Removing old tub glue fron carbon rims

briank
briank Posts: 356
edited April 2008 in Workshop
Anyone know if I can just use acetone (cellulose thinners) for cleaning off carbon fibre rims same as aluminium ones? And if not, then what should I use? (Softening the epoxy surface is not what I'm after - :cry: ) Cheers

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    It's best to check with the manufacturer to be sure but most carbon rims shouldn't be aversely affected by the use of acetone.
  • Eddy S
    Eddy S Posts: 1,013
    edited April 2008
    Yup, it's safe to use acetone on CF rims. I use it on both my Corima and Navigator track wheels. It's use is okay'd by Corima.

    However, it's quite a long, laborious job with acetone. I always remove the worse of the glue residue with white spirit first and then do a final prep and clean with acetone to give the grease free surface needed for the new glue.
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Use white spirit to soften the glue and an old kitchen knife or blunt screwdriver as a scraper, rather than trying to wipe it off.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    Acetone or white spirit should do it.
    I gllued a new tub on my track wheel recently, looked cool, the snapped a spoke so had to get it back off again, does not look so cool now and took ages to get off !!
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  • aracer
    aracer Posts: 1,649
    Acetone (nail varnish remover) should be fine. However cellulose thinners aren't acetone - they used to be toluene and xylene, though those seem to have been phased out and they're something else now, I'm not quite sure what. In any case it seems to be a more aggressive solvent, and I'm not convinced I'd risk it on carbon rims (though the clearcoat should protect them) given I've certainly used cellulose thinners in the past to help activate an old layer of epoxy to help key a repair onto it!
  • briank
    briank Posts: 356
    Many thanks y'all. :D

    And rather than using that old can of thinners that has so many uses, I'll make sure I get some acetone to use - after white spirit etc.

    Thanks again.

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