Mr Whippy
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| posted on 7/7/20 at 11:49 AM |
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Removing bitumen from a tyre
Seems I drove over some very soft bitumen on the road which has covered half the tyre and is proving a total nightmare as stones are sticking to it
and it's putting the whole wheel out of balance making the car shake. I've tried scraping it off but it's so difficult. Any ideas
how to deal with it without wreaking the tyre???
thanks
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StrikerChris
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| posted on 7/7/20 at 01:06 PM |
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Probably sounds worse than it is. A good thrash down a muddy road?
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James
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| posted on 7/7/20 at 01:19 PM |
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Remember that old trick for getting candle wax out of carpets? Put kitchen paper over it and iron it- the liquid wax is absorbed into the paper.
I wonder if you could do something similar with towelling and a (very!) old iron?
Or other heat source but an iron would seem an easy/cheap to source one.
Let us know how you get on!
Cheers,
James
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steve m
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| posted on 7/7/20 at 03:14 PM |
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White spirit takes bituemen off body work, as does petrol,
so immersing the tyre into a large bowl ?
what about a pressure washer to get most of it off?
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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Benzine
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| posted on 7/7/20 at 03:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
(very!) old iron?
Any old iron!
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nick205
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| posted on 7/7/20 at 04:19 PM |
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How old are the tyres?
How close to renewal time are they?
SWMBOs car recently got a puncture, which annoyed me at first. The car has no spare wheel so after pulling a nail out I had to fill the tyre with
gloop, inflate and then replace the tyre. In the end I replaced both front tyres as they were a month or two away from needing to be replaced anyway.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 7/7/20 at 04:19 PM |
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Yeah this is like 1/2 inch thick right across the full width of half a side, with stones pressed into it I don't think a paper towel is going to
cut it. I've tried a wood chisel and been at more risk of puncturing the tyre. I'm not keen on using any spirts or petrol as that may
affect the rubber...
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Slater
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| posted on 7/7/20 at 04:28 PM |
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Fit the wheel to your driven axle then do some nice wheelspins, burnouts etc. that should scrape it off.
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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James
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| posted on 7/7/20 at 05:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Yeah this is like 1/2 inch thick right across the full width of half a side, with stones pressed into it I don't think a paper towel is going to
cut it. I've tried a wood chisel and been at more risk of puncturing the tyre. I'm not keen on using any spirts or petrol as that may
affect the rubber...
1/2"? Did you drive down a road they were still laying tarmac on?
Would The Tool (carefully applied not to damage the tread!) do it?
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sonic
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| posted on 7/7/20 at 05:47 PM |
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Contact the council and make a complaint, i drove down a road recently with no warning signs and no way of avoiding pot holes that had just been
filled in.
my tyres were covered and then loads of chippings stuck to them, i took loads of pictures also showing my car body work peppered with black dots.
sent it to council and they told me to get two quotes to put it right and they would pay the bill.
Mick
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Daf
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| posted on 7/7/20 at 05:59 PM |
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What about pouring boiling water over it to soften then trying scraping?
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JMW
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| posted on 7/7/20 at 06:06 PM |
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Or a heat gun?
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sebastiaan
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| posted on 8/7/20 at 06:28 AM |
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heat gun + scraper. Similar to taking pickup / marbles off slick tires. Hard work.
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russbost
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| posted on 8/7/20 at 07:15 AM |
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You can use any solvent on it you like TTBOMK there is no solvent on earth that will affect a rubber tyre, hence why they have become such a disposal
nightmare as you can't even melt the tyre down in any ordinary way
I would have thought heat gun & scraper followed by old rag soaked in petrol or thinners - don't combine the heatgun with this!
Alternatively get it up to 150 mph, i'm sure the centrifugal force will remove it for you!
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 8/7/20 at 11:57 AM |
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As above, petrol and a cloth/toothbrush, it's a minor inconvenience at most.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 8/7/20 at 01:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by russbost
You can use any solvent on it you like TTBOMK there is no solvent on earth that will affect a rubber tyre, hence why they have become such a disposal
nightmare as you can't even melt the tyre down in any ordinary way
Diesel doesn’t do tyres any good!
If your going to use a solvent use Bufsol , made for tyres , ask your local tyre dealers if they can get you some
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russbost
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| posted on 8/7/20 at 01:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
quote:
Originally posted by russbost
You can use any solvent on it you like TTBOMK there is no solvent on earth that will affect a rubber tyre, hence why they have become such a disposal
nightmare as you can't even melt the tyre down in any ordinary way
Diesel doesn’t do tyres any good!
If your going to use a solvent use Bufsol , made for tyres , ask your local tyre dealers if they can get you some
Diesel will have no effect on the structure of the rubber - just makes it slippery until it's burnt/worn off
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 8/7/20 at 05:23 PM |
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Try soaking a tyre with diesel and see what happens!
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russbost
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| posted on 8/7/20 at 05:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Try soaking a tyre with diesel and see what happens!
Hmmm, interesting, I've always understood that modern tyre compounds were totally impervious to virtually any chemical attack, hence my comment
about why they are such a pain to recycle. Surely if diesel actually gets "into" the compound & softens it then leaving tyres soaking
in diesel would bring about their eventual destruction & carcasses could be easily separated from the rubber. Tried googling & found plenty of
"urban myth" stories about diesel softening rubber, but can't find anything from anyone with qualifications.
I would have expected that soaking in diesel would do nothing more than dissolve crap off the outside of the tyre rubber giving you (possibly)
temporary additional grip until the diesel had burnt/rubbed off
My understanding has always been that the only way to break the tyre compounds down to anything useful is the pyrolytic conversion at very high
temperatures - apparently they can actually turn tyres back into fuel that way - not a very efficient process I would imagine
Quite happy to stand corrected, but would be interesting to see anything like a uni study, or scientific paper on it
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 8/7/20 at 06:04 PM |
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Diesel or petrol won't harm the tyre as you'll clean it straight back off again. It's vulcanised, sure those hydrocarbons are
solvents and will soften it over time, but when we talk about oil damaging rubber we're normally talking about things like hoses and o-rings and
over years with heat. Not from a quick wipe down with a wet rag and a clean off.
If it was, you'd be replacing tyres every few months due to contamination at fuel stations...
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skippad
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| posted on 9/7/20 at 08:29 AM |
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Cellulous thinners or tar remover (5ltr tin) and elbow grease will get off ...but wont be a 5min job.
Patience needed!!
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indykid
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| posted on 9/7/20 at 09:34 AM |
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Chest freezer? Pipe freeze spray?
Chill it down and crack it off?
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jacko
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| posted on 9/7/20 at 07:23 PM |
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Buy a new tyre greedy burger😎😎😏
Jacko
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