ETOWN

Whats the easiest way to get tires off rims. I dont care if it mess up the finish they are black rims and I can just repaint them. Is there a chemical or something you fellow members use.

Radiner

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Argess

I've tried acetone. Too slow.

Boiling works OK, but still not easy.

Here's what happened to me with a 1/10th on-road rim (larger off road rims, such as buggy and MT rims, are more tolerant of heat....different plastic):



Assuming it's the rims you want to save, I just cut the tires off, mount the rim on a lathe and use a flat-bladed screwdriver held against the tool rest to remove the left-over rubber as the rim spins.

Here's my home-made rim mount for doing that (you can use a drill-press if you don't have a lathe. Neither?....then hot water or a bowl of acetone):



Here's two rims I did. I got lazy with the one on the left:

revo_sbs

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Bake them in the oven at 350 for 15 minutes. believe me it works. I have done it and a friend of mine has done it. Nothing melts

Vic Z

Heat them up in the oven at 350 for 8-10 minutes (longer if needed). Glue breaks down and tires pull right off. Everything will be reuseable.

The_Shark

if you are sure you want tires off, and have new foam inserts, ive found that splitting the tire in half and working from the inside out with a razor works well.

most the time i just replace the wheel and tire.

ETOWN

I will try the acetone method thanks everyone for your help.

sheograth

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