Best way to unglue tires?

[Breakin2]

While building my GT kit, I stupidly glued one rear tire onto a front wheel and one front tire onto a rear wheel. What's the best way to fix this?

[surfer]

drop them into a bucket of acetone over night, they should peel right off

i read that in one of the rc mags, there 4 mags so i dont know which one right now, but i will get back to u when i find out.

[brickshelf]

i believe acetone destroyes your tires

[brickshelf]

double post

[surfer]

maybe thats it..but u getta keep your rims atleast...lol

[Cain]

I am going to try boiling the tires and rims and see if it comes off. not sure if it will but its worth a shot.

[LasagnaCat]

Boiling should work. A few minutes in the oven at a low temperature will also soften up the CA enough to remove the tires - this way *does* stink a bit more though. Just be sure to put aluminum foil on the cookie sheet before the wife/mom smells what you're doing and comes to investigate. :)

[Breakin2]

Well, thanks to all for the advice. I popped them in the oven and it worked very well. I still can't believe I glued them wrong in the first place, but it's nice to know it didn't do any permanent damage.

[Cain]

Did the tires have any damage to them or did they come off fine? Can you give specifics on the method you used?

[AreCee]

Did the tires have any damage to them or did they come off fine? Can you give specifics on the method you used?
350 degree for 10 to 15 minutes. It does the job without ruining tire, insert or wheel and doesn't cost much at all. Sure beats boiling (212 degree limit) or soaking in a carcinogenic solvent.

[Pro3/nmt105]

I did a set of losi tires in my grill and it worked great, but the side of the tires that was on the aluminum folt melted and it will not harden, not even after a few days they're still sticky. The side that wasnt on the aluminum foil is fine and the glue came off. Next time I do this Im going to make some sort of rack so that the tires are suspended in the air and neither side can melt. Btw, the tires that melted werent right above the flames they were on the upper rack which is a good distance away.

[Figit090]

350 degree for 10 to 15 minutes. It does the job without ruining tire, insert or wheel and doesn't cost much at all. Sure beats boiling (212 degree limit) or soaking in a carcinogenic solvent.

That's sweet! i didn't glue my maxx tires very well and they didn't stick in some places, and i wish i knew this earlier before i worked one off with an exacto knife....no damage to the tire but it was hell on my hands and took forever. Now i can try again with no cost or hurt.

I have a few questions, does any part of the tire melt or become soft like on Pro3/nmt105's tires? What did you set the tires on? thanx! :D

[AreCee]

An oven is easier to control the temperature than on a grill. Just use aluminum foil and place it right on the center oven rack.

[CrankrodsKid]

this is like the DIY channel.... lol

[Figit090]

DIY?? :confused:

[Cain]

I did the boiling method last nite. Best thing to do was boil each side for 30 minutes unless you can submerge the whole tire. Once one side has "cooked" long enough, peel it free. Don't force it, you will have some resistance but it should pop free. Just make sure you squeeze out a good amount of the water before doing this so you don't burn yourself.

This worked on my 4wd tires, only thing is the wheels are more of a dingy white now than a brilliant white like they were before but I could care less.

[AudiTT-Quattro]

I don't know why this is always over looked, but I've been using CA debonder since forever to unglue anything superglue related.

[R3VoLuTiOn]

debonder worked for me :)

[Figit090]

i've never heard of it...... ??? the oven method seems cheap and effetive and dosen't use chemicals... i don't see any downsides....except maybe every cake you eat after this will taste like rubber....lol :D

but more on the debonder...get it anywhere or at hobby stores or what?? howcome RCCA never mentions it?

[adambomb]

I ahve heard that you can freeze the tires to get them off. Is this true?

[Figit090]

uhhh...heard somthing like that.. it would probably make the glue brittle and it might pop off...give it a try! dunno what damage it would do but i'm guessing it would be fine...it's just plastics...

[JamminJay]

i have the debonder and tried it.... it leaves a white rim around the tire area where it comes off the rim. Any way to get that off?

[surfer]

sharpie.

[kitty]

this is like the DIY channel.... lol
Only with better suggestions.

Figit - DIY stands for "Do it yourself." There's a TV channel called the DIY Channel.

[Figit090]

lol on the sharpie...those are good for lots of things...kinda like duct tape. Funny, now that i think of it i used to think that stuff was called duck tape...i thin one brand has a duck on it too.

kitty- thanx, sometimes i'm too tired to figure stuff out myself :rolleyes:

[Figit090]

I'm going to go do the oven method...if it dosen't work i'm going to sue!!! jk... it will no doubt work fine... :p i'll post my results! thanks for the idea!! I'll be able to mount my rubber on my new claws that are coming in the mail :D

[brickshelf]

Funny, now that i think of it i used to think that stuff was called duck tape...i thin one brand has a duck on it too.

I still call it duck tape :D

[Figit090]

Well shiznit...guess what i did!! Worked fine, would have been eaiser to leave them in a couple more minutes but it worked, and they got so soft i even ripped one!! Isn't that great, the day after i place my order from tower, i rip a tire cause it's 300 degrees. Does anyone have a good fix for this? I was thinking just too use my thin CA glue, but i'm not so sure that will work for holding a rip in the sidewall together.

The rip started at the bead and i was pulling so hard by the time i realized it, the tear instantainiously made it's way diagonally to the tread. DOH!! :eek: .

Well i think i'm going to use the CA glue, i was just worried that it might crack, but then again, if it gets a good bond it's almost impossible to get off isn't it...otherwise tires would come off the rims eaiser.... what do you think?? :confused: :(

[giggles]

I have 3 or 4 rips on both my rear tires that are around 3/4 of a centimeter into the sidewall and they haven't ripped yet so i don't think its to big a deal as long as they're glued good.

[tadium54]

boil a pot of water, toss em in and let it sit for 3 minutes or so, rotate and sit for another 3 minutes or so, take em out and peel the tire off. that method works for me

[drummin89]

My method is similar to the oven method but doesn't involve using a oven. Instead I use a heat gun (super powerful hair dryer basically). All I do is heat up the tire were its glued to the rim. Don't stay in one place for too long or you may melt the tire or rim. Heat up one side, heat up the other, let both sides cool, do it again. Let it cool till its warm to the touch and the tire should just separate from the rim, nice and clean. Worked every time I've done it. Sometimes you will actually hear the glue melting/evaporating.