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I Got asphalt stuck on my tire (bad), how do i get it off?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by 4X42HEL, Jul 5, 2011.

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  1. Jul 6, 2011 at 10:31 AM
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    hahah. i changed out my chevy in-line fuel filter in the street. the leaked fuel dissolved the AC, and it got stuck in my hair!! i was effed! i had to spray my head with WD-40, rub it in..and luckily it came out. now i have no hair..but hopefully it is genetics, not my stupidity. solvents are our friends.
     
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  2. Jul 6, 2011 at 10:38 AM
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    ^ that's what I was thinking too, except I would have tried an upside can of that condensed-air key board spray or dry ice.
     
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  3. Jul 6, 2011 at 10:46 AM
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  4. Jul 6, 2011 at 10:48 AM
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  5. Jul 6, 2011 at 10:55 AM
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    wiscdave Lets Do It!

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    old guy advise or younger know it all view....hmmmmmmmmm who wins

    LOL. Live and learn the hard way like we did then. :D
     
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  6. Jul 6, 2011 at 10:59 AM
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    Yeah you are so right Dave-what the hell did I bother for??
     
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  7. Jul 6, 2011 at 3:15 PM
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    You can't force anyone to listen, you have provided what appears to be sound advice and that is all you can do.

    Do you own the company or stock in it?!

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  8. Jul 6, 2011 at 3:25 PM
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    Hitch and wiring, aux back-up light, rear strobe lights, radio and underseat sub.
    Diesel and gasoline will soften your tires when you use it to clean tires/rubber. incidental contact is no problem.
    Tar is what's left of crude oil when they boil off the more volitile gases ie. gasoline, kerosene, etc.
     
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  9. Jul 6, 2011 at 3:41 PM
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    Have you tried urinating on the tire? :notsure:
     
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  10. Jul 6, 2011 at 3:47 PM
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    Hitch and wiring, aux back-up light, rear strobe lights, radio and underseat sub.
    Awwwww... Piss on it!
     
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    Call the paving co. and ask them how to get it off they must deal with it all the time got to be all over their equipment.
     
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  12. Jul 6, 2011 at 4:12 PM
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    We deal with it like Ridgrunner said, use Deisel fuel, or burn it off........The latter is not a good option for it stuck on tires.
     
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  13. Jul 6, 2011 at 8:26 PM
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    Ok, so, update:

    I went to discount tire because the guy said he could help me (if they couldnt, i would try the tarminator...). After 5 min he came inside and said "holy bleep" then said he never got one with that much. He picked out as much as he could, then had to use their largest weights to balance it and i had them swap it with the back wheel. Tomorrow we will see.
     
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  14. Sep 9, 2016 at 1:06 PM
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    Call your state department of transportation, or the company that owned the parking lot and is reslonsible for its upkeep, and get a new tire. problem solved. Just had this happen to me, the shit made me think I had a flat.. over 50% of my tire covered in it.
     
    ddeeren26, Sep 9, 2016
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  15. Sep 9, 2016 at 1:32 PM
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    It's been 5 years..he either got new tires or just drove it until if fell off.

    Welcome to TW
     
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    thats the beauty of the internet, if someone googles the same question they will see my response as an option for them.
     
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  17. Sep 13, 2016 at 12:20 AM
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    Hello
    I worked for a asphalt company as a young man and when one of the company pickups had that problem they would remove tire and wheel and put in a wash tub and cover it with diesel fuel and let it soak the asphalt off. Diesel fuel works when sprayed onto paint to remove asphalt splashes. Hope it helps
     
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  18. Aug 10, 2019 at 7:19 PM
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    Had same problem and solved it today.
    Used heat gun (Master Appliance, 110 volts, 20 amps, 170° F) to melt the tar and easily raked it out of my tread with several dull screwdrivers.
    Warning: Be careful. If a chunk of hot material gets on your bare skin, it will take skin with it when you flick it off. (Don't ask me how I know this.)
     
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  19. Aug 10, 2019 at 9:04 PM
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    Most likely you picked up crack seal material, I know I worked in the pavement maintenance field for 30 years and when ever a vehicle picked up this material in its tires we always recommended the use of WD 40 to loosen and remove the crack seal from tires or paint. spray it on and let set till sticky and lots of elbow grease to remove with a putty knife it’s gonna be a mess and takes time but you should be able to remove most if not all with this method.
    Best of luck :thumbsup:
     
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  20. Aug 10, 2019 at 10:14 PM
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    I'm a paver. When I have to pick it off my boots i just wait for them to cool down and I pick it off with a flat blade screwdriver. I'm gonna have to go against everyone and say cool it down then go at it.
     
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