Best stuff I ever used to clean hardened cement off those old tubular rims, back in the day (mid-70's+), was Trichloroethene, also known in the chemical industry as "trike." It was potent stuff, a close relative to carbon tetrachloride that had numerous bad side effects - the molecule chain was small enough to penetrate the skin easily and went directly to the CNS and liver - you had to use gloves and plenty of ventilation. The last company I am aware of that marketed the stuff was Sunnyside Chemical and even they took it off the consumer market about three years ago due to strict regulations against fluorocarbons in California. But man, that stuff would strip the cement off those rims like magic. Nowadays I 'spose that the advice others have given is probably best other than to add that I'd probably use a heat gun to soften the hardened glue a bit before attempting to use the chemicals.
On Oct 11, 1:06 pm, GeorgeS <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the best way to get old, dried glue off a tubular rim? I've > got some wheels from back in the day that I want to use with a 74 > Raleigh Pro that I'm putting together. When my racing days were over, > these things went in the attic w/o a thought to cleaning them. > George Strickler > New Orleans --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
