Clean Alluminium tape in wheel - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

vipola · 04-14-2010, 09:54 AM

Hi, I just removed the wheel of my new (to me) boxsterS2006, there is a bunch of old aluminum tape inside the wheel. (used to fix weight to balance the weel I guess). Anyone have a good suggestion about how to clean that up without scratching the wheel?

My guess is with a plastic screeper and a heat gun but maybe some have a better idea to save my time and energy..

Thanks

MarkOfZero · 04-14-2010, 10:50 AM

vipola,

I used a product called "Goof Off" (www.goof-off.com). I imagine that it is available internationally. It softend the adhesive enough to scrape/rub it off with a phenolic scraper.

Phenolic is a material that used to be used to make old circuit boards. I got the scraper from www.aircraft-tool.com. It took a LOT of scraping and rubbing. You must be careful to scrape only with the flat of the scraper, the corner could scratch the wheel. I hope this helps.

Mark

yimmy149 · 04-14-2010, 10:51 AM

Goo gone maybe? Not sure if it's safe for painted surfaces. WD-40 works good for tree sap on cars, so that might be another option.

vath2001 · 04-15-2010, 02:34 AM

Try using regular corn oil. I've used it to remove various sap and glues. Or use aceton... finger nail polish remover.

DamageINC123 · 04-15-2010, 04:12 AM

WD-40 will do it!!

TRawls · 04-15-2010, 06:52 AM

WD-40 rules!!

(It's also effective against attacking hornets (although I have not tried it against Killer Bees!))

jcb986 · 04-15-2010, 06:59 AM

I use lacquer thinner....

Allen K. Littlefield · 04-15-2010, 09:59 AM

I have had good results with Bug & Tar remover. Dissolves the adhesive and you just rub it off with a rag, no scratches. Then clean with a good detergent such as dish detergent that dissolves oil and grease.

AKL