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Old 10-29-2007, 12:12 PM
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RACING MASON
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Originally Posted by HookaMega
Acetone is the way to go... get a large enough container with a lid to seal it, I use a plastic cat litter container from walmart. Submerge your wheels in acetone. It could take two or three days depending on the glue but every night go and try to work the tires off the rim. Some areas will take longer but just stick with it and the acetone will eat the glue away but you have to tend to them every 12 to 24 hours to work the areas that are ready to give off the rim so the chemicals can reach into the bead to eat away at the rest of the glue. I have done this successfully several times replacing proline foams. After the rim and tire are separated leave them in the acetone for a while longer till all th eglue is cleaned from the tire and rim or else it will cause problems for you when you re-glue.

Note that your foams will not survive this technique so plan on buying new ones.

Don't waste your time and electricity trying to bake them off.

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