Love yellows, hate greens

[kaszal]

Schumacher green minispikes don't like acetone do they? I've removed yellows several times by soaking in acetone and they're still supple. Greens seem to harden and go grotty. Am I doing something wrong or is this just the way the green compound is? Thanks.

[MiCk B.]

No, you're not doing anything wrong.

Shu greens go really 'wrong' in acetone. But you do get the wheels back.

MiCk B. :-)

[kaszal]

True... thanks. I'm not liking the Schumacher hard foam inserts either, don't seem to fill up wheel and disintegrate. I heard Answer RC foams are good.

[Big G]

Personally I've never had a problem with Schu greens. They do go a funny colour though, but still feel the same lol

[jcb]

Originally Posted by kaszal

True... thanks. I'm not liking the Schumacher hard foam inserts either, don't seem to fill up wheel and disintegrate. I heard Answer RC foams are good.

Mr 'O' Foams are really good too or the Schumacher's Tubby inserts are nice to.


As for acetone and funny things happening I think it depends on how long you leave them in there for. I have noticed that the greens go a bit slimey feeling, where as yellows just pop off.

[kaszal]

Nope, after 24-48 hours in acetone mine went hard. Can anyone recommend Ballistic greens instead?

Will look at the tubby foams also, cheers.

[Big G]

if mine are bald and dead I'll cut the foam out before the acetone bath. If I want to keep the tyre I'll just pop them in there for a few days.

Recommend BB greens for what Kaszal?

[kaszal]

Doh, of course... 1/10 4wd astroturf.

[wacattack]

People actually remove tyres then re-use them at a later date??

[kaszal]

Of course... if a wheel is cracked or hex is stripped and the tyre's got lots of tread it's worth it... they're like £7 a pair!

[Big G]

Originally Posted by kaszal

Doh, of course... 1/10 4wd astroturf.

generally this is the tyre of choice for most people as well as schu yellows for astro in dryer conditions