Hi, what do you guys use to clean old tyres that have gone grey?
There are brand new out the packet schumacher rib spikes, but as you can see they are discoloured.
I've tried to clean them up with just plain water but it doesn't seem to make a huge difference. Is there a good way of cleaning them up before i use something stronger that might to damage them?
If they are old and discolored and I plan on using them on a resto/shelfer, then they get the acetone treatment like YZ said, I uaually follow that up with a liberal does of well rubbed armor all.
If they are for a runner,,, well then I just run them
I recently bought a few sets of new Losi tires that both had a similar greyish film on them. A good scrubbing with a toothbrush & dish soap got it off, but I'd imagine acetone would work faster & easier.
Thanks guys, i'll give them a try with some light cleaner first.
Failing that i'll try acetone... Harsh stuff it is though, i once returned to a tub of the stuff that i was soaking a set of wheels in (i was trying to get the worn tyres off the rims). Instead of wheels/tyres i was left with plastic goo and tyres as it had melted the wheels
HI!... The substance is just the waxy release agent when the tires are made. I have had plenty of tires with that on them. Take a heat gun (if you have one) or a hair dryer and heat them up a bit. You will see the wax turn transparent. After that they are usually good to go or you can then try to wash it off.
THE H.P FREAK wrote:HI!... The substance is just the waxy release agent when the tires are made. I have had plenty of tires with that on them. Take a heat gun (if you have one) or a hair dryer and heat them up a bit. You will see the wax turn transparent. After that they are usually good to go or you can then try to wash it off.
+1 and it's not just on the surface, it's "in" there. the heatgun method works well, it sweats it out.
i haven't used the heatgun method on my clod yet, but i have cleaned them multiple times with simple green, the white stuff comes back every time.
hi I am awaiting my first rc10, its a rc10b3 which needs new tyres, would these be the standard 2.2 size? I appreciate that the offset of the newer wheels is different but am unsure about the actual rubber.
Cheers
Chris
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Yep, should be 2.2 . These rims
are a direct replacement. Just slightly narrower than a B4 rim, so you get a rounder tire profile.
Just received my new 2.2 wheels for my graphite car and had a look through others tyre choices, which seem to be pro-lines or jconcepts is there much difference between the two.
I'm looking for ribbed on the front and a spike on the rears.
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Second is a Yoke Hotlaps TF8 (870/yz10) -2.0 and a shumacher that I am not familiar with
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Has anyone ever used acetone to remove tyres from old school HPI 5 spoke wheels? Want to take some worn tyres off but not if if it trashes the wheels.
Cheers,
Ian
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bearrickster, I went ahead and tried acetone on the wheels and can confirm that Vintage HPI 5 spokes are acetone proof, if anyone else needs to know :-)