daazndood

#1

hey guys. i will soon be painting my aftermarket rims. right now i have my stock rims back on. i was wondering if i would be able to remove the tires by myself to make painting easier. the tires are basically bald so i was planning on deflating each tire and maybe start hacking away at it with an axe or something.

is this a good idea? anyone else done it? i know i can get it done at a shop but if its easy doing it myself i can save like 20 bux.

808celica

#2

cant you use like a screwdriver to un-mount the tires??? it taking out a seal. well i havent tried myself...........

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BLINKYxMUNKEY

#3

In my opinion, not worth saving $20. You can really hurt yourself without the proper equipment.

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Spider77

#4

Yeah, Im not sure if it would be a lot of fun to cut a tire with an or saw. As far as it being a danger, as long as its deflated and the bead is broken it shouldnt be a problem. But it would be alot quicker to hook it up to a tire machine and do it that way.

njccmd2002

#5

you really want to do it yourself

get one of those bolt cutters, to cut the wire frame in the edges, after that sould be easy.

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99GT

#6

Just go to a college, there auto program would be willing to help. If its just stockers and you are going to redo them.

dustin15brown

#7

bad idea

NickJames

#8

it would be pretty damn funny to see sumone hackin at a tire with an axe tho!! especially if he/she is yelling at the same time!!!

D-Man

#9

x 2 with nickjames

but common, really, to hack up a tire just to paint it (saving $35) then how many hundred for 4 new tires

Not to mention if you wail on it like that your' bound to get hurt...

Just run it down to discount tire, they charge like $35 for all 4 (well they did for me when i last changed rims, just swaping rim to rim) then i had to pay extra for air, lube, and new tire nozzles it was only $60 bucks though... ($5X.XX)

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x_itchy_b_x

#10

not a good idea. those bands in tires are under stress even when the tire is deflated. id hate to see you cut a band and have it lash out at you like a rabid dog... i mean, try it just set up a camera so we can see what happens...

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hongkongnerdboy

#11

i agree with video camera

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D-Man

#12

x3 video camera

and an axe for one tire...
a screw driver (flathead) for another
a solid JUDO kick for the third...
And barehanded for the last

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Kwanza26

#13

You're kidding yourself if you think you can remove a car tire with relative ease... Tire shops don't pay thousands of dollars for a tire removal machine for nothing...

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Spider77

#14

Slide hammer and pry bars, and a couple of beers

sous710

#15

tin snips would be the safest (keep in mind i didnt say smartest) with some good leather gloves and some saftey goggles prolly wouldnt hurt either. but a tire shop would be smartest. dont wanna risk rashin up those rims.

6strngs

#16

I work at a tire shop... if you wanna drive up to livermore I'll dismount for you for free. I don't think you know how hard it's gonna be to get them off otherwise. I can take them all off in 5 minutes with a machine. lol

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mneal2_92788

#17

Wal-Mart will do it for free...or 3 a peice. depends on if ya know the guy, or if they are in a hurry they will pop them off for free, they did for me

D-Man

#18

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QUOTE (6strngs @ May 20, 2008 - 11:28 PM)

>I work at a tire shop... if you wanna drive up to livermore I'll dismount for you for free. I don't think you know how hard it's gonna be to get them off otherwise. I can take them all off in 5 minutes with a machine. lol

2 woots for you 6strngs, for being a great guy!

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GriffGirl

#19

If you hack your old tires off yourself, how do you plan on getting your new tires on once your rims are painted? if you're gonna go somewhere to have the tires mounted and balanced properly (which you REALLY should) you might as well see if they'll dismount the old tires for you as well. Even if you have to pay 20 bucks, isn't your time and safety worth it?

6strngs

#20

IF I had to dismount a tire without a machine, my tools of choice would be a shovel for loosening the beads from the wheel, and the about 5-6 crow bars and 2-3 friends to help you hold all the crow bars. it'll probably scratch the hell out of the wheel though. you'll also need a valve core remover, which I saw at walmart the other day for like $4. plus about 2-3 hours of time to get them all off.

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daazndood

#21

wow i didnt realize my thread became so epic. thanks guys!

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QUOTE (x_itchy_b_x @ May 20, 2008 - 2:11 PM)

>not a good idea. those bands in tires are under stress even when the tire is deflated. id hate to see you cut a band and have it lash out at you like a rabid dog... i mean, try it just set up a camera so we can see what happens...

video camera is a good idea. if i do it manually i will definetly record for youtube.

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QUOTE (6strngs @ May 21, 2008 - 12:28 AM)

>I work at a tire shop... if you wanna drive up to livermore I'll dismount for you for free. I don't think you know how hard it's gonna be to get them off otherwise. I can take them all off in 5 minutes with a machine. lol

thats awesome man! i wouldnt feel right about having you do it for free. i'd have to buy you lunch or something.

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QUOTE (GriffGirl @ May 21, 2008 - 2:06 PM)

>If you hack your old tires off yourself, how do you plan on getting your new tires on once your rims are painted? if you're gonna go somewhere to have the tires mounted and balanced properly (which you REALLY should) you might as well see if they'll dismount the old tires for you as well. Even if you have to pay 20 bucks, isn't your time and safety worth it?

hey. i had an awesome idea to get the new tired on. i would lay down the newly bought tires directly on top of the bare rim and drive over it. the weight of my car pushing down on the tire would surely force it into place.

jk tho. i would get it installed at the shop in which i bought the new tires. i just thought i could save 20 or 30 bucks by doing something easy but i guess its not so easy taking off old tires.

D-Man

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QUOTE (daazndood @ May 23, 2008 - 3:02 AM)

>hey. i had an awesome idea to get the new tired on. i would lay down the newly bought tires directly on top of the bare rim and drive over it. the weight of my car pushing down on the tire would surely force it into place.

no offense bro... but your idea's seem to be getting worse by the second... LOL!!
Also, record this one for us too, shall provide a bit of entertainment for me. (And even funnier if you pulled it off )
again, i'm not talking any sh!t, just stating the facts from my own personal experience... dont ask...
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QUOTE (daazndood @ May 23, 2008 - 3:02 AM)

>jk tho. i would get it installed at the shop in which i bought the new tires. i just thought i could save 20 or 30 bucks by doing something easy but i guess its not so easy taking off old tires.

FTMFW!!

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95STHATCH

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>hey. i had an awesome idea to get the new tired on. i would lay down the newly bought tires directly on top of the bare rim and drive over it. the weight of my car pushing down on the tire would surely force it into place.

You won't get the tire on the rim like this but this actually does work to break the bead loose. Don't actually drive on the rim though and it only works if you have a stock size wheel and tire.

This post has been edited by 95STHATCH: Jun 17, 2008 - 10:38 PM

monkey

#24

you deffinately need to do it to a dohnut or something and record it if you choose to have it "professionally" done...
id love to see it!
should be very entertaining!

creis

#25

if not for safety, do it to save your wheels, all the self removeal options post a risk of danaging the wheel, just have a shop do it.

as for mounting the new onces, thats easy no reason to have a shop do it

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1...mCaX4qwOlrrCHDg

could just hold the e-brake and burn them off, there blow and then just pull the peaces off.

This post has been edited by creis: Jun 20, 2008 - 2:59 PM

D-Man

#26

I lol'ed at that Cries... wow...

Hey; whatever happened here? I want to see that video of this dude hackin at his tire with an axe.

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6strngs

#27

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QUOTE (creis @ Jun 20, 2008 - 12:35 PM)

>if not for safety, do it to save your wheels, all the self removeal options post a risk of danaging the wheel, just have a shop do it.

as for mounting the new onces, thats easy no reason to have a shop do it

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1...mCaX4qwOlrrCHDg

could just hold the e-brake and burn them off, there blow and then just pull the peaces off.

LOL! I've never seen that one... I kinda want to try that at work next time we have a really stubbon tire that won't seat the beads. (like when people try to put like 205's on like a 9 inch wheel )

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monkey

#28

holy moses! i wanna try that

trdproven

#29

Not worth unmounting it yourself, just bring it to the tire shop.

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