Another Double Sided tape Inquiry

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mobiledynamics

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On those Peskey Double Side tape removers wheels - would you say this IS the tool for wheels . Wheels are Powdercoated, so while and weights get put inside the barrel so what marring is produced is not negliable

Let`s say you bring a set of wheels to get new tires.
Pay the gent $20 and say can I just have 5 minutes with these wheels so I can remove the tape off them ?

You know, in those situations where they might even have to put a weight on a area where they have removed the old weight.
 
Are you asking what the best tool is to remove stick-on weights from wheels? I think probably the 3M adhesive remover is a good choice to remove the residue after you`ve got the weight off, I`m anxious to see what people recommend for a tool for the weight as I`ve never been happy with using screwdrivers, etc. I`m thinking maybe a plastic putty knife might be a good choice but I don`t have any experience using that.

https://www.autopia-carcare.com/3m-adhesive-cleaner.html#.W8U5wWhKi70
 
They make a plastic wheel weight removal tool. A bunch of companies make them and different styles. That and 3M adhesive remover will do the trick
 
Yeah I have no idea what you`re asking… Marinating A weight in goo gone for about 30 minutes, constantly applying every five minutes makes them fall off, No problem. 20# Braid fishing line will cut them off easily.
 
Yes, what is the best efficient tool but given the application/scenario -

Aka, you get new set of rubber
You`re at the tire shop
Tip the dude lik $20 so you make him wait after he`s pulled your`re tire off so you can *do a quick rush job* on removing the wheel weight while the wheel is off the car


Surely you can do this at home, but oftentimes the weight ends up in the same/similar spot of where the old weight is.


Yes, I`ve time new tires when I`m on snow tires and am putting summer tires on a different set of wheels.
Makes sense ?
 
I`ll chime in on this one (I think I might each time it comes up) as I`m one of the dudes who does tires (though as an Autopian I clear the stick`m from the weights I remove, if not all of the old residue the last guys left if the car looks cared for).

Once you get it down, it`s really not a long process (couple minutes per wheel).

- I usually just use a plastic "bone" tool used for interior trim to remove the old weight. (Google: CRL216)
- Next, take your adhesive remover (+1 vote for the 3M product), apply to a rag.
- Take your rag and apply it to your adhesive, with the goal of soaking the foam to break it down.
- Using a plastic razor blade or rag, rub the adhesive stuck to the wheel and it will start to let go.
- Apply more adhesive remover by rag as needed to remove the last of it.

I`ve got a bone tool I cut in half and filed the edge to act as a scraper to lift the adhesive during the process as it`s easier to use for production work than a plastic razor blade. Looking in my toolbox, I`ve got a couple extra I could let go, first couple folks that PM me your address and I`ll throw on in an envelope and send it your way.

Mobiledynamics - Hopefully they`re cool and let you back to get`m cleaned up while the guy is working on the other tires.
 
Soak it with 3M Adhesive Remover (figure out a way to hold a soaked cloth/paper towel on the weights for a little while) and pry (if necessary) with either an Orange Wood Cuticle Stick (previously soaked with a QD like M34) or a plastic razor blade. Just did it again this year on the Tahoe`s wheels. If you`re not DIYing it, give the stuff to the guy (you *DO* have ample reason to trust him, right?!?) and make sure he does it the way you want. I gave a can of the (pre-VOC) 3M to my Audi tech just so he`d always have some on hand.

EDIT: Gee, deja vu all over again! I could swear we had this exact same thread not too long ago :o Gee, must just be me, but still....kinda freaky.
 
If you want to remove it as fast a possible and since the wheels are removed from the car giving you full access, a rubber pinstripe removal wheel would remove the tape quickly, like < 1 min (I like the 3M wheel the best). Then a wipe with an adhesive remover to clean up any residue left behind. The tire technician won`t be sitting around waiting for you to soak the tape in remover.
 
DBAILEY said:
The tire technician won`t be sitting around waiting for you to soak the tape in remover.
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My inner smart [aleck] thinks "..the tech will be sitting around waiting, having done it himself" but yeah...that kind of thing depends on going to a place where they`ll do it your way. Which is one of the big challenges when you can`t pull the wheels and DIY this stuff before having the new tires mounted.
 
DBAILEY said:
If you want to remove it as fast a possible and since the wheels are removed from the car giving you full access, a rubber pinstripe removal wheel would remove the tape quickly, like < 1 min (I like the 3M wheel the best). Then a wipe with an adhesive remover to clean up any residue left behind. The tire technician won`t be sitting around waiting for you to soak the tape in remover.
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I only hesitate to recommend the removal wheel since they`re $20-35, and not something you`ll be breaking out often. I stick to my guns that soaking the tape isn`t a drawn out process, and you can find other uses for the can of adhesive remover outside of tire changes.

Just my 2 cents
 
Beside wheel weight adhesive tape, you can use the wheel for pinstripe removal (obviously), and removal of the dealer sticker that`s usually on the back of the trunk lid. I use mine to remove that dealer sticker all the time. They last a very long time too. It was money well spent for me. I soon as a wore the first one I purchased down I bought a new one. I haven`t been without one for probably 15 years.
 
Sure, I can DIY@home once the whole affair is over, however if one looks closely...sometimes new weights goe where old weights go.
Hence, i was thinking I would literally do this@ the shop. My tire guys know me, but it`s a hustle and bustle business. Gotta pay off the 50K+ alignment rack somehow

So you see a line of where old sticker weight where and along that same line is new weight.
Getting new rubber. (I change them out way too often but it`s the 4 things the size of dinner plates that are holding you down to the road). I flip the old ones to recoup some coin, but the costs IMO are marginable in the grand scheme of things...I literally am buying tars around 18-19 month mark. I like fresh rubber...
 
mobiledynamics said:
Sure, I can DIY@home once the whole affair is over, however if one looks closely...sometimes new weights goe where old weights go.
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Any tire guy should be ashamed if they put new weights over old adhesive - that`s shoddy work.

Same for rebalancing wheels without removing the old weights, or having weights in multiple inboard or outboard spots (1 inboard/1 outboard is normal; multiple inboard or outboard means they misplaced their first weight and just kept adding weight instead of correcting their mistake, UNLESS they`re hiding outboard weights behind spokes). I`ve seen a lot of bad tire work...
 
I just checked my phone . More like 1 inch over but dang close enough. Ughh...who ever rebalance with old weights. I guess u have seen it all....

i got 2 good tire guys and 1 great alignments guy. Pricey though so I alway make sure no front or backend work is needed so I’m p1zzing money away
 
I could see that. The 3M wheel is like that crepe rubber material. I could see it drying out over time and crumbling easier. I keep mine in a drawer when not in use so maybe that is making it last.
 
Accumulator said:
Gee, deja vu all over again! I could swear we had this exact same thread not too long ago :o Gee, must just be me, but still....kinda freaky.
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Well, I`m glad you guys did it all over again because I guess I missed the first time. I am fortunate that I usually am able to take the wheels off the car and bring them for tires, so I have time to remove weights...but for some reason last time I had to do this, even though I know about orangewood sticks and carefully removing things, and SHOULD have thought about soaking things with adhesive remover and that there would be specific tools for removing stick-on weights (or at least known to search for them, especially since I have a clip-on weight wrench/tool), I had a brain fart, went in there with a screwdriver or something, scraped the wheel, etc.

Thanks for all the tips.
 
Setec Astronomy- Heh heh, this is a great example of why it`s good to resurrect old posts and rehash stuff we`ve "settled" in the past.

About the wheels you marred up, I could almost forgive myself easier than the "Pros" (scare-quotes intentional) who gouged up the Tahoe wheel *AFTER* I had confirmed that they`d do it properly, and I mean in great, explicit, step0by-step detail. They just told me what I wanted to hear and pried `em off with a (sharp) screwdriver and literally just shrugged when I complained. Michelin store....
 
Setec Astronomy said:
... I had a brain fart, went in there with a screwdriver or something, scraped the wheel, etc. ...
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That`ll happen. At least it`s usually not a highly visible location.

You can get away with a screwdriver if you use the "bottle opener" trick (like using any non bottle opener to open a bottle) - Place the tip of the screwdriver under the weight, then lever off your finger to lift the tip vs just driving it under the weight. Hopefully that`s a coherent enough description to make sense...
 
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