I read many of the methods on here for removing tires as I have never done it before.
I thought about the acetone method but didnt have any. So I trundled off to the kitchen to quickly try the boil method that people had suggested. I grabbed an old pan, put the tires in, covered them with water, put on a lid and boiled them for just 20 minutes. I had all windows open and the extractor fan on as I got paranoid over the cyanide people mentioned.
After the twenty minutes, filled up a bowl with cold water, emptied the boiling water down the sink and then dunked the tires in the bowl of cold water.
The tires then easily cracked off as others had said, and i used a small flat bladed screw driver to just pick/crack off the few remaining rubber bits from the rim, which was just a very small amount.
All in all, it took just 30 mins and the rims still look in great condition.
Still havnt tried the acetone method though.
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