Originally Posted by
San Rensho
If you've already put acetone on the glue, its probably damaged the integrity of the glue on the rims. I wouldn't trust it. I would take all the glue off and start over with a clean rim.
True, the acetone application has damned the glue bed.
Scrape, solvent whatever, just get it nice and clean.
Some guys/gals are lazy, paranoid, or both (yikes!). Tubulars don't need much at all to stay on, just a thin coat.