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Gluing tires without making a mess...

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As I want my wheels to look authentic, I really don't want a bunch of glue marks on the tire and rims.

The different YouTube videos I've seen are helpful for a correct gluing of tires, but they make an awful mess, ruining the scale look.

They usually glue along the bead of the tire first, then the whole side of the tire, filling the small gap between the tire and rims after it's stuck to the bead.

Is there any good way to glue the tires for a completely sealed wheel, but still have that nice look?

I thought maybe using more glue on the bead, making sure it's fully glued, would be a better way to avoid spilling it...

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This tutorial by Jang teached me a lot how to properly glue tires without making a mess:

Just deviate from his instructions by not glueing a seam on the visible part of the sidewalls.

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Don't use glue !

Use black silicone sealant instead - you can carefully trim any excess with a craft knife.

the sealant will hold the tyre in place on the wheel and you can still remove the tyre at a later date if you need to and the silicone should clean off quite easily.

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Just deviate from his instructions by not glueing a seam on the visible part of the sidewalls.

Exactly. I think maybe a bit more runny glue than that would help making a better flow on the rim where gluing the bead, but as you said not gluing the sidewalls.
How important is it to have a complete seal between the tires and rims? I understand that larger models with high speed can benefit from that, but maybe it doesn't matter that much on the 1:14 trucks?

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A complete seal is useful for offroad vehicles, it will prevent dirt getting trapped between tire and wheel.

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I haven't glued the tyres to the rims on any of my 1/14 trucks, I don't think that its needed....

However, if you are concerned about the possibility of the tyre slipping in the rim on the drive wheels, then put a drop of superglue on the inside of the wheel only..

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I haven't glued the tyres to the rims on any of my 1/14 trucks, I don't think that its needed....

However, if you are concerned about the possibility of the tyre slipping in the rim on the drive wheels, then put a drop of superglue on the inside of the wheel only..

Exactly what i did for the 1/14 and glue the hidden side for the XC. Mind you i don't run my rc like bat out of badword.

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Thanks guys!

I'll see what I'll do when I get the shipment from RC4WD, maybe gluing the whole way around won't be necessary.

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