Acetone

[MikePimlott]

Ok my first season over and i have lots of good wheels and bald tyres left. I live near Bury metro and need some acetone to get my old tyres off.
Anybody any ideas on where i can get some near there.

Cheers

Mike.

[bert digler]

Originally Posted by MikePimlott

Ok my first season over and i have lots of good wheels and bald tyres left. I live near Bury metro and need some acetone to get my old tyres off.
Anybody any ideas on where i can get some near there.

Cheers

Mike.

do this its ten times better get a steamer 3 tier type thing as used for vegatables fish etc. cost u a tenner from asda put you wheels and tyres in for about half hour per side u can do about 10 sets at time your tyres fall off the rims and usually in perfect condition i have done this now all year even done it trackside save a fortune in wheels and inserts

[Chrislong]

Originally Posted by bert digler

do this its ten times better get a steamer 3 tier type thing as used for vegatables fish etc. cost u a tenner from asda put you wheels and tyres in for about half hour per side u can do about 10 sets at time your tyres fall off the rims and usually in perfect condition i have done this now all year even done it trackside save a fortune in wheels and inserts

Damn! We've just given a steamer away which we have never used, as we prefer our veg soft and soggy, not crunchy.

[MikePimlott]

HHHMMMMM, Interesting, ive got a steamer gonna bung em in and try that. Cheers

[MikePimlott]

No, just been told off. un-hygienic apparantly. better buy one for doing tyres seperatly. oOps.

[ashleyb4]

I tried boilibf them but it doesnt work. im going to try some acetone just need to ask my local supply.
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[Oscar]

I used to boil mine off the rims, but to be honest with you Acetone works way better because it dissolves all the original glue and leaves you with new wheels again. If you just boil/ steam you dont actually remove the glue from the wheels (it just sends it brittle so you can get the tyre off more easily) and over time you can get a build up.
Acetone is quite easy to buy (I just got 5 gallon recently), but the carriage is expensive due to not being able to go by Royal mail (Its more flammable than petrol).

[Chrislong]

This could be quite interesting, since this is an ingredient to a b*mb, how much harder is it to get some Acetone, if atall?

Mike, it is commonly used as nail varnish remover & fake nail remover, so if you have a friend who works in a salon then try that.

Chris