Mounted my first tubulars, glue got everywhere, problems?
09-29-10 | 08:58 PM
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Mounted my first tubulars, glue got everywhere, problems?
Okay, so not everywhere, but doing the first wheel I got a little on the braking surface and a bunch on the tire sidewall (I figured out my mistake and got the second one just right). So uh, is this a problem? What's the best way of taking glue off of carbon? I have a hard eraser I've used to take contact cement off other things, will that be fine on the braking surface? And how about the tire, will a little glue on the sidewalls be a bad thing? or is there something I can do to remove it?
09-29-10 | 09:28 PM
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Too late but you can tape the wheel up before you put the glue on. This will keep the glue on the areas where you want it and off the areas you do not. Works for me. Of course if you do it a lot you probably have the gluing down pat.
09-29-10 | 09:42 PM
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Paint thinner/mineral spirits type stuff should get it off
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09-29-10 | 09:50 PM
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I use acetone... on a rag... being extra careful not to get much, if any on the clear coat surrounding the carbon itself.
09-29-10 | 09:52 PM
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Ops... I mean - thats what I used to do... after a few times I just went with Tufo Tape...pump to 130-40 psi and let it sit over night*....
*If the rim can take it.
*If the rim can take it.
09-30-10 | 08:44 AM
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+1 to paint thinner or acetone with a rag. I was always messy on my glue jobs.
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09-30-10 | 08:50 AM
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+2 on Acetone.
And you do want to remove it from the brake surfaces (I'd just leave it on the sidewalls).
A number of years ago, I glued up a new set of wheels. Didn't notice the glue on the brake surfaces. Bombed down a hill, Went to use the brakes for the first time at about 40 mph heading into a hair pen turn. The brakes were so grabby that they either locked on or no braking at all, zero modulation. It was not a pretty outcome.
And you do want to remove it from the brake surfaces (I'd just leave it on the sidewalls).
A number of years ago, I glued up a new set of wheels. Didn't notice the glue on the brake surfaces. Bombed down a hill, Went to use the brakes for the first time at about 40 mph heading into a hair pen turn. The brakes were so grabby that they either locked on or no braking at all, zero modulation. It was not a pretty outcome.
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09-30-10 | 09:41 AM
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09-30-10 | 10:18 AM
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ftfy. The reason the glue gets on the brake surface is because there's too much of it, not because it's wet. I always rubbed the glue into the tire and let it set before putting the tire on, but the strong forces needed to work the tire up onto the rim still rubbed some of the glue onto the side of the rim. Even when I reduced the glue, one or two spots would force a tiny bit of glue out.
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09-30-10 | 11:42 AM
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I did fine on the amount of glue, the problem was for some reason I forgot to let the air out before mounting, so I ended up rubbing some glue off the tire onto the brake track and subsequently onto the tire while attempting to mount. I realized this mistake about half-way through and everything went smooth from there, even with a slightly wet coat on the tire.
A little acetone took it right off though, thanks for the advice.
A little acetone took it right off though, thanks for the advice.
09-30-10 | 07:50 PM
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