Glue tires onto wheels - Hornet Evo

[RC_Hobbyist]

Is it necessary to glue tires onto wheels with the hornet evo?



 

[Hypoxic]

I use a shoe-type glue. Holding-up great on my Lunchbox. 
Shoe glue for you in the US.

[Tamiyabigstuff]

I just use silicone bathroom sealant - easier to clean off than any glue & holds the tyre in place, never had a problem with it.

 

[OldSchoolRC1]

The Hornet Evo uses a 3 piece wheel that clamps the tire on...should be no need to glue it unless I'm missing something? 

[Juggular]

1 hour ago, OldSchoolRC1 said:

The Hornet Evo uses a 3 piece wheel that clamps the tire on...should be no need to glue it unless I'm missing something? 

Yes, the Hornet uses 3 piece wheels, so they are not going to slip. 

But, if you want to use other wheels and tires, I prefer to use silicone sealant or shoe glue.  Superglue (which was the traditional method) will tear the rubber if you want to replace tires someday. I hate having to throw out the wheels along with worn tires.  

 

[toyolien]

10 hours ago, Juggular said:

But, if you want to use other wheels and tires, I prefer to use silicone sealant or shoe glue.  Superglue (which was the traditional method) will tear the rubber if you want to replace tires someday. I hate having to throw out the wheels along with worn tires.  

How much 'abuse' does silicone or shoe goo take? I've always just used CA glue, but agree about the hassle of getting tires off wheels when they're worn out.

[yogi-bear]

whenever I've had to take apart superglued parts, I just soak in hot water for a bit, everything then comes apart easily. I assume it should also work for tire/rims with superglue.

[Andreas W]

I hope the boiling water and freezer-method works for me as well. I tried silicone last year on Ride slicks and Tamiya M-chassis S grips and it was no success. A week of normal Postal Racing went fine. Already on the first stint of Endurance Postal Racing the fun got to an end and I just used CA instead (and it's silence since then).

 

I'm gonna give silicone a go again the next time a buggy needs new rear tyres. 

[Pablo68]

I'm going to +1 the no need to glue Hornet tires/rims. It's a three piece wheel that clamps the tires. Gluing not necessary.

 

[Frog Jumper]

3 hours ago, Pablo68 said:

sI'm going to +1 the no need to glue Hornet tires/rims. It's a three piece wheel that clamps the tires. Gluing not necessary.

 

I’d go as far as to say stay far away from the super glue.  No need and it will ruin your tires and wheels.  Once your tires are worn, replace them on the same wheels.

[BigJag]

I was out at EAST yesterday running a Lunchbox. It suffered from tyre slip/spin quite frequently. Especially after it had been through a few puddles. I like the idea of using sealant over glue. Is it as simple as running a bead of sealant in the wheel groove. Then seating the tyre?

[Twinfan]

1 hour ago, BigJag said:

I was out at EAST yesterday running a Lunchbox. It suffered from tyre slip/spin quite frequently. Especially after it had been through a few puddles. I like the idea of using sealant over glue. Is it as simple as running a bead of sealant in the wheel groove. Then seating the tyre?

I use elastic/rubber bands on my Lunch Box and similar cars.  Works OK and a lot less hassle than any kind of glue or sealant.

[River19]

Hornet EVO?  No need to glue.....3 piece wheel as stated, mine has many packs through it with unglued tires.

All my racing buggies of course are glued with typical CA tire glue per usual protocol........

[KILLorBE]

For those that use CA glue (I don't know any better,) you can use a CA/Super Glue Debonder, it may actually be easier to remove than silicone or shoe-glue, but as I haven't used those I couldn't tell you for sure. But I do know that I don't like removing silicone from whatever.

[Juggular]

On 2/22/2025 at 4:31 AM, toyolien said:

How much 'abuse' does silicone or shoe goo take?

The sole of a shoe could take the entire weight of a human, so shoe glue should be okay for the most part.  I had the toe of my flip-flop separate.  Shoe glue seems to hold up pretty good. When I go upstairs, I sometimes fold the toe part down with all my weight by accident. It only separated little bit again.   

On 2/22/2025 at 5:20 AM, Andreas W said:

I tried silicone last year on Ride slicks and Tamiya M-chassis S grips and it was no success

Perhaps shoe glue might work better?  

I have 2 tubes of shoe glue. They work differently.  One melts rubber-to-rubber.  This didn't do anything on my flip-flop, because the upper part was spongy type.  The other was the regular sticky shoe glue. It's like chewing gum, but sticks to more surfaces, including slippery things glass panes or nylon wheels.  Perhaps silicone sealants come in many different compounds and some work better than others.     

17 minutes ago, KILLorBE said:

For those that use CA glue (I don't know any better,) you can use a CA/Super Glue Debonder, it may actually be easier to remove than silicone or shoe-glue, but as I haven't used those I couldn't tell you for sure. 

Yes, if you have used CA glue on tires already, you might want to try a debonder.  I have not tried it on tire removals. (Only a few cars have CA glue, and I don't want to separate them.)  

I used it on some recent mistake, which wasn't tires.  It made a surprisingly quick and clean separation. (I only hope it could do the same for tires, but I don't need to yet).   

Another thing I didn't like superglue is that it's too quick.  By the time I found that the tires were on wobbly, I couldn't fix it.  Shoe glue cures slowly, so you've got time to fiddle with it.  

On the other hand, if you must hold one part quickly, CA glue could do that instantly while you work on other parts. (If your tire's inner diameter is tiny bit larger than the wheel, for example)  

So what to use would depend on what you need.