abs boiling/baking?
 

I'm confused on the whole thing about putting the abs in the oven/boiling water to soften it. I have SOME idea, but i need to make sure. You smooth the wheel down so it's flat right? And then fit the soft abs over it?I wish someone made a turorial on this(in one post and with clear instructions). I've tried searching, but couldn't find it.

RE: abs boiling/baking?
 

I thought about this then decided against it because it means faffing around every time you want to fit new tyres, so I skimmed about 0.5mm off the rim of the wheels and they were just a nice tight fit in the plastic tyres.

Now all I have to do is do a simple (and easy) replacement when I wear the tyres out ;)

Kev

RE: abs boiling/baking?
 

I Used a Well Ventillated Fan forced oven and a Baking tray, heated up the ABS till soft, then Shoved them over the rim
I use the same practice for PVC and they go on good and Tight

RE: abs boiling/baking?
 

Don't you get sick of doing that every time they need replacing?

Kev

RE: abs boiling/baking?
 

so the verdict is that you can either

------soften the abs/pvc(either by boiling or baking) and fit it to the trimmed wheel???
------or
------just trim some extra meat off and kinda force it on???

????????????

RE: abs boiling/baking?
 

trim the wheel once, fit replacement tyres as easy as pie...and dead fast too ;)

Kev

RE: abs boiling/baking?
 

I have mounted a couple sets of abs tires on to HPI rims. Boiling is really easy and very fast. I guess I never brought the water to boil but just when it starts to steam and you can still put your hand in the pan. I took a file and beveled the tire slightly so that it would snap on easier. I could mount a set of tires in about ten minutes from start to finish.

RE: abs boiling/baking?
 

Nope I prefer baking , once the PVC/ABS cools around the rim there is very little risk of it detaching mid drift..
Removal is easy, Hacksaw Blade and a steady hand and we are ready to go again..

RE: abs boiling/baking?
 

i didnt boil or bake...some people swear by a rubber mallet :D but for mine i needed to tape the rim or else the pip was like 1mm too big. so i just put too much tape on the rim to puch it on by hand them rubber malleted em

RE: abs boiling/baking?
 

THANKS ALOT GUYs:D