On Jun 1, 3:42 pm, Charles Beristain <
[email protected]> wrote:
> any tips on removing old glue from a carbon rim? The glue looks a
> little bumpy from multiple applications/tire removals.
>
> I tried acetone, but it didn't do anything. Using Vittoria mastik'one
> pro.
I use lacquer thinner to effectively remove Continental Special rim
cement from aluminum rims. I have also used it on Corima carbon rims,
although I do not personally guarantee the safety of doing this on
carbon fiber. I have no experience with Vittoria Mastik One.
For the record, my method is to buy a disposable aluminum foil
roasting pan and several ScotchBrite scrubbing pads from the
supermarket, and a pair of chemical-resistant rubber gloves and a
gallon of lacquer thinner from the paint store. You'll need at least a
quart of thinner and 30 min of effort to strip a pair of rims.
Do this outdoors, or in your garage with the doors open. Put down
plenty of newspaper to absorb drips. Prop up one side of the pan to
make a narrow trough. Pour about an inch of thinner into the pan.
Submerge the rim a few inches at a time and give it a few minutes to
soften the glue. Dip the ScotchBrite pad in the solvent and scrub,
scrub, scrub. When the solution becomes thick and cloudy, pour it off
and replace with fresh thinner.
Be very careful around rim decals and graphics. Lacquer thinner can
damage or obliterate decals entirely, although plastic-coated and foil
labels fare better than the old printed-ink paper ones.
You may not get all the glue out of the spoke holes, but you should
get the tire bed clean. When you are done, wipe down the rim with a
rag dampened with fresh thinner, especially along the brake tracks,
then hang the rim up to dry with the valve hole at the bottom to let
any residual solvent drip out. Dispose of the used solvent properly,
and throw everything else away.
