Removing Glued RC Tires! - RC Basics E1 

Boiling tires works pretty good, my method is almost as you did with your blow dryer. Let one side of the bead boil. Don’t squeeze the tire, which will cause water to be sucked into the foam. Let the water do the work, boiling from the outside. Another thing is, my wife let me use the big lobster boiling pot, that way you can boil all tires at one time . Once you get one bead unseated, flip them and throw them back in. For a set of four tires it took us about 30 minutes . No tears to the tire, no hot water scalding your face 🤣 but I’m not a “do it my way is the best way guy” whatever way you get them off to save some 💵 that’s great 😁 sharing ideas is what it’s all about . Thank you for sharing ! 👍👍

Thanks for that. the method I settled on was. 20 minutes to the hobby shop, bang new tires.

When i do boil my tires I normally put them in cold water immediately and let them cool the tires come off without a problem

Amazing, just did the heatgun and worked very well! Thanks!

Nice vid. To avoid the hustle...I buy new ones,and the “unwanted”,I will use them from time to time on my CROWLER,depending on what surface I run.

Use a heat gun instead of a hair dryer. Better temperatures for heating up tire and my wife does not kill me for using the oven.

I did 15 min at 400 and it seemed to work well with traxxas tires

I knew people that used the boiling method years ago. Although I don't know how precisely they did it, obviously you want to keep the wheel's breather hole facing down/away from you. I have some Losi Super Rock Rey tires I need to remove, thinking I'll try the heat gun method.

My favorite way, and probably the most fun, is to just put them old tires on your fastest rig, take it to the track, and drive it like you stole it. Those tires come unglued super quick. The even more reliable way to make sure the tires come unglued is to do this in the pre-qualifier on race day.

Excellent video!

I used a heat gun in the past. Faster than a hair dryer. Can cause damage to chrome finishes. I'll put thought to the oven next time. Acetone will remove chrome and from what I understand kills the foam. I'm also considering getting some acetone to do a bulk batch of tire removals where I actually cut the tire off the rim leaving behind a small ring, in order to save the foam. Those tires weren't worth saving.

Thanks I hope this will wrk for the little scx24 tires

Im try this one some old Tmaxx pro .15 tires.

So what keeps the wheels from melting from the heat and acetone?

One of my tires had a silicone based glue and boiling it it peeled right away the other ones are done with a super glue so I'm hoping the baking works for me

Cool video 👍I use a heat gun and a pair of welding gloves

Put your tires in closed container of acetone 48 hrs later pull off the tire from the rim

I took mine to discount tire shop. Free repair lmao

how does those methods work w/ plastic rims?

thx

Great video...

Awesome thank you

After that can we use the tyre again? I want to change the foam not the tyre

I want to reuse my plastic rims and they have a colored bead printed on it, if i use the baking method does the paint come off in any way or it'll stay?

Pretty good video:)

On the boiling water maybe let it float and do each side

What about a heat gun as opposed to hair dryer?

My house is so crappy I cannot run a hairdryer without popping the main.... Even with everything else shutdown.....

You did the acetone all wrong. It's the fumes doing the work. You do not put the tires into the liquid. It doesn't take days either...

I go 350 for 15 min. and use leather gloves.

CA debonder

You could probably steam them instead of boiling to avoid the hot water.

Not recommended for 1/24 tires, it ripped the tire :( no crawling till I order more or find a rc shop

don't be cheap and buy a new set

I always but new tires when the old are glued a don't even try

The oven method worked perfect!! 350 for ten minutes. Took me less than 5 minutes to remove all 4 tires!! Thank you!!!

Method timestamps: Hair Dryer 0:30 Baking 2:03 Boiling 5:10 Acetone 6:12

Heatgun method; Use a heat gun in the lowest setting and start to apply heat where the rim and the tire meet until you hear the glue making a cracking sound and start dismounting the tire with caution ⚠️ (safe for plastic rims).

baked 4 traxxas canyon tires @ 350 for 10 mins. while i worked on one, i left the other in the still warm oven. too 10 mins to get all 4 tires off rims. Great video thank you!

Last time I tried the baking method the rims melted

Boiling will discolor your wheels if they are chrome and has a tendency to ruin the foams. The way I do it I wrap the wheel/tire assembly in foil like a baked potato. Preheat your oven to 300 then turn off. Place your wrapped tires in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and pop the tires off the wheels. Doesn't damage the wheels, tires or foams. Wrapping in foil helps hold the heat in as compared to just laying an open wheel/tire on a sheet of foil.

As a newbie Why do this in the first place? I mean if this is what customers WANT why don't they ship em out like this? Didnt old rc cars have easily removable tires???

The best Acetone method is to use a 5 gallon pail with a lid. Put the tires in the pail and in the center of the pail, put in a glass of Acetone (don't soak the tires in it). The fumes from the Acetone do a much better job than actually putting the tires in the Acetone. Leave it overnight and the next day, they come off much easier and with the least amount of damage. Though, there is glue residue on both the wheel and tire. Just need to bend the bead around and flick the glue off (if you want).

New to the hobby, tried the baking method on some 1" tires only went 7min at 350° ..... melted my rims......🤦🏻‍♂️

The tire looked a little deformed after the baking method. Did you try re-installing it on to the rim to check if it’s ID is still the same?

Bead locks are the easiest way, only 3 hours per wheel to pull all the screws, change tires and put the screws back in

I have 6 or 7 cars right now and usually 2 or 3 sets of wheels and tires for each car so the acetone method works for me because I've got plenty of time to let a set of tires soak in a container that is sealed. I don't like the way the heating methods stretch the bead of the tire anyway. But a lot of people are in way too much of a rush to wait for anything....... You know what they say about instant gratification... ,.....it takes to long!!!!🙃

I Put them in a steamer for half hour or acetone method but using fumes to break down the glue, not the liquid itself

I've used a bowl of water and microwave. Use about 1 quart of water. Place rim with tire and let float DO NOT SINK! Set microwave to 7 minutes let sit after it stops for 3 minutes peel off flip and repeat Did this on a set of brand new Duratrax worked perfect

I had no idea a hair dryer could do the job! Ill have to give it a shot !

What is good about this video is the Traxxas tire that comes with the cars is a very good tire. I used a heat gun and I rotate it until the rim starts to smoke. Then I get something to poke at the edge and it comes right off. 👌🏽

The acetone worked good for me but it didn't take days. I left the tires soaking in a bucket and every so often I would go out and work them loose. Had them all done in a matter of an hour, maybe. I didn't time it and was doing other RC stuff while they were soaking.

I put a promoto-x tire and wheel in my hot air fryer for 10 min @ 330 F. The tire all but fell off the rim, and was not distorted! The wheel also was perfect! Just make sure to remove your bacon first!

I've done the baking process a couple of times and it has worked pretty good for me, on stock tires, I've never tried it on tires that I glue my self because I only glue short course truck tires and when it's time to replace them, the wheels are also pretty beat up.

This stupid shit doesn't work damn near melted the rim and still wouldn't come off. I'll just buy new damn rims

Sweet video bro, maybe you could get Frank to combine the methods by boiling them in acetone in the oven, and using the blow dryer to dry out the acetone when it is squirting out of the wheel during removal........I'll be waiting to watch with a nice bag of popcorn 🤣

Velineon brushless and 3s lipos,takes about 10-15 minutes,is relatively not dangerous and fun until it keeps happening unintentionally.

I just put mine under my 2000w halogen lamps for ten mintes.works a treat

I let me dog play with a tire for a couple mins. His saliva seems to break down the glue + his bite separated the bead.

If it's a plastic chrome wheel, will any of these methods ruin the chrome finish?

I just tried the oven method and it jacked up my rims.. 350 degrees at 7 mins I heard a pop noise

Great presentation. Thanks for sharing and saving me some heartache. Like the hairdryer method.

What if its on chrome wheels? These methods will ruin the tire?

So question on that, if you have white lettering on the tire, does it remove or mess that up? It didn’t look like it was readable after any of the methods.

I pushed that wheel im to my arshole and farted very loudly, rim went off like nothing?!

Most companies use shit foam, I make my own foam from old matreses, hold much longer.

The oved method made some bad fumes, felt lightheaded for a bit 😬

I melted my exceed rc rims when trying the 350 for 7min. Deformed them pretty bad. Luckily I was removing the tires to use on my new rims.

Y can’t we use beadlock wheels on race car like buggy n truggy..

I've heard that icoprpoalchol works but haven't had a chance to try it

The acetone method needs to soak for 24 hours and it comes right off

I tried acethone + knife and force. 1 tire is nearly unusable, but 3 tires are nearly undammaged.

I followed every step for the baking and it ruined my tires

I used the oven method on some scx24 OEM wheels and they melted 😬

or we can just buy debonder like everyone who knows wtf they are talking about.

It does not take days, it takes about 12 hours of soaking.

What if I removed it before and I added super glue

No need to shoow complete steps. Make your point with quick clips to keep flow

I am currently baking my tires. It took me two years to figure out reusing rims is.. a thing. Let's see if the rubber comes off

Just realized the back round is rc scale lmao 😂

Works with crazy glue????

Did the baking method stink the house up

what about steaming with lid closed above water .

Soaked my Tamiya rims in acetone for 3 days, the tyres were fine bit the rims had distorted and were unusable.

I've tried all but acetone. Boiling, i agree is too dangerous. Baking just makes the house stink. But I just realized... I moved and still have a week at the old place... I'm baking tires there tonight 🤣🤣👊🏿

What about a microwave?

You need to soak it for a week in acetone.

As a new RC ..dude? this really helps. Thanks

What happens if i dont have alexa?

NC MOUNTAINS ❤. Really nice video.. . 👌!!👍👍......

I tried using Acetone to remove my Clodbuster tires from the original white plastic wheels. The wheels completely melted. This method will not work on Clod wheels.

Thats one hell of a hair dryer

thanks for sharing bro. the boiling method isnt just dangerous, it doesnt work most of the time! boiled dboots katars for 30mins - does NOT come unglued! just buy new wheels!!

Oven method worked perfect for me, although I highly recommend that you do not use you home oven, lots of smoke and fumes. I used a portable toaster/ bake oven. I’ve also tried acetone, it was only slightly helpful.

I did all four of my Revo tires using the acetone method in a bucket in a few hours. Mind you I wasn't in any huge rush. The one thing I didn't like was how much the foam inside the tires soaked up. This was my 1st time ever taking tires off the rim. From a newbie beginner point of view I thought it worked great if you're not in a rush.

350° is too hot for some plastic rims. Acetone will eat or degrade some rubbers and plastics. Know what you have.

Thanks for the awesome tips! I'll personally be boiling mine. It actually seems to be the safest, most clean, and natural way for the wheels, themselves. As for personal danger, I'll just use the ole 2% rule.

Did the oven thing and my rims are 2.2 3.0 and it warped the shit out of the rims. Bead locks here I come

I also tried the acetone to remove the tires,pain in the butt and took me three days for 2 tires💀💀💀💀💀💀🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Thanks for the vid, however, I'm surprised the oven method didn't harm the foam. The OEM foam in my TRX-4 tires was ruined apparently from just running my RC on the hot desert sun-baked rocks in mid-summer. I've been wanting to try aftermarket tires and duel stage foam on the aforementioned set I replaced.