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Gluing the tire to the rims?
PunyViking
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Akershus, Norway
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2009 - 11:59 AM UTC
Hi!

This is my first car build in a few years, and the wheels, taken from the Dukes of Hazzard - Daisy jeep, has a poor fit. The rubber won't stay on the rims if the model is moved around just a bit. I want to glue the rubber and the rim but i don't know what glue I shuld use. What glue could work on both the rims (painted with enamel) and the tire (rubber)?

Please help me. I'm going to submit the car in a national model show next week, and I don't want the wheels to fall apart!

-kjell
rv1963
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New York, United States
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2009 - 01:11 PM UTC
Any brand of super glue should work like crazy glue or Zap a Gap just to name a few, but first you should remove the paint from the area you are going to glue or once the glue dries the bond might break and just take the paint with it. Good luck in the show and post some pics here when it's done.
VonCuda
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North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2009 - 01:21 PM UTC
Yep, I was gonna say zap-a-gap but Robert beat me to it.

Hermon
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