RC How-To: Unglue Tires, with acetone

The easiest way to remove the tires from your RC's wheels so that you can reuse either or both. No baked rubber smell to overwhelm your house, no dangerous handling of foams soaked with boiling water. Acetone does all the work for ya! Questions or comments? Visit my forums at http://www.UltimateRC.com/

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[Douty1k]

Jang- Do you know if this would work for Black RPM wheels and proline M3 compound tires(Flat Irons)? Also, I believe you said that the foams could be reused, is that correct? I need to remove my two back wheels so that I can strap them, and I heard that water would ruin the foams, so I'm excited to see if this will work. Thanks!

[UltimateRCnetwork]

@Douty1k Those wheels and tires are both fine with this method. However, check out my newer video showing three different methods that can be used for ungluing, as well as a suggestion for a hybrid method that saves time and money.

[vikkiandbradley07]

how does this differ to boiling the tyres and wheels? ive always boiled them and that works fine, also its much cheaper

[UltimateRCnetwork]

@vikkiandbradley07 Check out my newer video that shows and compares all 3 methods simultaneously.

[Nando5966]

Can I use acetone on my pro-line wheels (they are black wheels is there any problem?)

[UltimateRCnetwork]

@Nando5966 No trouble with any Pro-Line wheels. My Split Sixes have been acetone'd twice each and are like new.

[fattychan1234]

@vikkiandbradley07 hey when you baked your wheels and tires does it wreck the foams?thanks.

[dainjarouz]

Didn't work with Jconcepts bar codes. Noticeably hardened and shrunk mine. Still a great method to get tires off. Just in my case I still wanted to reuse them!

[Dieselboy805]

did you dye these wheels??

[29gobills]

do traxxas rustler vxl tires and wheels work

[xxgg]

foam will be useless afterwards i guess ?

[kizl3t]

Thanks, has helped me decide to buy pre-made ones :)

[bgerardm]

I tried acetone to get the tires unglued from my Losi micro crawler and the tires deteriorated before my eyes. The is a special solvent available for cyanoacrylate glues. When I reglue I'll try something easier to remove.

[MrJim999919]

This is a great video.

I successfully used a metal coffee can, along with its plastic lid to contain the fumes.

[joaomedina]

How many % is this acetone?? I only found the 60%. Can I use this?

[paladain55]

well, my tires are metallic plate with a chrome finish. i wouldnt think it would mess this up, but its better to be safe then sorry, so will i be fine doing this? im not planning on reusing the drift tires i have on there