How to glue rc car tires

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if you buy wheels with the tires already on it could be more expensive then gluing your own on or if you just want to learn how to glue tires here's what you need to read

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

tire
wheels
super glue

Step1

get the tires you are going to glue on the wheels put them on the tires first

Step2

now lean the edge of the tire back exposing the inside of the tire

Step3

put a little bit of glue on the tire then let the inside of the tire go back to the edge of the wheel do this to all four tires

Step4

after the tires are dry get a drill and a small drill bit and on the inside of the wheel drill a small hole or two in the wheel don't go i to far so you don't go into the tire. the reason you do this is so the tire will be more flexible and absorb more shock

Tips & Warnings

don't use to much glue it can get messy

Comments

gkc4 said

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on 1/10/2008 Good advice,but I drill the wheel before mounting the tire! This way you don't have to worry about drilling the tire:]

grouch said

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on 12/20/2007 Wonderful ideas. I am going to have to try the drill part as the tire gluing only lasts so long before my son brings it home in pieces to be glued again.

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