Smoke21

How do I remove good tires from bad wheels

popsracer

Boil them in a BIG pan of water for a few hours at a low simmer. Keep an Eye on them and add water if needed.
The boiling will loosen the CA's grip. Rinse them in cold water and they should just peel off. The better job you did with gluing the longer it will take.

Scrad

iTrader: (16)

I've also used Acetone to take good tires off of bad rims. All you have to do is soak one side of the tire in a bucket or pan. Soak it for roughly and hour. It will turn the glue into gel. If you do this, do it outside or in your garage. Also put some rubber gloves on, if you have any.

One more thing, the Acetone will destroy your foam insert. So you will need another one.

popsracer

DO NOT use Acetone, unless you are absolutely sure of the Rim Material.

Nylon Wheels (HPI, Proline, etc) are safe in Acetone, but Polystyrene (Yokomo, etc) Wheels/Rims will melt into a gooey mess. Also Acetone can Shrink some Rubber Tires to 1/2 their size if left in too long. (trust me on this)

Boiling is the safest route.

pro3racer

acetone works, but where gloves. I think acetone though is better at getting worn tires off good rims, because it kind ruins a tire. I've left a wheel in it too long, and it was a marshmellow, seriously, so don't forget the wheel after you put it in, hehe.

point is, acetone works, but really only for bad tires, good wheels.

Smoke21

you see I was driving on my show wheels (which I didn't realize were show wheels) so one completely snaped off so I am gonna try boiling water cause they are almost new belted tires

Kash

accetone

Scrad

iTrader: (16)

I've never had that problem using Acetone. I had a bent Losi rim with brand new step pins. Soaked one side at a time, not for very long and they came right off. I still use the setp pins to this day.

2mcgrath

i use a oven to get mine off..preheat the oven to 450 degree's and turn it off and put your tires in leave them in there just a few minutes and get them out and they almost always pop right loose with no trouble..

fatdoggy

Just do what pops said, it's vey easy and it works. I just use a big saucepan, fill it up get it boiling and let it rip. It works great. *But* make sure you do check the water level, when I did it the water level dropped quite a bit.

popsracer

Just don't do what I did one time and FORGET that the Tires were in the pan. Woke up about 3am to the smell of burning Rubber. What a mess!

Smoke21

I bought some jet de-solv worked like a charm