In article , fred
wrote:
Following a dispute with a local tyre supplier they provided and fitted
two new tyres to the car.

I had to go through head office to get the dispute resolved so I imagine
the local branch manager got a bollicking and was miffed at having to
supply and fit new tyres.

It now appear he has glued on the dust caps on the new tubed tyres. I
don't know what he used but there is no shifting the caps either by hand
or with the aid of two pair of pliers. (one to hold the stem, one to
twist the cap).

If he used thread lock is there any solution I can apply to loosen the
caps ?

Any other suggestions to shift them ?

It would require a round trip of 60 miles to bring the car back and I'd
preder a simpler solution.

I bought a set of caps with a design on them. However since they were metal
they corroded onto the metal thread of the valve. I had to use a hacksaw -
very carefully - to remove them

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