Acetone

[jimmy]

I use sealed tupperware style boxes. The sort of thing with clips that hold the container air tight with a rubber seal around the opening.

[Col]

Airtight is better as it vapourises and stinks!

[The Monk]

To avoid discoloring my wheels I put 1/2 inch of acetone in the bottom of my container and then an old grill (the sort with legs on used with oven baking trays) then put the wheels on that, so totally out of the Acetone. The vapor will un-glue the tyres, but it does take a little longer!

I have also tried the steamer method and it is a lot quicker/cheaper. So far I have not encountered any build up of brittle glue left on the rims. However if your worried that it will then every once and a while give them a soak in acetone.

[DCM]

When you say, steamer, do you mean something like this http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/4220783.htm

[The Monk]

Originally Posted by DCM

When you say, steamer, do you mean something like this http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/4220783.htm

yeah that be the chap!

[bigred5765]

the trouble we found with using a steamer, or hot water presure cooker etc, is that the plastic is heat formed and as such is a little susceptible to heat, it can become brittle and break easy. also it goes out of shape IE buckled wheels syndrome

[Cooper]

after boiling my wheels the fluo color came off and the wheels were just yellow, I always use acetone and just buy it in the local hardware store =)

[k£v!n]

Originally Posted by Col

you can get nail varnish remover from all good supermarkets. I just got mine for 79p per litre from Tesco, put it into an old coffee jar and let it sit for 2 days. The tyres fall off the wheels...

how easy do they come off after, does it need to be supmerged or does the vapor work too?

thanks
kev

[super__dan]

I have a couple of inches of the stuff in a tub, and try to submerse them as it really washes the acetone off and the wheels are like new.

In fact going to put some of my Euros wheels in now (bloody loads).

[bert digler]

:eek: if ya gonna use this this buy it from a chemist or auto paint place save your dollar it does work but not as good as the steamer dont buy it for five quid a litre or what ever they charge acetone is about 40p a litre industrial cost so work it out if u buy from the chemist at 2 quid your still being robbed