I use acetone at work. Its a very damaging agent both for for the material its used on and the user's health. If you rub, a acetone soaked rag, on plastic you'll see the plastic will slowly start to rub of onto the rag. It's a very strong chemical, don't let the cool feeling on your skin fool you. I'm guessing the tyres inner sponge got soaked with some acetone, so once the tyre was re-instaled, the remaining liquid couldn't evaporate safely away. What was left stayed inside the tyre and weakened the rubber and they ballooned up. Acetone is a corrosive agent, look on the bottle it came in. I wouldn't use it!!!! Don't inhale that stuff, its very bad for your health.
Try using some dish soap and water letting your rims soak for a week, thats what I did back in the day. Of course you could also but new rims, they're not all that expensive these days, the price is worth your health I think.
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