tar on wheels AHHHHH
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so i got tar on my rims. i tried to use my rim cleaner (mcguiers) and now the little bit that did come off left like a yellowish color as if its taking the polish off my polished lip. is there a way to fix this with out ruining my rims.
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wax. if you get what you can off w/ your fingernail or whatever you can use w/ out scratching the wheel. then use some elbow grease and an old towel and rub until the tar comes right off. I've had the tar problem many times and every year i just use wax and it all comes off.
your wheels will shine like new when you're done.
your wheels will shine like new when you're done.
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Rep Power: 276 liquid wax? or the paste stuff? when i was using the wheel cleaner it looks like it oxidized the polished lip.
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Rep Power: 276 i was afraid it will mess up the polish. ill look into it. so as long as its clear coat safe it shouldnt mess up the lip?
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Rep Power: 299 the reason its turning a yellow color is that your spreading the tar around. The bug and tar remover is stronger than the wheel cleaner it works pretty good. you'll still have to scrub a bit. If you wax your wheels like you do your car the tar wont stick as bad.
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Rep Power: 276 ok just finished cleaning the tar off my wheels. my hand and arm is sore from rubbing so hard. but i still have a problem. i still have the yellow color all over my wheel. and on the black spokes when i cleaned it off it turned green lol so now i have black/green speekled rims need some help on how to get rid of the yellow now. lol
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Originally Posted by CenZ
ok just finished cleaning the tar off my wheels. my hand and arm is sore from rubbing so hard. but i still have a problem. i still have the yellow color all over my wheel. and on the black spokes when i cleaned it off it turned green lol so now i have black/green speekled rims need some help on how to get rid of the yellow now. lol
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