Removing Tire Mounting Lubricant- HELP!

Nopstnz8

Nopstnz8

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So about a month or two ago I had a set of brand new Hankook RS3's mounted on my dad's BMW M6 and there was tire mounting lubricant all of the sidewalls. Shop denied they caused it, saying the tires came like that. Yeah yeah...


 


Anyways, I'm looking for the best way to remove this crud without damaging the sidewalls since not only are these brand new tires, but the car doesn't rack up a ton of miles each year, so I'll be forced to look at the after effects for quite some time, so this NEEDS to be fixed as it is aesthetically unpleasing to the eye.


 


I have tried literally everything from simple green, gasoline, 3m adhesive remover, and even a light amount of brake cleaner. I also tried scrubbing hard with a damp towel, which seemed to work the best, but is an incredibly slow process, so not really time effective.


 


What have you all done in a situation like this with BRAND NEW tires? It's too late to blame the shop, so I need a method I use to tackle this myself.


 


Found this on another forum which is basically my issue:

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I ordered some Tar-X from Corey and as I was spraying some on the inside of my fender wells some got on my tires.  The brown stuff just started to roll of my tires.


 


I was just about to buy a blue or white Cyclo brush mounted to my DA.  I've heard of a lot of guys using this method.


Good luck.
 
I'll have to give the tar-x a try. Otherwise, the brush attachment to my DA might work, but it'll be difficult on 19' lo-pro tires without nicking the wheel
 
When I used the Tar-X, I had a stack of index cards there and just held one in place as I went around the tire with my hand held brush so I wouldn't hurt the rim.  I just used a cheap dish brush from the dollar store.  It probably wouldn't have hurt it but I never like to take the chance.


 


If you are worried about marring a rim with the DA brushes you can use Gorilla duct tape and then use 3M adhesive remover to get rid of any residue that might be left.
 
I've removed that stuff with Griot's Rubber Prep and a brush.  Lots of product, long dwell-time, still took a while but it worked.


 


Much as I like 3M Adhesive Remover, I wouldn't use it for this and I'd generally avoid using solvents on tires unless I *knew* they were rubber-friendly.


 


You might have to give up on the "time effective" aspect of this....


 


And yeah, gotta match the brush to the tire in question.  Some "summer only" tires are so soft that most any brush will mar them (permanently), so in some cases you gotta use a cotton towel (MFs are awfully gentle for this sort of thing).
 
Accumulator said:
I've removed that stuff with Griot's Rubber Prep and a brush.  Lots of product, long dwell-time, still took a while but it worked.


 


Much as I like 3M Adhesive Remover, I wouldn't use it for this and I'd generally avoid using solvents on tires unless I *knew* they were rubber-friendly.


 


You might have to give up on the "time effective" aspect of this....


 


And yeah, gotta match the brush to the tire in question.  Some "summer only" tires are so soft that most any brush will mar them (permanently), so in some cases you gotta use a cotton towel (MFs are awfully gentle for this sort of thing).
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<span style="font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(247,247,247);">You raise a good point. The cotton towel was the one that made the difference. Just ordered the griot's rubber prep and their 3" scrubbing pads for the DA. Will report back my findings. Thanks all
 
Thegenius46m- That Rubber Prep is great stuff to have around anyhow, best product I've found for not only rubber, but also plastics.  I've never gotten around to trying my GG scrubbing pads (not sure what I'm saving them for!) but they might be perfect for this.  I do think I'd do the initial work with something disposable like an old rag since that [stuff] might really trash the scrubbing pads fast when you're getting off the bulk of it.  And consider a brush for any weirdly textured areas.
 
Accumulator said:
Thegenius46m- That Rubber Prep is great stuff to have around anyhow, best product I've found for not only rubber, but also plastics.  I've never gotten around to trying my GG scrubbing pads (not sure what I'm saving them for!) but they might be perfect for this.  I do think I'd do the initial work with something disposable like an old rag since that [stuff] might really trash the scrubbing pads fast when you're getting off the bulk of it.  And consider a brush for any weirdly textured areas.


 


 


Will do thank you. 
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