Easy way to unglue tires!
10-07-2010, 04:18 PM
#16
the trick to acetone is to fill the plastic container so the liquid will touch the rim and in like a day the glue will be gone and peels off like there was never any glue and when you buy tires the come with foams anyways
10-07-2010, 04:24 PM
#17
i just use the proline bead locks, no mess no fuss. how come more people don't use them? is it the weight or something else?
10-07-2010, 04:41 PM
#19
'how many more times' zeppelin once said.
the acetone doesnt even need to touch the tire, wheel, or anything u wish to unglue. seal it in an old tupperware or rubbermaid tub u no longer use for cooking. prop the tire(s) up out of the shallow pool of acetone. go get drunk, watch the game, eat dinner, drink some more while ur rebuildin the car, go pass out. wake up next morning eat bfast, watch the weather channel for the gameday forecast, bang your wife/gfriend, make bfast for the kids after they interupted you and the mrs., drive em to teeball or soccer, come home and just before the late games come on open up the tub and they'll be done, fall right off the roundbone.
unless of course you run losi pink or equiv indoors. then u must take brand new #11 blade and flush cut the rear bead and unfurl the tire gettin rid of old foam and reform, reglue sidewall back 2gether (presumin like many indoor tires that the foam dies before the tread).
good luck
R
the acetone doesnt even need to touch the tire, wheel, or anything u wish to unglue. seal it in an old tupperware or rubbermaid tub u no longer use for cooking. prop the tire(s) up out of the shallow pool of acetone. go get drunk, watch the game, eat dinner, drink some more while ur rebuildin the car, go pass out. wake up next morning eat bfast, watch the weather channel for the gameday forecast, bang your wife/gfriend, make bfast for the kids after they interupted you and the mrs., drive em to teeball or soccer, come home and just before the late games come on open up the tub and they'll be done, fall right off the roundbone.
unless of course you run losi pink or equiv indoors. then u must take brand new #11 blade and flush cut the rear bead and unfurl the tire gettin rid of old foam and reform, reglue sidewall back 2gether (presumin like many indoor tires that the foam dies before the tread).
good luck
R
10-07-2010, 05:20 PM
#20
this really works well, I tried it and the tire jst fell off.
10-07-2010, 07:33 PM
#23
i've tried both methods and they both work well. it's just that they come with their own pros & cons. but essentially ..
if you need the tires removed pronto, then use the oven.
if you have a few days to spare, then the acetone fume works <-- how fast this works is dependent on the quantity of acetone.
some info:-
oven - i used to use this method, cos i would get everything out and done within the same evening. just have to wait till wife & kids are asleep
i can't help but think the fume is harmless and will linger in the oven even with the fan switched on
so i've stopped doing this especially since i have 2 kids at home.
acetone - remember to ALWAYS use gloves. try to avoid direct contact with it. nasty stuff. even if you don't come into contact with the chemical, the fume will "attack" & sting any open finger cuts/wounds you never knew you had! use a mask & work in a well-ventilated area.
if you need the tires removed pronto, then use the oven.
if you have a few days to spare, then the acetone fume works <-- how fast this works is dependent on the quantity of acetone.
some info:-
oven - i used to use this method, cos i would get everything out and done within the same evening. just have to wait till wife & kids are asleep
i can't help but think the fume is harmless and will linger in the oven even with the fan switched on
so i've stopped doing this especially since i have 2 kids at home.acetone - remember to ALWAYS use gloves. try to avoid direct contact with it. nasty stuff. even if you don't come into contact with the chemical, the fume will "attack" & sting any open finger cuts/wounds you never knew you had! use a mask & work in a well-ventilated area.
10-07-2010, 07:58 PM
#25
i just boiled mine off... damn RTR tires came undone on the outsides
my foams do look messed up i figured they would have to dry out...?
my foams do look messed up i figured they would have to dry out...?
10-08-2010, 06:31 AM
#26
Looking to try the acetone trick here. I have quite a few tires to dismount and to be honest, im getting sick of throwing perfectly good wheels and tires away because of the tires wearing out or the wheel getting damaged.
I've done the boiling trick before and while it does work, its messy and burns your hands because you've got to get on breaking the tires loose of the wheels while they're still hot. Plus, it wrecks the foams and the high end 8th scale foams will last through two to three sets of tires easy anymore.
10th scale stuff i don't sweat so much because i can easliy cut them loose for foam or wheel changes and the wheels are cheap enough to just replace when the tires and foams wear out together.
I've done the boiling trick before and while it does work, its messy and burns your hands because you've got to get on breaking the tires loose of the wheels while they're still hot. Plus, it wrecks the foams and the high end 8th scale foams will last through two to three sets of tires easy anymore.
10th scale stuff i don't sweat so much because i can easliy cut them loose for foam or wheel changes and the wheels are cheap enough to just replace when the tires and foams wear out together.
10-08-2010, 06:48 AM
#27
Tech Addict
iTrader: (3)
This may be a stupid question but, how are you getting the foams out if the tyre' are glued? This is why we need a good race proven Bead lock system ,....
maybe Pro-line or some could get on that. I personally
hate the whole idea of having to glue my tyre's. That is what keep's me buying Pre-glued.
maybe Pro-line or some could get on that. I personally
hate the whole idea of having to glue my tyre's. That is what keep's me buying Pre-glued.
