Regluing new tires on old rims
03-19-2011, 09:47 AM
#1
Regluing new tires on old rims
New to the gluing tires on rims thing! Always used bead lock tires and rims on my old RC10GT.
My question is, can you glue new tires on rims after your tires wear out? When I pulled my worn tires off, there is still glue on the rims. Doesn't seem that a new tire will seat well on rim because of old glue. Is there a way to get it off and have clean surface for new tire? Or is it just better to start with new rims. If so, that will be a costly purchase over and over. Tires seem to wear fast.
My question is, can you glue new tires on rims after your tires wear out? When I pulled my worn tires off, there is still glue on the rims. Doesn't seem that a new tire will seat well on rim because of old glue. Is there a way to get it off and have clean surface for new tire? Or is it just better to start with new rims. If so, that will be a costly purchase over and over. Tires seem to wear fast.
03-19-2011, 11:24 AM
#2
I use my dremel and a small sanding drum to clean up the glue are on old rims.
03-19-2011, 11:31 AM
#4
Got that! Good idea! thanks!
I've also heard of boiling the rims in water. Any thoughts?
I've also heard of boiling the rims in water. Any thoughts?
03-19-2011, 12:54 PM
#6
I peeled worn out tires of a set of 1/8 truggy rims one time. It took hours to get the wheels cleaned up enough to glue tires on. I'll never do that again. My time is worth more than the $20 a new set of wheels cost! Even better, save yourself the cost of glue or possibly messing up the mounting and just buy pre mounts!
03-20-2011, 09:47 AM
#7
How to remove tires and glue from wheel/rim
Pick yourself up a small bucket with a lid that seals and a one gallon can of Acetone (the quarts aren't enough to completely submerge all four wheels).
It's a one time expense that you can use again and again as long as you keep the lid sealed to prevent the Acetone from evaporating.
Whenever I wear out a set of tires I cut them around the middle and remove the foams so they can be used again (closed cell foams only e.g. AKA etc.) then just toss the wheels with the rubber still glued to them in my bucket of acetone, close the lid tight, leave them overnight, and the following day remove and thoroughly rinse the wheels to be re-used as long as they are not cracked or broken. All of the glue and the remaining tire usually just falls off clean when I pull them out of the Acetone and never requires any elbow work to get them clean.
It's a one time expense that you can use again and again as long as you keep the lid sealed to prevent the Acetone from evaporating.
Whenever I wear out a set of tires I cut them around the middle and remove the foams so they can be used again (closed cell foams only e.g. AKA etc.) then just toss the wheels with the rubber still glued to them in my bucket of acetone, close the lid tight, leave them overnight, and the following day remove and thoroughly rinse the wheels to be re-used as long as they are not cracked or broken. All of the glue and the remaining tire usually just falls off clean when I pull them out of the Acetone and never requires any elbow work to get them clean.
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