Originally Posted by
sakadachi
Just make sure you're not removing too much of the plastic. I can usually reuse the wheels 4-5 times before I replace them.
No need to glue both sides for me, just the face side. My track is grippy enough to traction roll a M03 without its tires coming off the wheels, so I think it's fine.
Also when I glue new tires to the wheels, I clean the bead of the tire with some motorspray to remove any release oil from the mold. Then after I apply the ca, I place a rubber band over the tread to apply pressure to the tire bead and wheel lip, let it sit for 10min or so.
I'm almost speechless. I've been posting on this thread for close to 10 years and this may be the worst piece of advice I've ever seen posted by anyone. JC glue both sides especially if you run anywhere with a straight longer than 20 or 30 feet. The tire will come off the rim on the unglued side.
Reusing wheels is okay, but there are rims you probably should not. The softer rims like the Sweep rims, I'd probably not reuse. Certain of the Tamiya rims are substantial enough to reuse. The "foam" inserts like the Tamiya ones should not be reused. The molded inserts like the Sweeps, Rides etc can be reused a number of times. Frankly this is something I don't do, except for reusing the molded inserts. Wheels are inexpensive and cleaning the cyano off is best done in a lathe. Plus you can check them for being true or not.
Sorry, but gluing just one side is just horrible advice. It will lead to all sorts of weird angling issues I would think, but would not know for sure. Logic would tell me it would.