How do you remove tyres and weights efficiently from wheels you plan to scrap?
Short answer: Use the tyre machine to break and remove tyres as part of the normal take-off, pull off clip-on and stick-on balancing weights with pliers or a scraper straight away, and keep steel valve stems and centre caps in a separate bin, because doing it at the point of removal costs seconds per wheel while cleaning up a mixed pile later takes far longer.
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Removing tyre and weights when the wheel comes off the car is the cheapest time to do it.
Bin the extras
Weights, valve stems and caps go in their own bins, and lead weights in particular should be kept out of the aluminium.
Dispose of tyres properly
Removed tyres should go through a tyre disposal or recycling service rather than into general waste.
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