Originally Posted by
sportsracer-5
So you can get off tires that are glued to the wheels by boiling them, eh? About how long does it take?
I have some HPI X radials that are just fine, but the wheels are beat to crap. I'd like to get as much life out of these rare tires as possible.
The tires aren't damaged during the boiling, are they?
I used the boiling method to swap some 60D Type As swapped around. I boiled the water in a pot on the stove, then put the rim/tyre into the water, and boiled it for another 2 minutes. The tyre came off very easily, and didn't seem to damage the rubber at all. I have done races on the same combo since, and had no noticeable after effects.