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Conference noted::bicycle

Title: Bicycling
Notice:Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:JAMIN::WASSER
Created:Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3214
Total number of notes:31946

1205.0. "Messy Glue" by HYDRA::JOBRIEN (Give it a TRI) Wed Jun 14 1989 12:02

    What's the best way to get the old glue off of the rim if you use
    tubulars.  The glueing instructions call for a clean rim bed before
    glueing another tire on it.
    
    Thanks
    
    John
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1205.1Available at good bike shops in your neighborhood.BYCYCL::FISHERRdb/VMS DinosaurWed Jun 14 1989 12:265
    I usually use glue remover.
    
    :-)
    
    ed
1205.2COUPLE OF OTHER SUGGESTIONSAKOV11::FULLERWed Jun 14 1989 12:344
    Cross-country ski wax remover also works as well as some more potent
    petro- based fuels.  Glue remover works the best however.
    
    steve
1205.3Glue Remover,...how clever!HYDRA::JOBRIENGive it a TRIWed Jun 14 1989 14:128
    Jeeeez, didn't know that there was such a thing!  I figured
    that I was going to try using mineral spirits.  8-}
    
    
    Thanks for the replies.
    
    
    Off to the bike store........
1205.4never have removed old glueORCHRD::GARABEDIANWed Jun 14 1989 16:219
    
    I never remove the old glue. I just use some more. I have never
    had a tubular come off in 14 years of riding tubulahs.
    
    Just one man's opinion.
    
    Harry
    
    
1205.5save big $$$$!!SUSHI::KMACDONALDIs there life after drywall?Wed Jun 14 1989 17:3510
>    I never remove the old glue. I just use some more. I have never
>    had a tubular come off in 14 years of riding tubulahs.
    
One advantage of this method, besides saving time/temper is that after 
gluing on about a dozen tubulars, you no longer NEED a tubular, just 
ride on the accumulated glue :-).

Actually, I almost never de-glue my rims either.....

                                    ken
1205.6Save on glue, tooEIEIO::LITSIOSThu Jun 15 1989 09:0017
>> One advantage of this method, besides saving time/temper is that after 
>> gluing on about a dozen tubulars, you no longer NEED a tubular, just 
>> ride on the accumulated glue :-).

Seriously, you should not remove the old glue, but simply glue the new
glue over it. If you end up with too much after about ten years of
glueing, you can save on glue by by using a blow torch to heat the
glue rather than adding new gook. You will find that this holds alot
better than glue on a naked rim does.

In fact it is a good practice to put a base level of glue on the new
rims, let it dry and then put moreglue on before the sewup.

I have never de-glued my rims either.....

Ken

1205.7Clean it when it starts plugging up all the spoke holesCESARE::JOHNSONAt home he feels like a touristThu Jun 15 1989 10:098
    The one time I had a new wheel built for me in Italy, it already
    had a bead of glue on it when I picked it up.  Another time, when
    I flatted without a spare (2nd flat that day), and had to go into
    a shop, the owner wouldn't let me buy a new tubular, but gave me
    a used one that had been glued several times.  As he explained,
    a clean rim and a new tubular are a dangerous combination.
    
    MATT
1205.8CLEAN THE SIDES OF THE RIM!!!AKOV11::FULLERThu Jun 15 1989 12:418
    I agree with the previous replys.  When I do clean my rims completely
    (very seldom) I but a base coat, let dry, then another coat before
    putting on a tire.  Cleaner is needed by me, however, to clean the
    sides of the rims. This will prevent premature stopping.
     
    When I am riding, I always carry tubular rim tape in case I have a flat.
    
    steve                                                                    
1205.9use paste paint remover, works great (less filling...)HPSCAD::CANFIELDThu Jun 15 1989 18:237
    I agree with the previous replies about leaving SOME glue on, but
    when you do need to remove it, the best and cheapest stuff to use
    is the NONflamable paste paint remover.  It is easy to use and will
    not run all over the place.  ONE WORD OF CAUTION!!!!  DO NOT DO
    THIS NEAR YOUR BIKE, UNLESS YOU PLAN ON REPAINTING IT!!!!!!
    
    Quinn