Ungluing Tires

[Deznuts05]

Thought this would be helpful for any new people.

1. Set kitchen oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cover a cookie sheet with foil
3. Place used tires and wheels on covered cookie sheet and let sit in the oven for 15mins.
4. Remove cookie sheet and allow tires and wheels to rest until easy to handle. The heat from the oven and the cooling effect of allowing the tire and wheel to sit will make the glue brittle. This will allow you to create cracks in the glue seam, thus allowing you to peal the tire off the wheel.
5. With tire and wheel separated; place wheel in a container allowing the wheels to be fully submerged in acetone.
6. Allow wheels to marinate in acetone for 36hrs or more.
7. Remove wheels from container and wipe away remaining glue.

Notes:
Baking tires in oven will smell like burnt rubber.

[cheesecake]

when i do this i put on a pair of mechanix wear gloves and remove the tire while its still hot the glue comes off with it no need for the acetone but good writup for people who need the information

[Deznuts05]

Good Point about the gloves, these will be very hot roughly 350 degree, enough to cook my tombstone pizza so be careful!!!!

cheesecake is right the acetone is really just if you're anal; getting the last few chips of glue could be removed by 600 sand paper or a wire wheel on a dremel.

[Briguy]

Your wife/GF must be very understanding . I`d be on the couch for a long time if I put tires in her oven . :&

[BigC123]

ya mine makes me just buy new rims and tires, gets expensive

[bc24fl]

I freeze'em, then defrost in Microwave for 10 mins.. no smell and very clean.

[hakmazter]

ya mine makes me just buy new rims and tires, gets expensive


Boy you are cheap......Panther takes pretty good care of you....ha ha ha.

[BigC123]

I buy alot of sets of tires though LOL

[Deznuts05]

Your wife/GF must be very understanding . I`d be on the couch for a long time if I put tires in her oven . :&

haha, they can't complain, when its my house and my oven they are using :)

as for the microwave usage... what are your tips?

how long in the freezer and mins in the microwave?

[bc24fl]

haha, they can't complain, when its my house and my oven they are using :)

as for the microwave usage... what are your tips?

how long in the freezer and mins in the microwave?

No man don't do it. It was a joke. :)

[dskredbarron]

No man don't do it. It was a joke. :)

Too funny :) :)

[cheesecake]

Your wife/GF must be very understanding . I`d be on the couch for a long time if I put tires in her oven . :&

i just do it when she is at work then i open the windows to air out the house:&!@

[razzor]

bc you crack me up :)

[Deznuts05]

oh... I didn't get it, oh well :)

[moto431]

I get a gallon paint container, fill halfway with acetone, put rims with tires in can and seal, leave for a few days. No more CA. You will need new foams but thats probably why you want the tires off anyway.