Tire adhesive?

[indybama]

I know this should probably be in the tire n wheel section, but figured it would be seen more so here...

So my question or idea for yall is alternative tire adhesives. Bein as we all seem to be in the crawler scene, is it really neccasary to 'glue' our tires? Glueing our tires to the rims is such a pain to UNDO. Not to mention it can be a rather sticky situation to do glue them on in the first place lol, pun intended.

Ive been workin on my monster truck build quite a bit. I took her out for a spin with the new tires n wheels sunday n noticed one had came off the rim. I think it happened wen i turned a lil to sharp. Any way, theyre not glued for the simple fact i dont rightfully wanna ruin my wheels if i ever need to get new tires. Plus they seem to fit tight to the wheels at the bead n the foams are a squeeze fit as well.

That bein said, heres my thought/idea for alternate adhesive... Wat yall think bout using silicone? Like the permatex gasket maker? Ive used it to put the badges back on my 1:1 vehicles n have yet to have any fall off. Theyve been permatexed on for over 4yrs lol. Do yall think itd hold the tires on the wheels good enuf? It wouldnt take much around the bead, plus is waterproof n its flexible. On the plus side, it wouldnt take much to clean it off the wheels if u needed new tires. Im thinkin of tryin it, but thought id get some of yalls input before i did...

Thanks for the insight, its much appreciated!

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[HumboldtEF]

Well with crawlers this could work I imagine, if it has a ton of wheelspeed then likely not. A monster truck is somewhere in between so I dont know.

I think a monster truck may end up popping the tires loose from time to time but just like with CA you just glue it again.

 

[indybama]

That was kinda mind thought as well. On my crawler i use beadlocks, so its easier to change tires. Just lookin for a less mess tire change lol

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[ferp420]

it sticks to the tire extremely well its imposable to get it off once it sets up it also sticks to the wheels real good and is harder to get off than superglue its great if your bead on the tires is shot or a cheap beadlock that dosent lock but the set up time is the worst part i silicone one side one day and the other the next day otherwize they dont stay straight on the rim

if you just use alittle bit and make it so you can get at the silicone with a blade you can scape it off the rim with out to much trouble

 

[Steve g]

I never tried but would rubber cement work? Would be easy to clean off when changing tires. I don't see it holding up on high speed set ups, but might be enough for you.
Another option would be 3m general trim adhesive. It's an aerosol can, so kinda a pain to get only where needed, but I use it on my brushless wraiths beadlock rims to stop my beads from pulling out on high speed(relative there) runs.

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[indybama]

I would think the rubber cement would be about like the tire glue, a pain to get off. The 3M might do the trick, but like u said, itd b hard to get it where wanted/needed. Thinkin i may just b the geinea pig n give the permatex a try. It comes off rather easy with a razor lol

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[QuesoDelDiablo]

Shoe goo ftw.

I've known a few people that use that to glue tires. Completely removable. Just apply it to a few (3-4) 1/2" long sections of the bead on the inside and the outside beads, done.

I wouldn't use rubber cement, I'd be concerned about it bonding with the tires.

 

[Sneetches]

I will be testing Goop on my pin tires, since i was under the impression that it's easier to remove than CA glue but still holds. A quick pull test on the bench seemed to pass.

 

[indybama]

Never thought bout shoo goo, thanks for that! I need to get some more anyway lol.

The rubber cement was a concern for me as well, bein hard to get off the wheel n tire both.

The goop is another great idea. May try it as well. But, question is, how hard is it to get off the wheel?

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[Inspector86]

I would use E6000 before I used ShoeGoo. E6000 is self-leveling and would flow out evenly around the tire bead where ShoeGoo would not. You would have to glue one bead at a time and keep the tire laying flat while the glue cured. Problem would come when you try to dismount the tire. I think CA would be easier to remove.

 

[indybama]

I would use E6000 before I used ShoeGoo. E6000 is self-leveling and would flow out evenly around the tire bead where ShoeGoo would not. You would have to glue one bead at a time and keep the tire laying flat while the glue cured. Problem would come when you try to dismount the tire. I think CA would be easier to remove.

Thats y i was askin about the permatex gasket maker. It worked pretty good wen i put my f250 badges back on my truck. Theyve been holdin strong for the past 4-5 yrs now. So i figured itd work for wheels/tires. Plus it cleans off rather easy...

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[Gula]

Bob Smith industries tire glue is what I use. Works great. Shoe goo should work too. Apply to rim after tires are already installed and moved to center section. Then pull each bead into the grove. Should hold really well and is super easy to remove. All the permatex gasket stuff wouldn't hold your tires. I too have used it to glue stuff to stuff, but none of that moved like a rc wheel/tire combo

 

[Rkilkowski]

shoogoo works great . i use a toothpick