View Full Version : Removal of the adhesive of wheel balance weights
Rossman_999
02-Jan-2006, 13:17
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?
:rodent:
GsxrAge
02-Jan-2006, 13:19
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
02-Jan-2006, 14:38
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... :o
Rossman_999
02-Jan-2006, 18:22
The hairdryer worked great, now ive just to clean the chain lube of it before the wife gets home!
Carbon749
02-Jan-2006, 18:43
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
White spirit also works but do it as soon as you remove the old weights
GsxrAge
02-Jan-2006, 19:28
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 :lol::lol::lol::lol:
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 :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
ScottyB
02-Jan-2006, 19:39
If none of the above work use Petrol soaked on a rag, it will take it off no probs.
Regards
ScottyB
Hot exhaust:o lighter fuel:o petrol:o:puzzled::puzzled::puzzled::puzzled::puzzl ed:
Originally posted by Rossman_999
The hairdryer worked great, now ive just to clean the chain lube of it before the wife gets home!
I've got a hair dryer i don't use much you can have:lol:
rcgbob44
04-Jan-2006, 15:09
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