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How to get Tire Lube off my paint job ?

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by SurfnWolf, Aug 4, 2009.

  1. Aug 4, 2009 at 6:16 AM
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    SurfnWolf

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    ok just put on a new set of tires, and a few days later while showing someone the new tires I noticed this tire lube has sprayed up onto the paint job and all under the wheel wells, so I went and got some soap and water, but boy that stuff is hard to get off, is there a degreaser or anything else I should be using besides soap and water?
     
  2. Aug 4, 2009 at 7:51 AM
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    Padilla1880

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  3. Aug 4, 2009 at 7:54 AM
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    tire shine?
    sometimes when i spray too much it splats on the frame or under the truck...mine usually fades or washes off over time.
     
  4. Aug 4, 2009 at 7:55 AM
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    I never put tire dressing (I assume is what your calling tire lube :confused:) on my tires for this very reason, it just creates a mess, builds up in the wheel wells and when mixed with dirt, eck!:eek:
     
  5. Aug 4, 2009 at 8:09 AM
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  6. Aug 4, 2009 at 8:10 AM
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    i laffed
     
  7. Aug 4, 2009 at 8:31 AM
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  8. Aug 4, 2009 at 8:54 AM
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    No what I am calling this stuff , is the stuff that the Tire Dealer used when he installed the Tires, I ask them what it was and he called it Tire Lube. 2 days after the installation is when I really noticed it had sprayed pretty bad under my wheel wells and all down the side... I mean really hard elbow grease takes some out, but man..this stuff is tuff.
     
  9. Aug 4, 2009 at 9:02 AM
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    i have never heard of dealership tire lube....
     
  10. Aug 4, 2009 at 9:05 AM
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    it may be lube, but if it's the dealership it's not TIRE lube lol.
     
  11. Aug 4, 2009 at 9:17 AM
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  12. Aug 4, 2009 at 9:19 AM
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    Probably not, since they used excessive lube.
     
  13. Aug 4, 2009 at 9:22 AM
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  14. Aug 4, 2009 at 9:23 AM
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  15. Aug 4, 2009 at 10:29 AM
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    lmfao
    you guys are cold.
    hahah
    atleast they used lube.
     

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