Can-Con Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I know this has been a sore point with people so I thought I'd give it a go. I simply glued the pieces together with regular thin crazy glue and sanded the tread flush after it hardened. Not perfect as you loose most of the tread but I think it looks fine for my van. The wheels are from the parts box ,,, IIRC, they're the custom ones in the current AMT '65 GTO kit. Perfect for a '70s street van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Thanks. After reading that the new 2-piece tires are made from soft rubbery material (not the hard slipper plastic like in the old days) I suspected that they would be usable. While not optimal (we are "spoiled" by 1-piece tires in most new kits), they do look quite usable (and the lettering looks good too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 I did this with the hard tires from the '37 Chevy Modified and it works great. Just be sure to clamp them until dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Most two piece tires can be glued together with a vinyl cement, (same glue used to patch waterbed mattresses, inflatable kiddie pools, etc.) Vinyl cement melts and fuses the two part tires together producing a welded joint/bond, superglue only produces a weaker mechanical bond. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) I built an old Revell Hot. Rod series pick up and it had the hard. 2 piece tires. I used them and they look nice on it.. Edited December 5, 2021 by slusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpate Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Looks good. Def has that: " I haven't had an inspection in about 8 years" look too it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Good Tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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