Removing CMP tires from rusted &*^%%* rims..

[Grant Bowker]

We only applied a little penetrant as I was pretty well convinced that we would have had to almost drench the tire to get a useful amount between the tire and the rim. As well, if we had been trying to keep the tire for re-use I would have been reluctant to apply a mixture of oil and solvent (penetrating oil) to the rubber.
Perhaps soapy water would work to help the bead breaker slide between tire and rim and then more to see whether it would work its way between tire and rim? Some kind of lubricant would certainly have been nice to help slide the tire over the rim (probably best if applied from inside the tire - possible on CMP rims but harder on one piece rims).