Tyre Removal

[Grundy]

I need to remove and re-apply the tyre to one of my front wheels (as it's not seated properly). I know there's 3 main ways to do it; baking, boiling and acetone.

I don't have acetone (and i don't think i should be messing with that stuff!). So what have you guys found most effective; boiling or baking?

also, how long do you boil/bake for? most people say 5-7mins

[ian h]

I have a perfectly good set of ballistics glued you can have, I can then drop yours into acetone for you.

[Grundy]

ye i might take you up on that offer, cheers. mick glued my tyres on for me last week, but i used them about 2mins later and the glue didn't have a chance to set fully.

[Legacy555]

Ultimate guide to getting glued tyres off rims:

Go down to your local discount shop or 2euro shop etc and buy the cheapest acetone based nail polish remover available.
I got three 400ml bottles of 80% acetone nail polish remover for 2 euro!

Get a big sealable tub (like a catering size mayonaisse tub) and put something in the bottom of it so that the wheels are supported off the bottom of the tub.

Pour the nail polish remover into the bottom of the tub. The supported wheels shouldn't actually contact the liquid at any time. The acetone vapour does the job of attacking the glue.

Put the lid on the tub, so that it's sealed up and walk away for 3-5 days.

After 3-5 days you should be able to pull the tyres from the rims. The glue will now have gone all flakey and can be cleaned off the rims with a scrapper of screwdriver etc.

Use brand new foams when reglueing the tyres on.

Hope this helps

[Beanie]

180 deg. C.....fan assisted......3 minutes on a baking sheet one side, then turn and another 3 minutes...then they simply fall off.

For Christ's sake open the windows though and try to do it when the missus it out!!

Best way that I've found to do it, they practically fall off the rims and leave it all very tidy.

[simoncrabb]

I just have a bucket of acetone in the shed, soak em in there for a day or two with something over the bucket to stop it evaporating.

Rubber gloves, remove tyres, squeeze out foams, leave outside to dry off, done.

Can re-use the acetone many times.

WARNING: Don't try the oven method after you've tried the acetone method... that sets fire to your kitchen... Matt-H will tell you...