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Prepping a Carbon Rim...Acetone?
I have been reading opinions on prepping carbon tubular rims for the initial glue job. What say you all about the practice of cleaning the carbon surface with acetone and a scotch brite? The abrasive pad seems OK but it occurs to me that carbon fiber is held together by resin i.e., glue and of course acetone does a number on glue... I did prep a set in this manner but I don't think the acetone removed any sort of oil that would impede the tire adhesion. That surface is pretty clean to begin with and I'm guessing you can weld the tire on there with no special prep. Fire away gentlemen...