Do we need a Chemist???

[indyjohnny]

hmm.. looks like I need it spelled out..

 

[El Pirata]

Scouring pads work well for removing super glue off my fingers. Error mentioned something about baking your rims in the oven to get the tires off. He did mention some stench so get your parents (or wife's) permission before you try this.

 

[Error401]

Yeah, I tried the heat trick, and it does work to a certain extent, and it does stink the place up. That's ok for me, cause my dog has killed me sense of smell thanks to a dietary change. I used a heat gun and you really have to get the rims hot. I was getting mine up to about 325 or so (put the temp gun on it) for about 5 minutes. With a little tugging the tires did come off, but some rubber was left on the rims. The one set that I have done has not had any problems so far, even with a bit of rubber missing on the bead (EP, that was the set of stock rubbers and the HB rims I had down there when we bashed). It just took a bit more CA to fill the gaps. Unfortunately, I took my old set of tires off with heat the other day, and today I got a quart of acetone. I kind of got that backwards, but what the hell, that set was just about gone anyway.

I do have a bottle of Z-7 Debonder that is made by Pacer (same folks that make ZAP CA) I have used the Z-7 to completely disolve thick layers of CA. It contains acetone, but it has the consistancy of snot. This means it will leave a thick layer of debonding agent on the work area, unlike raw acetone which tends to run very easily and evaporate very quickly. I'll have to try some on the old HPI rims and see what it does to them. I'll let yall know what happens.

Whitt...

 

[El Pirata]

Couldn't damage the nearly worthless stock rims could it?

 

[FastEddy]

Just call me Bond, James Bond.
I hope I didn't mis-spell it.

I use the de-bonder on plastic rubber and wood.
I also use a CA accelerator. One spray and it sets up in seconds. Works great for the thick rubberized gap filling tire CA.

 

[tn8806]

I tried nail polish today. I didn't have much luck with it. I'm now planning on trying a CA debonder. Hopefulle this will not work. To those who asked, nail polish turned the outer edges of my new white rims to more of a yellowish color. Wish i had known this beforehand.

 

[Waste Land]

This is a product called "Super Glue Remover", works wonders. Got some super glue in my ball joint on my axle on day and I just put a drip or two and it worked wonders

 

[bill61]

I have a large plastic jug that I put about 1 inch of Acetone in and then soak the tire overnight, they come off the rim like there is no glue. Then I flip it over and soak the other side for a night. If you want, fill it high enough to cover the whole tire and rim then soak.
I usually cut the tire so just the side walls are left on the rim and remove the foam inserts before soaking, however once i didn't and it didn't seem to harm the foam insert.

 

[Error401]

My problem is with having a tanked rim and needing to get the nearly brand new tires off. i used Goldberg SuperJet (medium) and those puppies are glued on good.

 

[Hypedonrc]

Never tried it my self, but I hear nail polis remover is great.
Just have to be careful how long you leave it in there, or it will possibly melt your rims. But I say so what if it does! Your already looking at buying new ones anyway.
:radio:

 

[Rolex]

Nail polish remover is mostly acetone with a sweet smell and some oils to keep your (or her) fingertips from drying out. Acetone is less than $3 a quart. Compare the volume and price to nail polish remover.
After soaking your tires in acetone, run it through a coffee filter, and you can re-use it.
I haven't heard of boiling the tires and rims before this. Anyone know if it makes a good soup stock?
Now where did I put my rubber chicken?

 

[Hypedonrc]

Lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like good advise.

Acetone over nail polish.:thumbup:

Penny saved goes toward---------------------NEW PARTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tn8806]

Nail Polish remover didn't work, CA Debonder- OK

I tried the nail polish trick (as said in another post). That worked so-so. Didn't take a whole lot off. I then ordered a CA Debonder from Tower Hobbies. I had much more luck with that. However, when the glue set, it set alot stronger in some places than others. The stronger places is where the Debonder had problems. I had not run the truck in about 3 weeks. I ran it last night and it drove straight, and it's not making the shocks or the front end bounce around. I am seriously considering leaving them on the way they are (they're brand new tires). Like I said it drives straight, doesn't hop around. you can't really tell that they're on wrong untill you slow down. And even then it doesn't bounce around at all. I would have kept my old tires and used them for a while longer, but they were showing foam (they were the stock wheels, had the truck about 2 yrs now), and it was to the point where I would turn and it would keep going straight. lol.

 

[scottm]

I soaked a tire submerged in 1/2 gallon of acetone overnight, and it had almost no effect. The heat gun has worked best for me, though I do want to try the debonder.

No that's not true - it did have the effect of softening the tire to the strength of a wet paper towel! So I ruined the tire when it ripped apart.

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

Originally posted by Çh®i§tiªñ
I dont know what nailpolish remover would do to your rims/tires, but, it takes super glue off of my fingers and my work bench.

Buggy tires usually end up so sauced with glue that I wouldnt even try removing them from the rim .......

Originally posted by Çh®i§tiªñ

Now I know