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Old 02-28-2024, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by thwart View Post
Had this same experience the first time I tried Tufo tape, now over 10 yrs ago. FWIW there was a thin old coat of glue on the alloy rim before I applied the tape; I didn’t acetone it down to a clean rim bed.

It took me quite a long time using a screwdriver to get the tire off. Tire levers and other milder pry tools had no effect. And then it took even longer to get the tape off of the rim.

Completely swore off tape at that point, and have been gluing tires since.

Reviewing the above replies, maybe it’s time for me to revisit the issue.
It was Tufo tape now that you mention it. It was also about ten years ago too.
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