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perry1234 · 01-10-2009, 05:14 PM

a friend of mine said to boil the tires i tried that and it didnt works does anyone esle no of a different method or do i have to break off with some money ???

vltchkr · 01-10-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by perry1234

a friend of mine said to boil the tires i tried that and it didnt works does anyone esle no of a different method or do i have to break off with some money ???

I used my wife's hairdryer. Set on high heat and with gloved hands I was able to break the beads. You have to be patient.

Good Luck

Andrew

thunderwagn · 01-10-2009, 05:56 PM

I have never had much luck boiling tires to get them off the wheels. The method that has proven itself most to me, is by turning your oven up to 450 F. Let it get to temp. (about 20 min or so). Place wheels and tires on a cookie sheet. Turn off oven and pop in the tires. Leave em in for a good half hour or till the wife kicks your ass cause it smells so bad. Get a spoon and start pushin tire off the wheel. Use a towel to hold them cause they will be hot.

This method has never failed me, however, I have heard these tires are glued like a mofo.

Lestats Ghost · 01-10-2009, 07:00 PM

I used CA glue Solvent. purchased it at my LHS for around $4. glue becomes tacky and you can get them off of the rim with moderate ease. plus you dont run the risk of melting the tire or rim if you want to reuse them.

perry1234 · 01-11-2009, 10:06 AM

thanks for the advice

gigercreeper · 01-12-2009, 01:48 PM

i did the oven trick baked um till i could smell them which was like 25 min at 375 then threw them in the freezer for 2 min them pulled apart under cool water

phase10 · 01-13-2009, 03:09 PM

you dont wanna save the tires do you?

obzelite · 01-21-2009, 07:41 PM

you get a sealed container larger than the wheel and tires, cut the bottom section of a coke can and sit that in the bottom of the container, sit the rim and tire on the can and pour acetone into the container. don't let the tire or rim touch the acetone, the can should be high enough to be clear.
put the lid on and leave it about 6-12 hours and the tires should just peel off.

only downside is that if you leave it too long and have cheapo rims they will melt.

i know people who just soak them in acetone to melt the glue, but the vapour method is way less messy. after you peel the tire off you just wash of the broken down glue.

BUGGYBOY · 01-22-2009, 01:05 PM

Acetone has worked for me in the past.

Bow3022 · 01-22-2009, 01:15 PM

Well, my method basically scraps the tires. But they do get it off with a bit of work. Cut the tire where the bead is on the tire. Then get a exacto knife to run the edges. And now the hard part. to get down into the bead, if you can find a chisel small enough, you can basically scrape out the remaining bits of the tire on the rim. I've done it with sucess. No boiling, no baking, harsh chemicals or anything. Just good, hard work. lol.

Robbob · 01-22-2009, 02:46 PM

Nail polish can be safer on plastic wheels.

Unknown303 · 01-22-2009, 02:51 PM

My luck I always get to forceful and crack the rim or something and then it's off to the hobbyshop for a new set. Thats how I get tires off the rim.

dkingston · 01-22-2009, 02:53 PM

I keep a gallon of acetone in a 5 gallon paint bucket. There are some bricks inside that I set the tires on so they don't get wet. After a day or so, the fumes will dissolve the CA.

Keep the lid on and keep it out of the house and you will be fine. Tires, foams and wheels all reusable.

- David

tom tom · 01-24-2009, 10:35 AM

It would be easier if they didn't glue the tires on so well. You could snap the wheel of rip the tire off before the bead will break. Thats how all pre-glued tires from duratrax are. They are made to not come apart. They do a good job of that too.

zipher · 01-26-2009, 12:45 AM

i have been using ascetone for ever on buggy and truggy tires. good way to go. foams are toast afterwords. but good other than that.

sweli · 03-01-2009, 02:42 PM

Knowing what I know of plastic molding (enough to be dangerous) I would say the mold for these CC tires is a two up or more cavity.

That's the answer, the tale around the question is:
Heated the oven to 400deg. Turned off, placed CC rims and tires on a foil covered cookie sheet and let them soak in the hear for 15mins.
Removed them, and the tires were ready to just peel of the wheels.

Pulled all four off in the same manner and let them cool.

Now two tires look normal.
Two tires are normal on one edge, and about 1/2" larger diameter on the other?!?!

01-10-2009, 05:14 PM	#1
perry1234 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: forsyth county Posts: 8	geting glued tires off of the rim a friend of mine said to boil the tires i tried that and it didnt works does anyone esle no of a different method or do i have to break off with some money ???

03-01-2009, 02:42 PM	#16
sweli RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lake Michigan Posts: 1,898	Deform-odity Knowing what I know of plastic molding (enough to be dangerous) I would say the mold for these CC tires is a two up or more cavity. That's the answer, the tale around the question is: Heated the oven to 400deg. Turned off, placed CC rims and tires on a foil covered cookie sheet and let them soak in the hear for 15mins. Removed them, and the tires were ready to just peel of the wheels. Pulled all four off in the same manner and let them cool. Now two tires look normal. Two tires are normal on one edge, and about 1/2" larger diameter on the other?!?! Last edited by sweli; 03-01-2009 at 02:46 PM.

01-10-2009, 05:56 PM	#3
thunderwagn Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 56	I have never had much luck boiling tires to get them off the wheels. The method that has proven itself most to me, is by turning your oven up to 450 F. Let it get to temp. (about 20 min or so). Place wheels and tires on a cookie sheet. Turn off oven and pop in the tires. Leave em in for a good half hour or till the wife kicks your ass cause it smells so bad. Get a spoon and start pushin tire off the wheel. Use a towel to hold them cause they will be hot. This method has never failed me, however, I have heard these tires are glued like a mofo.

01-10-2009, 07:00 PM	#4
Lestats Ghost Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: centennial Posts: 25	I used CA glue Solvent. purchased it at my LHS for around $4. glue becomes tacky and you can get them off of the rim with moderate ease. plus you dont run the risk of melting the tire or rim if you want to reuse them.

01-11-2009, 10:06 AM	#5
perry1234 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: forsyth county Posts: 8	thanks for the advice

01-12-2009, 01:48 PM	#6
gigercreeper Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: fullerton Posts: 273	i did the oven trick baked um till i could smell them which was like 25 min at 375 then threw them in the freezer for 2 min them pulled apart under cool water

01-13-2009, 03:09 PM	#7
phase10 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland OR / SLC Posts: 462	you dont wanna save the tires do you?

01-21-2009, 07:41 PM	#8
obzelite Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 8	you get a sealed container larger than the wheel and tires, cut the bottom section of a coke can and sit that in the bottom of the container, sit the rim and tire on the can and pour acetone into the container. don't let the tire or rim touch the acetone, the can should be high enough to be clear. put the lid on and leave it about 6-12 hours and the tires should just peel off. only downside is that if you leave it too long and have cheapo rims they will melt. i know people who just soak them in acetone to melt the glue, but the vapour method is way less messy. after you peel the tire off you just wash of the broken down glue.

01-22-2009, 01:05 PM	#9
BUGGYBOY Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Grass Valley California Posts: 209	Acetone has worked for me in the past.

01-22-2009, 01:15 PM	#10
Bow3022 Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 88	Well, my method basically scraps the tires. But they do get it off with a bit of work. Cut the tire where the bead is on the tire. Then get a exacto knife to run the edges. And now the hard part. to get down into the bead, if you can find a chisel small enough, you can basically scrape out the remaining bits of the tire on the rim. I've done it with sucess. No boiling, no baking, harsh chemicals or anything. Just good, hard work. lol.

01-22-2009, 02:46 PM	#11
Robbob Custom Carbon Fiber Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Connecticut :( Posts: 4,501	Nail polish can be safer on plastic wheels.

01-22-2009, 02:51 PM	#12
Unknown303 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Down by the river! Posts: 26	My luck I always get to forceful and crack the rim or something and then it's off to the hobbyshop for a new set. Thats how I get tires off the rim.

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01-22-2009, 02:53 PM	#13
dkingston Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 556	I keep a gallon of acetone in a 5 gallon paint bucket. There are some bricks inside that I set the tires on so they don't get wet. After a day or so, the fumes will dissolve the CA. Keep the lid on and keep it out of the house and you will be fine. Tires, foams and wheels all reusable. - David

01-24-2009, 10:35 AM	#14
tom tom Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 173	It would be easier if they didn't glue the tires on so well. You could snap the wheel of rip the tire off before the bead will break. Thats how all pre-glued tires from duratrax are. They are made to not come apart. They do a good job of that too.

01-26-2009, 12:45 AM	#15
zipher Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sparks Posts: 19	i have been using ascetone for ever on buggy and truggy tires. good way to go. foams are toast afterwords. but good other than that.

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