue palette pairs naturally with blue or black gloves — a blue pair echoes the field, while black wraps pick up the tread blocks. Anything in a cool blue-and-black range keeps the automotive look cohesive without competing with the busy tire graphic.