2000WS6Vert

Ok...since I went to the track 2 weeks ago and lit up my tires through first and second and part of third on my way to a dreary tire spinning run of 15.1 I've had melted tire on the rear inside wheel wells and all over the painted edge of the wheel wells....how do you get it off???

I've tried bug and tar remover straight on for about a minute...no go. Bug and Tar with a cloth...uh uh, bug and tar with a light bristle brush...nope.

What have you guys found that works best?

cyphur

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Give Simple Green a shot, that gets all sorts of junk off. I use it to clean my military gear after a month covered in tank grease. If Simple Green doesn't help, try carb cleaner or engine degreaser on the inside of the quarter panels, have no idea what this might do to the paint of the lip. Wouldn't suggest using it there. Tilex might help ya, but it scratches the paint a little(abrasives in Tilex). Good luck bro.

horist

carb/brake cleaner works great.. just make sure it doesn't hit your paint...

then invest in some "burn out guard" stuff... (thunder racing sells it) ... makes it alot easier to get rubber off !

2xLS1

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WD-40

Blue2002SS

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I just get the pressure sprayer out and it all sprays off with very little effort Nitto 555 R2's

BlackBowtie

I know you need help now, but has anyone heard of using vaseline as a preventative? I was told to rub a little vaseline all over the 1/4 panels before racing and the rubber will get caught in that like a spider web, then just rub off. As far as cleaning off the rubber you got? Maybe that orange degreaser stuff? I'd be a little concerned about taking the paint with it though.

cyphur

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i'd be careful not to get the orange with pumice in it, for the same reason to watch for the tilex....it has abrasives in it. i don't think the acidic properties of the orange stuff is enough to take the paint off, but it should help get the rubber off. test for paint friendliness in a less then noticible spot.

10.5 Dave

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I used kerosene the first time I went to the track.Just use enough to clean it up and wash the car immediately afterward.I use burn out guard from Jegs now,it comes in a spray bottle.Put 2-3 coats on it and after racing you can rub the rubber off with your hand.

CSC5

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Have you tried a clay bar? I've had luck getting stubborn stuff off with that. Make sure you use soapy water for lubrication and keep kneading the clay as the gunk comes off, and it should work.

Crazyquik

I've used WD40 to keep it from building up, so I've never had a problem with removing it.

toxic99

Do not use carb clean. You can use brake clean though. I usually go to car wash and use the press. washer with the wheel degreaser selection. Just spray it on then immediatly rinse with press. from a little bit of a distance. As long as you don't leave the degreaser on long, it won't hurt the paint.

DONAIMIAN

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Use pam cooking spray. You can get it anywhere and it just rinses off.

toxic99

I forgot about that. All it is, is canola oil.

jlrz28

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I use Armor All

Deckhand

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I just use a couple coats of peanut butter.












just kidding, lol

ChevyGoldfinger

Read this thread (link below). I personally like the "Burnout Guard" sold by Jegs and others. Cheap enough, and rubber will no longer stick to your paint. Have also heard of good results with PAM for cooking pans, and with WD40. Both of these will not harm your paint and will make cleaning the rubber off really easy. After you get the caked rubber off with 409, Simple Green or other cleaning product, NEXT TIME coat the rear quarter panels with a liberal amount of whatever you choose.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...emoving+rubber

Silvrshark

WD-40 works for me

natronathon

personally, ive never had a problem with this! My burnt rubber came right off, cause i simply wiped it down with a wet towel immediately after the run! The sooner the better, but as far as the wheel well goes, well i did what i could with a pressure washer and then who cares anyway about the inside of the wheel well, cause its black and the rubber dont really show up anyway!

ChevyGoldfinger

Well, I think it might be that you haven't graduated to the big slicks that some of us are using. One burnout can create a coating of about 1/8" of rubber from the back of the fender well to the bumper. After an entire night of these "John Force" burnouts, the total amount of rubber can get really built up.

(I assume from your sig you don't do this type of stuff)

natronathon

good call on that. Yeah, Im just running good ol street tires! But I do suppose ill keep this in mind for when I get my nittos!