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Old 03-02-2007, 01:57 PM
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Great! Thanks for all the suggestions. I tried the microwave trick last night. 1 mounted tire for 1 minute. It did seem to degrade the bond a bit, but not entirely. I still had to cut a good deal of the tire away from the rim which damaged the bead a little. I also have blisters on both of my thumbs from the heat of the tire, even though I was wearing leather gloves!

So I stand corrected on my "Heat doesn't impact CA whatsoever" comment.

I'm going to try the acetone thing that brockh suggested and see what happens. Hey brockh, how long should I leave the tire in the container?

Thanks everyone, I'll report back my findings. I have 22 pairs of Panther Switch 2.0s mounted on GT2 rims that I want OFF!
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