Removing Glued RC Truck Tires from there 3D Printed Rims.

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Removing Glued RC Truck Tires from there 3D Printed Rims.

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Removing Glued RC Truck Tires from there failed PLA+ Printed Rims

Items needed
1) Suitable Plastic Container with Cover.
2) Acetone, about 1 gallon.
3) A Metal Weight, big enough to keep RC Wheel submerge.
4) Rubber Gloves
5) Face-Mask

Note: Best Not to do this inside your home, so select a Safe Place.
Do this in a safe area where children and other people will not have access or have unsupervised access.
A well ventilated place is best also.

Procedure
1) Pour enough Acetone into Plastic Container to cover the RC Wheel.
Removing Glued Tires from Rims_a.jpg


2) Place RC Wheel inside of Plastic Container.
Removing Glued Tires from Rims_b.jpg


3) Place the Metal Weight on top of the RC Wheel so that the RC Wheel is submerged.
4) If needed add more Acetone and note: the inside of the wheel, in time, should fill with Acetone,
so you will want to have enough Acetone in the Plastic Container for this.
Removing Glued Tires from Rims_c.jpg


5) Cover the Plastic Container for about 36 hours in a safe place.
Removing Glued Tires from Rims_d.jpg


6) After about 36 hours check the progress and note: the tire may have swelled up, this is OK,
but be careful not to pull very hard on the rubber tire as it can tear very easily after it has soaked up the Acetone.

7) Pushing on the sidewall where the tire is Glued, this may properly separate to two surfaces.
Removing Glued Tires from Rims_L.jpg


8) If not all the Glued places separate fairly easily, then soak the RC Wheel for several more hours.

9) When all the glued places have separate, remove the inside Rim from the Tire.
Removing Glued Tires from Rims_M.jpg


10) Remove the Foam from the inside of the Tire and squeeze the Acetone back into the Plastic Container.
Removing Glued Tires from Rims_J.jpg


11) You will need to place the Rim, Tire and Foam where they can set for about 12 hours or more
until the Acetone has evaporated from these parts.
Note: The Tire will return to it's normal self and size when the Acetone has gone.
Removing Glued Tires from Rims_N.jpg



12) Repeat this process for each of your RC Wheels.
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