March 10, 20188 yr Hi, looking for some advice. My trials bike was damaged in a fire. Both tyres burnt about 1/4. Does anybody know if the heat will have affected the strength in the rims and spokes? Cheers
March 10, 20188 yr Assuming no fire extinguisher was played directly onto the wheel rims e.g. sudden cooling by water, then the rims may well still be serviceable. Make sure the hub bearing seals haven’t been scorched. Get some Astonish plastic window frame cream cleaner to gently remove heat marks if anodised rims, otherwise normal cleaning polish for alloy finish. If you have steel rims the heat will not have done much apart from discolouring the chrome which can usually be got back again with normal cleaning methods. Be very careful as some rubber when heated can produce a nasty substance that will eat your skin, bone and the only way to get it off is cutting the skin off. Burned out cars are a nightmare for the fire service and others such as recovery etc. It’s the door seals and the like so you might just want to wear gloves and dispose of the tyres with thought.??♂️
March 10, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, section swept said: Assuming no fire extinguisher was played directly onto the wheel rims e.g. sudden cooling by water, then the rims may well still be serviceable. Make sure the hub bearing seals haven’t been scorched. Get some Astonish plastic window frame cream cleaner to gently remove heat marks if anodised rims, otherwise normal cleaning polish for alloy finish. If you have steel rims the heat will not have done much apart from discolouring the chrome which can usually be got back again with normal cleaning methods. Be very careful as some rubber when heated can produce a nasty substance that will eat your skin, bone and the only way to get it off is cutting the skin off. Burned out cars are a nightmare for the fire service and others such as recovery etc. It’s the door seals and the like so you might just want to wear gloves and dispose of the tyres with thought.??♂️ A very good point, it includes o rings too. You'd think more folk would be aware of this, I always made sure I wore gloves and double checked the leather before putting them back in my pocket after a car fire
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