help cleaning burnout rubber out of wheel wells!

[The Enforcer]

today i detailed a GTO that has been at the dragstrip alot. the rear wheel wells were CAKED in rubber, prob 1/4 inch thick on the back of the wells. what methods are people using to easily get this rubber off?



i sprayed the wheel wells down with a heavy duty APC diluted 5:1 (this stuff is recommened 10:1 for heavy things, i went even heavier). it took me about 20 minutes on each wheel well to get it clean, and then it wasnt even perfect, just about 95% of the rubber was gone. i used a regular fender brush to scrub it down, but found that my hand (rubber glove) worked better at rubbing the rubber off than the brush did.

 

[gofastman]

Im guessing you're gonna need mechnaical agitation rather than simple chemical removal, try a strong car wash mix to provide lubricatin then got nuts with a bug scrubber. 400* rubber flung onto a plastic part is gonna be pretty persistant.

 

[The Enforcer]

well....i mixed up some heavy duty APC twice as strong as they suggested for "heavy cleaning"......and scrubbed with a stiff fender brush....didnt work very well. i knew i would need to manually remove it, instead of rinse on/rinse off type thing. i wouldve tried a big scrubber, but i would want the rubber to get in the netting and ruin it!

 

[alowe]

Putty knife???

 

[The Enforcer]

...good idea!

 

[thump_rrr]

I go to the track very often and the best method is cold water and your bare hands to start.

Once you get all the loose stuff off I use Stoener Tarminator.



To prevent this from reoccuring once the wheel wells are clean and dry spray 2 coats of Geddex Burnout Guard.