Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > General Motorcycles only > Removal of the adhesive of wheel balance weights

[Rossman_999]

Has anyone found a successful way of removing the Gunk left from old wheel balance weights. I have been using stronger and stronger solvent but nothing seams to be budging it!!

Any suggestions?

[GsxrAge]

Normaly warm the area up with a hair dyrer and peel off. then use a bit of pannel wipe (degreaser) it all should come off


Age

[moto748]

I use an old washing-up pad (the ones with sponge on one side, and a mildly abrasive pad on the other, soaked with lighter fluid (Ronsonol). A tin of lighter fluid is really handy to keep around the house. There's nothing better when you accidently tread oily bootmarks onto the living room carpet...

[Jools]

WD40 gets it off a treat

[Rossman_999]

The hairdryer worked great, now ive just to clean the chain lube of it before the wife gets home!

[Carbon749]

Originally posted by moto748
soaked with lighter fluid (Ronsonol)

Many Jewellers use lighter fluid to remove the mess left behind when they remove stickers etc

[Rob B]

White spirit also works but do it as soon as you remove the old weights

[GsxrAge]

Originally posted by Rossman_999
The hairdryer worked great, now ive just to clean the chain lube of it before the wife gets home!

Yeah I have used the wifes hair dryer so many times now I must get my own

[madmav]

Originally posted by moto748
I use an old washing-up pad (the ones with sponge on one side, and a mildly abrasive pad on the other, soaked with lighter fluid (Ronsonol). A tin of lighter fluid is really handy to keep around the house. There's nothing better when you accidently set fire to the wife

[ScottyB]

If none of the above work use Petrol soaked on a rag, it will take it off no probs.

Regards

ScottyB