Try WD-40


"Nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:Xns93F9E83CF324EXZLKJOIDUKLJ098098@24.24.2.16 6...
> New day...new crisis. I wasn't going to go to work today either...didn't
> feel well, but decided to go anyway. Big mistake. Right outside the
> building, crews were sealing cracks in the road. I guess the part I
> drove over wasn't dry.
>
> Crap was all caked in my tires. Balance way the hell off. When I got
> home, I was able to scrape the bulk of it off...enough so I should be
> able to drive it (on the slow route -- 40mph seems okay now).
>
> But, I need to get the rest of this crap off. Gasoline will melt it off,
> but I would suspect that I shouldn't use gas on the tread. Brake cleaner
> will work too but, "do not use on rubber" is right on the can. Simple
> Green will also work (ok for tires per label), but my tests on the
> substance suggest a lot of time and elbow grease will be involved with
> that. Not sure about Tar/Bug remover...I don't have any around right
> now.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> The alternative is to get the tires rebalanced every 4-8 weeks as the
> remnants wear off.
>
> TIA