Originally Posted by
billdelong
I recently tried to dunk a set of ROK wheels in acetone to recycle some sweeps mounted on the older flex wheels and the ROK's melted like warm butter and crumbled to bits
Boiling water bath is the only way to recover rims that I've found to work. Slightly softens the rim in the process, makes 'em a bit more forgiving if you like clobbering the curbs. (of course that's not my style !!)
Jacko