Removing Tires

[Tilly]

Hi guys
Just a quick question, any1 got any advice for removing glued tires from the rims?
Cheers

Craig

[K-Brewer]

Leave them in a sealed tub of aceton for a couple days an they slide straight off

[neallewis]

Acetone. Sealed in a tub of it, as mentioned. You can buy the pure stuff, or the pink cheap stuff that girls use on their nails. It all evaporates, so the cheap stuff is fine.

[Tilly]

Thanx guyz

[Great_Thark]

you can boil them off but you need good gloves to hold the wheel whilst its still hot

I did read somewhere that freezing works but I've never tried it.

[mattr]

BTW, with the acetone, don't fill the tub, quarter of an inch in the bottom is enough. Its the vapour that does the work.

[charlie2]

If anyone wants some proper acetone let me know as i can get it at cost!.

[neallewis]

Originally Posted by charlie2

If anyone wants some proper acetone let me know as i can get it at cost!.

Ill take some free acetone please!

[charlie2]

Originally Posted by neallewis

Ill take some free acetone please!

Cost n free not the same neal!.will sort you some.

[bricol]

Any methods that don't wreck the tyres?

Bri

[Tilly]

Lol nice try neal

[Swell]

But watch out for getting your lip caught between the wheel
Any tyre.

I must add I have never tried this myself

[neallewis]

Baking gives off cyanide and stinks.

i've successfully removed tyres to be re-glued on different rims with acetone. cleaned up quite well actually. you just need to stick it in the tin for a while, then part the tyres as much as you can with your fingers, then replace it in the tin as the bead comes unstuck. afterwards the tyre bead and rim will clean up with some acetone on a tissue.

[Pank]

Makes rims brittle

[PaulFarrand]

Personally I like divine intervention. You just put them on the side and wait for the tyre to magically remove its self from the rim. No toxic fumes and no murder by the missis.....

[nivek]

You could use the glue Neil was using on Sunday, and they just fall off.
No need for Accetone or the Oven ....

[Robby]

Originally Posted by nivek

You could use the glue Neil was using on Sunday, and they just fall off.
No need for Accetone or the Oven ....

[neallewis]

Originally Posted by nivek

You could use the glue Neil was using on Sunday, and they just fall off.
No need for Accetone or the Oven ....

they started to come off the rims after the final, after Paul glued them. its the xray rims... nothing to glue the tyres to.

[Danny Harrison]

+1 for acetone method. I put a set in a tub with cheapo £1 nail varnish remover (with acetone on ingredients) Just stuck it on fridge n forgot about it. No smell this morning, gave em a shake off outside, any liquid on them quickly evaporated (no chemicals on my fingers ) and they peeled away real easy.

Dunno about my rims being brittle but Im yet to crack 1.

My 2 cents. I'd likely forgot about them in the oven and burn them/stink out kitchen or something.

[Great_Thark]

I'm going to try the baking, mucking about with tubs of acetone is a PITA and I have no missus to moan at me

Will report back later