How do you get rid of the "reside" from iron wheel weights...?

[pologuy]

How do you get rid of the "residue" from iron wheel weights...?

How do you get rid of the "residue" from iron wheel weights...?

I had the weights taken off the front side of the rims and put on the back side so they are hidden - and the wheels re-balanced.

However, there is a "residue" now left on the rim (glossy clear-coated rims) from where the iron wheel weights were.

Thanks!

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Were they clip-on weights, or stick-on? If they were stick-on and you`re talking about adhesive residue, then 3M Adhesive Remover works well on that. If they were clip-on weights, you probably have corrosion which is a bit more complicated. Would it be possible for you to post a picture?

 

[Mike lambert]

Same thing here, 3M for the adhesive, might need a plastic razor blade.

 

[Bill D]

Goo Gone, plastic razor blades,and a hair dryer worked for me.

 

[Accumulator]

pologuy- IMO you`re probably lucky they didn`t try to "solve the problem" for you (scare-quotes intentional), like..by scraping with a screwdriver the way my local Michelin shop once did.

Same thing here, 3M for the adhesive, might need a plastic razor blade.

One more vote for that...same approach here, I even gave a can of pre-VOC 3M and some plastic blades to my Audi Tech so he`d always have `em both on hand.

 

[pologuy]

Would it be possible for you to post a picture?

Sure!

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Well, that looks pretty bad. What have you tried? Are those pics before or after cleaning? That looks like a GM high-polish clear wheel, although I don`t remember seeing any with the as-cast finish on the sides of the spokes. Try some mild polish after giving those areas a good bath, and see if the polish improves it any, but that looks to me like it`s corroded through to the metal in some areas.

The problem, whether with the old lead weights or the new steel ones, is the weight is a dissimilar metal to the aluminum wheel, and any liquid, especially salty liquid that gets between there leads to galvanic corrosion.

 

[pologuy]

Well, that looks pretty bad. What have you tried? Are those pics before or after cleaning? That looks like a GM high-polish clear wheel, although I don`t remember seeing any with the as-cast finish on the sides of the spokes. Try some mild polish after giving those areas a good bath, and see if the polish improves it any, but that looks to me like it`s corroded through to the metal in some areas.

The problem, whether with the old lead weights or the new steel ones, is the weight is a dissimilar metal to the aluminum wheel, and any liquid, especially salty liquid that gets between there leads to galvanic corrosion.

This is a before picture, I haven`t done anything to them yet...

You are correct - these are GM wheels - from a 2002 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi.

 

[Accumulator]

pologuy- Sorry to say..those need professionally refinished or replaced. I wouldn`t spend one minute trying to bring the damaged ones back. I`d probably just get some refinished ones from WheelsTiresandMore-dot-com, always proved cost-effective for me and their quality is OK.