tbfoto

Ok heres what I did. I just bought a nice T4 on e-bay. It came with two sets of tires that look to be in real good shape. They were very dirty and muddy so I wanted to clean them. First I tried just spraying them with a hose but it wouldn't all come off, then I used a brush, but that was taking a long time so then I soaked them in a bucket of soapy water for about 15 minutes then came back and scrubbed them clean. Well.....they are clean now but.........water got inside of each tire and soaked the foams. I've tried to squeeze out as much as I could but I can tell that they are still quite wet. I'm letting them set out in the hot sunshine. Do you think they will ever completely dry? I thought about putting them into a warm oven for a while...will that work? Will the foams mold? Do I need to take them apart (they ARE glued). Or....am I screwed!

Learned my lesson.

s7jstep1

that happened to mine. they stayed wet for a long time. i didnt notice any loss in performance. when i cut the old tries off the rims and put the new ones on, the foams were still wet. this was after months of driving. my advice is dont worry about it.

cjg

You can drill small holes in the inside rim, this will help dry them. The holes can then later be glued shut, or left. Small holes in the rim let the tire expand and contract as it spins.

Some people even drill holes in the tread for the latter reason, it would also help force water out by centripital force.

drevil

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I wouldn't worry about it. Let them sit for a little while and they'll eventually dry out.

rcj

I did that to mine once (a mistake) and it took at least 2 weeks to dry up. My rims have the holes pre-made. The foam will eventually dry out and will be fine.

annie_himself

Holes should be drilled in the rims, that would help dry the foams.