I am amazed at people's ability to confuse tape and glue. I can tell with great confidence that I have never accidentally tried to sniff tape.
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OK, Armchair Chemists...Gorilla Tape Residue.
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somebody say electrical tape?
I feel like I need to do that just to satisfy the meme
I feel like I need to do that just to satisfy the meme
not meant to be museum pieces....
Heat gun and an old credit card - get busy with it!
Citra Solv Concentrated Cleaner and Degreaser — Citra Solv
Citra Solv Clean. Effective. Natural.
www.citrasolv.com
This is what I have on hand and would try first. Citrasolv is very strong and can ruin stuff if not careful. Had a bottle fall over in a closet and it got through the cap, ate all the finish off the wood floor and seeped into the basement apartment. Make sure you neutralize the cleaned area with water. I'd keep a wet cloth handy and wipe the area immediately before moving onto the next section. Not sure about using on carbon though. But you'll find out if the rim is compromised I am sure. Good luck.
Ooh, I like where you are going with that. Might I suggest a modified putty knife that matches the contour of the rim ? He'll need a belt sander though.
Made a super strong batch of this with pure citric acid powder, didn’t made so much as a dent...
Citra Solv Concentrated Cleaner and Degreaser — Citra Solv
Citra Solv Clean. Effective. Natural.
This is what I have on hand and would try first. Citrasolv is very strong and can ruin stuff if not careful. Had a bottle fall over in a closet and it got through the cap, ate all the finish off the wood floor and seeped into the basement apartment. Make sure you neutralize the cleaned area with water. I'd keep a wet cloth handy and wipe the area immediately before moving onto the next section. Not sure about using on carbon though. But you'll find out if the rim is compromised I am sure. Good luck.
That stuff uses citrus oils, a non-polar solvent like WD-40. Citric acid, is a fucking acid.
Goddam American education sucks.
well, it fucking tasted good n’ shit, like a jolly rancher.
I am trying fucking EVERYTHING here.
I am trying fucking EVERYTHING here.
go talk to a local shoe repair shop or auto body shop. both of those guys deal with removing glues and adhesives every day
Yeah
that's the system
That's what you do
You put tape back on and put the next tire back on
"clean" psh
worry about it when it creates an actual real life problem (which it never will)
Just tape it back up and go ride. I'm speaking from vast experience based in laziness.
read post number 52
here is a visual
here is a visual
Do whut nao ?
I've been using citrasolv since the early 90s. Nothing beats it for removing glue residue from tape, stickers and labels. Use it full strength and neutralize immediately with water as not to ruin the finish or clear coat.
Epoxies on the other hand require something like 91% Isopropyl alcohol, denatured alcohol, acetone or odorless mineral spirits. Acetone can be found in any drug store as fingernail polish remover. Also good to have on hand should you accidentally super glue yourself to something.
Okay, now we can see your problem. It's not the residue, it's the tape itself. No solvent that is consumer safe is going to do anything until you remove all the tape. And the only way to do that is to pick at it with your thumbnail or a scraping tool of some kind. Just going to take a lot of time and patience.
Have you tried time? Pick a good solvent and let soak for the night. Cut strip off an old towel, drench in mineral spirits, wrap around the rim and seal it in place with saran wrap or similar.
For soaking I'd go with that citrus stripper someone posted earlier. No need to soak a towel, just slather on and wait overnight. I've had good results removing old paint with it.
Which would be fine...if it were remotely possible to EVER take the tire off out on a trail. Maybe I should just say fuck it, and run Cushcore, so I never even bother to try and take a tire off?
you mean in order to put in a tube?
Just checking in on this rim job. How is it going so far?
Well, it’s devolved into unwinnable positions of intellectual dominance on the internet.
So, it’s still gooey.
So, it’s still gooey.
What is this...”tube” of which you speak?
you mean like a bubbler?
in all seriousness, yes, in case all dart/bacon/plug options fail and I am a few miles above the good part of Porcupine Rim...not that that happened this fall, or anything.
Astronomical eon should do the trick.
Turns out the founder/inventor/president of the Gorilla empire has a house here a few miles away.
Maybe I should swing by with my rim...
Maybe I should swing by with my rim...
Well thanks for wasting our time when you could have been asking him to help with your gooey mess. Gah...
Yeah
Put tape on that, put a tire on and go ride. I've done exactly that with a rim that looks exactly like that for almost 10 years now.
Is taking a tire off on a trail a thing you need to do for some reason?
I've found they work better ON the rims when on trails.
Just wait a week an the lizards will create a new wheel size, new rims means no tape residue and you’ll be .000765% fast through the gravel flow trails everyone is raving about.
My only suggestion is WD40, it works in a lot of sticky shit, it’ll probably not work for you, but at least I’m the first one to suggest it, I think.
My only suggestion is WD40, it works in a lot of sticky shit, it’ll probably not work for you, but at least I’m the first one to suggest it, I think.
Kidwoo, See post #68
That residue isn't keeping you from getting a tire open to put a tube on. It really isn't.
Not the residue. The thickness of the gorilla tape and the tire, and the fact that the sealant bonds to it. Trust me, four dudes with tire levers couldn’t get it off. Heh.
heh.
luckily we finally fixed it with many, many Stan’s darts.
heh.
luckily we finally fixed it with many, many Stan’s darts.