removing tyres

[Kopite]

Originally Posted by caneye

Always wear gloves .. otherwise you will find out very quickly and painfully about nicks and cuts on your hands that you never knew existed.

LOL, so true

[ben]

Originally Posted by caneye

never use plastic containers with acetone

Why cant you use a plastic container with acetone

[Lee]

Its fine to use a plastic container, i think its just acrylics that the acetone turns to mush

[ben]

haha was gonna say. Otherwise i think most people would have a pool of acetone on the floor Or maybe a pool of something else....

[Welshy40]

The simplest solution I use which I learnt from Jon Leonard's dad (when Jon was in the top ten in Europe) was to do about six dots of thick glue around the wheel on either side, evenly spaced. This holds the tire on without any problems no matter what, and then when you need a new set just peel off and each dot of glue will either break away or leave a bit of rubber that you can cut away with a blade once removed.Job done and savings on money when you dont have a sponser.

Originally Posted by evilbert

I know this is a cheapskate way of doing things but i am only a poor student and i was looking to save cash lol...

is there any easy (tricks of the trade) way of removing tryes from the wheels which have been superglued on so i can use the wheels on a new set of tyres?

cheers

[super sparks]

If you are going to use acetone/nail varnish remover the best type of nail varnish remover to use is the really cheap stuff i pay 50 pence per haf litre on my local market. tip into the bottom of an air tight container put tyres into it above the liquid i stand mine on a piece of an old cooling tray then put lid on and leave for at least 2 days. my tyres then come straight off,remove any residue off the rims straight away with a damp cloth
hope this is of some good to you.

[rcluke]

be careful with this method.

my mini wheels - which i needed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kTVgjtG47M

[lochness42]

Originally Posted by rcluke

be careful with this method.

my mini wheels - which i needed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kTVgjtG47M

Nice one. Do they have high grip now? More flexible wheels use to have more traction

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Originally Posted by evilbert

is there any easy (tricks of the trade) way of removing tryes from the wheels which have been superglued on so i can use the wheels on a new set of tyres?

put them on a baking tray in the oven @ 120/150c for 15 mins

no hot/wet foams with this method

you may need gloves to handle them when you take them out

smells a little but so does acetone

make sure the Sunday roast is out 1st

[Kopite]

Originally Posted by Chequered Flag Racing

put them on a baking tray in the oven @ 120/150c for 15 mins

no hot/wet foams with this method

you may need gloves to handle them when you take them out

smells a little but so does acetone

make sure the Sunday roast is out 1st

i've never tried that method....hmmm

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Originally Posted by Kopite

i've never tried that method....hmmm

works a treat for me even on tyres that have had a full bead of sg on them

[benknight13]

tires who uses tires just race on wheels!

[evilbert]

so i just tried the boiling method and wow was that easy, some slightly hot fingers cos i was too impatient to wait for them to cool down but they came off real easy with very little tyre left on the rim. 2 mins with a scalpal and they were as good as new, minus the dirt and scuff marks lol

thanks for all your help chaps