Cleaning tubs

Right got a pair of old Tub's rims and want to to clean off the old glue and gunk, has anyone got tips tricks for cleaning the stuff off and making rims nice and shiny :)

Could always go for the standard "rub lighter fluid on it" solution or if you want something a little more elegant use some acetone if you can get hold of it.

was thinking of lighter fluid but wasnt sure if there was something better. ta

Don't

A thin application of new glue will re-activate the old stuff, which already has a solid "purchase" on the tub and rim...so you get a better stuck tub!

could be a problem if your changing a tub from a rim with a different number of spokes though!

If you wanna clean the edge of the rims, make sure you use the solvent and then clean it off BEFORE you put tubs back on, it's not a good idea to clean rim edges after as spilt solvent will attack the structure of the tyre (as will the glue so don't get any glue on the tyre, try and keep it to the tape and rim)

acetone will evapourate quickly which might be a bit better but if you can't readily get it then maybe meths would do a good job.

winston Don't

A thin application of new glue will re-activate the old stuff, which already has a solid "purchase" on the tub and rim...so you get a better stuck tub!

could be a problem if your changing a tub from a rim with a different number of spokes though!

If you wanna clean the edge of the rims, make sure you use the solvent and then clean it off BEFORE you put tubs back on, it's not a good idea to clean rim edges after as spilt solvent will attack the structure of the tyre (as will the glue so don't get any glue on the tyre, try and keep it to the tape and rim)

Winston the glue is really really old and has lostr all the tack im looking to clean them up for selling.... is this still the case that the new glue will reactivate the old glue?

I'd go easy with the acetone suggestion - acetone tends to eat through a lot of plastics and rubbers like nobodys business. Its fine for cleaning metal, but for tyres I'd stick to lighter fluid / rubbing alcohol.

fc9k I'd go easy with the acetone suggestion - acetone tends to eat through a lot of plastics and rubbers like nobodys business. Its fine for cleaning metal, but for tyres I'd stick to lighter fluid / rubbing alcohol.

I melted a blender in the lab last week. It was stuck to my hand and I had to pry it off. Things like polypropylene, polythene are ok. Perspex and acrylic not so ok. The lighter fluid will be hard to evaporate so if there's just a rim, no plastic parts at all, I'd use some acetone but if not use the lighter fluid.

andrewleitch86 The lighter fluid will be hard to evaporate so if there's just a rim

Yeah it will reactivate....and coz the base layer is already bonded to the casing tubs will be better stuck on

I ordered some tubs from ebay and they had glue on, it didn't bother especially as they had come off a 32 rim and I wanted to put them on a 32 rim so the little bobbles slotted straight into spoke holes!