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How to remove old wheel weight adhesive
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March 05, 2009, 01:31:48 AM »
While cleaning up my TL rims today I discovered a method that works well to remove old wheel weight adhesive.
1. Spray WD40 on the old adhesive.
2. Find a round plastic bic pen and pull the head off so you have a little plastic tube.
3. Scrape the hell out of the old adhesive with the open end of the pen body.
4. Wipe with a paper towel and reapply WD40 as needed...will take a couple applications.
I tried using a pocket knife first and found it will scratch up the finish. I decided I needed a plastic scraper and the pen was the first thing I found. Simple yet effective.
Hope this helps.
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Re: How to remove old wheel weight adhesive
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March 05, 2009, 01:42:19 AM »
Or just use goo gone or acetone.
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Re: How to remove old wheel weight adhesive
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Quote from: "suleman_manji"
Or just use goo gone or acetone.
+1 Goo Gone is amazing for removing any type of glue residue, and in most applications will not damage a painted finish.
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Or just use goo gone or acetone.
+1 Goo Gone is amazing for removing any type of glue residue, and in most applications will not damage a painted finish.
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March 05, 2009, 03:34:17 PM »
I just use brake cleaner.
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I used goo goo gone for the 1st time last week and that product is amazing !!
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3M Adhesive remover for me!!!
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I just use brake cleaner.
The guys at my shop go buck wild with that stuff. They spray it on everything!
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+4 for goo-gone.
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Brake Cleaner is great for cleaning rotors! Haven't ever tried to use it on painted surfaces though.
If you wanna go crazy you could just get a propane torch and clean them up like that haha.
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