had this thing since saturday! tmaxx 3.3! 2 days ago i busted a partial bead on the inside and out side of 2 tires, well i decided jus to super glue them, jus went out side after me and the fam got back from a lunch outting and was just itchin to fire up the maxx and rip up the back yard well a 1/4 tank in and the other 2 tires popped the entire insed bead! and I'm out of super glue when i get some cash I'm gonna super glue around the inside and out of each and every tire! fricken brand new truck and it already has some issues, well i guess a "welcome to nitro r/c" comment is comin along soon! but oh well I'm still lovin it even though i got some noob issues ill learn i guess.
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poppin bead left and right....AAHHHHH
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Using CA to glue the tires to the rims is normal. If the rims are chrome you'll need to scuff up the groove first.
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do you mean real metal chrome or jus plastic with chrom paint? mine are the factory "chrome tmaxx 3.3 wheels but plastic so jus a little sanding with say 320 grit and then super clue them and it will hold better than with just super glue on the "chrome?"
He is referring to the plastic chrome plating on plastic rims.
CA will not stick to the chrome so it would have to be removed from the bead channel on plastic rims before gluing.
My general procedure for gluing tires to rims:
1. Use a wire wheel on my Dremel tool and go around the wheel bead channel removing any chrome or whatever that is present and to scuff the surface.
2. Wash the wheel using dish soap and dry.
3. Wipe down the bead channel with denatured alcohol.
4. Wipe down the tire bead with denatured alcohol several times with a clean rag until nothing is present on the rag after wiping. You will see a brown substance on the rag when you start wiping. This is the release agent used to get the tire from the mold.
5. Install tire and do whatever glue procedure you are comfortable with.
6. After the initial gluing has set, pull the tire away from the bead all the way around and glue any spots that pull away. You should end up with a glue seal all the way around the tire to the rim.
I have done the above with zero failures to date. I may get a little glue on the tire and rim, but this isn't a beauty contest. I have actually had one of my truggy tires rip before the glued bead failed.
CA will not stick to the chrome so it would have to be removed from the bead channel on plastic rims before gluing.
My general procedure for gluing tires to rims:
1. Use a wire wheel on my Dremel tool and go around the wheel bead channel removing any chrome or whatever that is present and to scuff the surface.
2. Wash the wheel using dish soap and dry.
3. Wipe down the bead channel with denatured alcohol.
4. Wipe down the tire bead with denatured alcohol several times with a clean rag until nothing is present on the rag after wiping. You will see a brown substance on the rag when you start wiping. This is the release agent used to get the tire from the mold.
5. Install tire and do whatever glue procedure you are comfortable with.
6. After the initial gluing has set, pull the tire away from the bead all the way around and glue any spots that pull away. You should end up with a glue seal all the way around the tire to the rim.
I have done the above with zero failures to date. I may get a little glue on the tire and rim, but this isn't a beauty contest. I have actually had one of my truggy tires rip before the glued bead failed.
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process noted! i was thinkin beadlocks but i dont want the heavyness of all that i would rather do cheap plastics hell the lighter the better to me so i dont even care how ugly they are as long as i can keep tires on em, I'm jus dissapointed that the factory didnt take the few extra sets on this critical area of production but what do they care people still buy there trucks so its workin by skippin steps to save money!