Tire glue removal question
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:31 pm
Hey guys,
First off, sorry I am new to this forum! So I was unsure where to post this question! Just recently resurrecting a few projects to run, and a few to build as shelf queens
I have a set of IMEX tires that are in good shape that I'm hoping to fix so that I can put them on a shelf queen MRC Thunderking. My main problem is the leftover, hardened CA glue from the previous wheels they were on. I want to put them onto a set of Proline Super Single deadlocks, but with the beads hardened up with the older glue, I was wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks on removing said glue from the beads, without really damaging the tire or rubber.
I've thought about trying Acetone, as a lot of people use that trick to remove tires from wheels, but being that I am trying to preserve the tires themselves, will using an old rag and acetone destroy the tire? I have never used Acetone to remove tires before, I've always done the tried and true boil the tires off of wheels.
Thank you for your time, hopefully once I get a few of my running projects up and going I can start doing build posts of some of my older trucks and shelf queen projects!
First off, sorry I am new to this forum! So I was unsure where to post this question! Just recently resurrecting a few projects to run, and a few to build as shelf queens
I have a set of IMEX tires that are in good shape that I'm hoping to fix so that I can put them on a shelf queen MRC Thunderking. My main problem is the leftover, hardened CA glue from the previous wheels they were on. I want to put them onto a set of Proline Super Single deadlocks, but with the beads hardened up with the older glue, I was wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks on removing said glue from the beads, without really damaging the tire or rubber.
I've thought about trying Acetone, as a lot of people use that trick to remove tires from wheels, but being that I am trying to preserve the tires themselves, will using an old rag and acetone destroy the tire? I have never used Acetone to remove tires before, I've always done the tried and true boil the tires off of wheels.
Thank you for your time, hopefully once I get a few of my running projects up and going I can start doing build posts of some of my older trucks and shelf queen projects!