Removing overspray from tires...

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limey66

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Any tips anyone?

I gave up trying to find some decent alloy wheels on this side of the pond at a price I can afford this side of Christmas, so I bought a set of original steelies with usable tires. Trouble is the vendor used them when he had his car sprayed, so there's loads of overspray on them.

I'm a tight-wad and want to use them...what will get the paint off, and not damage the rubber? Elbow grease and a stiff brush?

 

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havack

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Worst case is dismount and flip them....

 

brianj5600

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It is ghetto, but dull black paint works. I would use steel wool or scotch-brite before a steel brush.

 

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66HertzClone

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Brake fluid is an effective paint remover and will not hurt the tires. Be careful not to get it on the painted rims.

 

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limey66

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66HertzClone said:

Brake fluid is an effective paint remover and will not hurt the tires. Be careful not to get it on the painted rims.

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I like the sound of that, good idea!

 

krash kendall

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S.O.S. Pads (detergent empregnated steel wool) work well on tires. They make whitewalls white again. I don't know if you have them over there, but you'll find them in the kitchen isle if you do.

 

dodgestang

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Left turn at 85
Right turn at 85
Smoking start

repeat

Just be careful not to get those turn marks in too close to the rim

 

mfp4073

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000 or finer steel wool. Corser stuff and the brillo pads can scratch. Choke/carb cleaner will not hurt the rims either. Brake fluid is pretty hard to keep contained.

 

rbohm

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you might also try using something like "no touch tire care" along with a scrub brush, or the afore mentioned 0000 steel wool.

 

mfp4073

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so are we talking on the rubber or on the rim?

 

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limey66

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We were talking about paint on the tire, but the arse has decided not to sell. I drive out there (120 mile round trip) and the wanker decides he wants more cash for them. I told him to 'go forth and multiply', then left two stripes of rubber on his driveway ( think I tore it up a little too...ooops).

Thanks for your time fellas.

 

krash kendall

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He may have wasted your time, but did you tell him about all of us tirelessly trying to find a way to clean his crappy tyres? What a jerk!

....just kidding around!