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I have been asked this a few times so I thought was a good topic for a thread
Ok I been doing this about 10 years now I use the GOOP Brand Plumbers goop available at most hardware stores, and my tires stay till I decide I want to remove them from the wheels, Yes Ladies and Gents you can reuse the wheels when the tires wear out.....
WARNING!!!!! they will not hold on the wheel if ya pin the throttle and hold it off the ground or upsidedown, I aint found nuthin that will hold when this is done..... ya they look cool as a pizza but it will fail just like anything else will,
No they aint beadlocks or nuthin fancy, it works on nitro and electric rigs just as well if done right, I have also mounted foam tires on my pan car with this method the goop actually helps the tires not to chunk (if ya have raced solid axle cars you know what chunking is)....
First thing is to lightly sand the mounting bead of the wheel with some 150 grit paper it gives the goop something to bite into, then clean the wheel and the tire beads really good with a clean cloth soaked in denatured alcohol, I use it caz it dries in seconds and is cheap at the hardware store....
before ya start put the tube in the sun awhile to warm up the goop
I put the tire and insert on the wheel. push it off the mounting bead to the inside do one side at a time on all 4 wheels, then cut the application tube off about 1/4 inch from the tip at an angle, puncture the tube with the cap and screw on the application tube get a good bead into the bead area and carefully seat the tire bead on the groove, I usually do one side and let it setup overnite, then do the same on the other side the next day.... if ya use rubber bands make sure they aint so tight the goop gets pushed out of the groove and after all that I like to let em dry for a few days so the goop sets good then put em on and go have fun..... if ya do it right they should stay on without any problem......
GOOP is also good for many other RC uses, Repair a body like new and strengthen weak areas so they don't crack, smear some goop on the area and it will last a long time....
I found the plumbers blend the most useful I have tried shoo goo and ca glues, this is by far easier and just as strong......
Ok I been doing this about 10 years now I use the GOOP Brand Plumbers goop available at most hardware stores, and my tires stay till I decide I want to remove them from the wheels, Yes Ladies and Gents you can reuse the wheels when the tires wear out.....
WARNING!!!!! they will not hold on the wheel if ya pin the throttle and hold it off the ground or upsidedown, I aint found nuthin that will hold when this is done..... ya they look cool as a pizza but it will fail just like anything else will,
No they aint beadlocks or nuthin fancy, it works on nitro and electric rigs just as well if done right, I have also mounted foam tires on my pan car with this method the goop actually helps the tires not to chunk (if ya have raced solid axle cars you know what chunking is)....
First thing is to lightly sand the mounting bead of the wheel with some 150 grit paper it gives the goop something to bite into, then clean the wheel and the tire beads really good with a clean cloth soaked in denatured alcohol, I use it caz it dries in seconds and is cheap at the hardware store....
before ya start put the tube in the sun awhile to warm up the goop
I put the tire and insert on the wheel. push it off the mounting bead to the inside do one side at a time on all 4 wheels, then cut the application tube off about 1/4 inch from the tip at an angle, puncture the tube with the cap and screw on the application tube get a good bead into the bead area and carefully seat the tire bead on the groove, I usually do one side and let it setup overnite, then do the same on the other side the next day.... if ya use rubber bands make sure they aint so tight the goop gets pushed out of the groove and after all that I like to let em dry for a few days so the goop sets good then put em on and go have fun..... if ya do it right they should stay on without any problem......
GOOP is also good for many other RC uses, Repair a body like new and strengthen weak areas so they don't crack, smear some goop on the area and it will last a long time....
I found the plumbers blend the most useful I have tried shoo goo and ca glues, this is by far easier and just as strong......
