~How To-Remove Glued On Tires~

[Ponch]

Here's a step by step on how to remove glued on tires.

I bought these tires and the foams in them took a dump on me. Flat spots etc.



There is a 4th but that was my test rat...

Start with a pot of boiling water, about 1.5 times as deep as your tires are width-wise.



Put the tires in the pot.



Cook for 15 minutes per side.



Then flip them and cook another 15.



Do that twice, so that you have 30 minutes on each side of the tire. (1 hr total)

Then pour the hot water into the sink (careful!!!) and fill the pot with cold water.



Massage the tires until most/all the hot water is cooled inside.
Then pull back on the bead and the tire will pop right off the rim!



The rims have a yellowy haze, probably from all the crap in this water here in Joliet.

But as you can see, the tires came right off the bead (the bead is clean). I only had 1 part that I had to cut off and it was less than 3/4" long.

*For MT tires, you want to do about 45 minutes per side. Also, the longer you let any tire boil, the easier it will be to remove from the rim.

Hope this helps you guys!!!

[snakebite46]

Haze is probally from the Ca glue melting.

[Czech-it-Out Graphics]

ditto

[kevinF]

lol yup

[destroy_my_revo_15]

im suprised it didnt warp or melt the rims.... ill have to try that sometime

[Biodragen]

im suprised it didnt warp or melt the rims.... ill have to try that sometime

I would say that depends on the rims.
I had some OFNA rims that the inner bead warped out of round and all I did is dye them another color. No where near the amount of time as above.

I have done the Acetone in a bucket and that works pretty good.

[chickenfarmer3]

i tried to bake them off once, destroyed the rims but tires were saved, probably should have left them in longer so the ca came off easier.

[kevinF]

I did it once but didnt leave it in long enough, and it was such a pain in the arse.

I had burnt fingers and glued fingers

[DAVEC-NITRO-RS4]

Note: Don't use Mom's best Calphalon pots for this chore!!!!

Has anyone tried plugging the vent holes in the rims and tires before boiling off tires? Or do you need/want the water inside them?

[kevinF]

I let the water in.....but it ruins the foams.

yeah the first time I did it i used a really nice pot.....lol i didnt know it was nice, but oh well a little CA never hurt anyone

[DAVEC-NITRO-RS4]

"Honey, why does the pasta taste funny and Kevin won't even try it?"

[kevinF]

hahahaa

[cemeb4dk]

just buy new rims, Ofna wheels are like 15 bucks for 6 or the panther rim you get 12 for 27 bucks.... Much easier in my opinion.....

[Ponch]

just buy new rims, Ofna wheels are like 15 bucks for 6 or the panther rim you get 12 for 27 bucks.... Much easier in my opinion.....

That's what I'm doing, I just wanted the tires.

[Czech-it-Out Graphics]

ya but panther rims have chitty tolerances on the hexes....

ofna rims rock 1295 for a 6 pack

[Ponch]

Any clue on the price for the Kyosho slotted ones that come with the 777?

[cemeb4dk]

Did you get new foams, because boiling will ruin foams, the oven trick keeps the foams intact

[Ponch]

Did you get new foams, because boiling will ruin foams, the oven trick keeps the foams intact

They were shot to shit anyway, I'm going to try some of the new moldeds from Ofna...The ones that for a 6 pack they're $7 lol.

[Czech-it-Out Graphics]

any rims from kyosho will be expensive, like 12$ for 2

[Ponch]

Darn..I like how those look....

[DAVEC-NITRO-RS4]

Paint a dish wheel to look like the slotted ones. Or sticker them.


OOOO, electrical tape!!!!

[Ponch]

You forgot 1 thing- SHARPIE!!!

[destroy_my_revo_15]

dude no offence or nething but that looks like flower powermash:

[Michowski]

he is just trying to match his personality into his truck. Leave flower boy alone.

[Czech-it-Out Graphics]

oh no not the gay talk again aahahhahah