Cleaning old wheel weight glue

[TheInfamouSS]

This is what I do at my shop (and all I do is tires... all i do.. yes it gets repetitive). I take brake clean and spray it on a rag or microfiber cloth and use that to saturate the glue (don't spray it directly to the wheel because it could damage paint). And then I use a Plastic Adhesive Wheel Weight Removal tool which can be had for like 6- bucks and use that to carefully push the glue off the wheel to not scratch it.

I am sure Goo Gone would work just as well, I would go with the same practice of applying it to a rag first before applying to the part where the goo was left on. But a good plastic wheel weight removal tool will help with scratching. Just be gentle.

This is for a 3m One From Amazon:

3M Wheel Weight Removal Tool

And this is a Mohawk one from Grainger which is the one we usually have at my shop

MOHAWK Plastic Adhesive Wheel Weight Removal Tool

Any more questions feel free to ask

[Pete G]

Originally Posted by TheInfamouSS

This is what I do at my shop (and all I do is tires... all i do.. yes it gets repetitive). I take brake clean and spray it on a rag or microfiber cloth and use that to saturate the glue (don't spray it directly to the wheel because it could damage paint). And then I use a Plastic Adhesive Wheel Weight Removal tool which can be had for like 6- bucks and use that to carefully push the glue off the wheel to not scratch it.

I am sure Goo Gone would work just as well, I would go with the same practice of applying it to a rag first before applying to the part where the goo was left on. But a good plastic wheel weight removal tool will help with scratching. Just be gentle.

This is for a 3m One From Amazon:

3M Wheel Weight Removal Tool

And this is a Mohawk one from Grainger which is the one we usually have at my shop

MOHAWK Plastic Adhesive Wheel Weight Removal Tool

Any more questions feel free to ask

Thank for the tip! never saw this

[Rock-It Man]

I have to ask: why didn't the guy who re-balanced the wheels remove the old adhesive before putting on the new weights? This is normally part of the job.

[rvnmaniac]

Originally Posted by Rock-It Man

I have to ask: why didn't the guy who re-balanced the wheels remove the old adhesive before putting on the new weights? This is normally part of the job.

Makes sense but rarely done by my experience..