Gluing tires: CA or something else?

[WhiteWolf McBride]

Hey guys,

I've got to glue some odd tires into some composite rims , and I
wanted an opinion of what I should use .

The rims & tires are the Robbe 'Panther' set that instead of having a
positioning 'bead' around the perimeter , like Tamiya and most others
have , it has a side-wall one . The tire edges slip into grooves in
the face and backside of the rim , with no CA-flow holes ( like Tamiya
& others have ) and trying to bore those for the bead-holes like
Tamiyas would be next to impossible .

The only solution is to use a not-so-fast set glue into the groove ,
and then pop the tire in place , or , like with those tire glue-aid
tools , run a beat at the outer edge with the bead in place ( I'm
afraid of a CA mess )

I don't want to buy a bottle of slow-set CA just for this set of tires
, so what alternate glues could I use for strong adhesion , but with a
bond I can break easily if I ~have~ to ?

WhiteWolf

[d r a k]

I donno? Either way you do it the tires need to be glued right? Normal
wear and tear over a period of a year should break down the glue you put
in the rim. Even with a heavy off road machine the tires glue will last
close to 12 runs and thats a conservative figure. In my eyes glueing
tires is an expendable process. From touring cars to tmaxx's the tires
will come off after a period of time. If your looking for an ideal
pristine look I'd just by some rims and tires for show. Then go get some
nice basher stuff. Brusing your Alloy wheels with rocks and sand and
grit on the rims will always happen.

My process of glueing off road tires includes and extra step. The
problems I had here was that after a few runs the tires that I glued
started to pick up sand and dirt and water would seep in break down the
glueing that I did so carefully. I then decided to put a bead of trim
adhesive(The stuff that you get for your trim for doors on cars and
trucks) Right after the glueing. This created a simple seal for the CA.
This process is not indefinite but saves time to the repeat CA'ing your
tires on the feild. I'm sure you could use a scilicon or other means but
you want something that will last.