The previous owner of my bike used duct tape as rim tape and it left this thick nasty residue on the entire rim, I’ve tried, gasoline, WD-40, and alcohol, and non of them really loosen it up, does anyone have any other ideas?
by EmergingTuna21
The previous owner of my bike used duct tape as rim tape and it left this thick nasty residue on the entire rim, I’ve tried, gasoline, WD-40, and alcohol, and non of them really loosen it up, does anyone have any other ideas?
by EmergingTuna21
18 Comments
Maybe GooGone or some lighter fluid?
Elbow grease
Thats going to be a hell of a cleanup job. As another user stated, goo gone or lighter fluid might work. I suggest additionally using a 3M scrubby like you would use for dishes. It might wreck the finish, but no one will see inside your tire.
Honestly, I don’t think it’s worth the effort. Just throw in a new rim strip or tape it up.
Why?
Capton tape is the best hack.
Meh. Just leave it.
Hear gun and scrape with plastic spudger?
This is why the Gorilla tape fanboys are wrong. Tried it once. Once. Heat gun will help. Either way it’s gonna suck.
Ive done this job a few times. Use the tape itself. In my case it was Gorilla tape residue, so i just took Gorilla tape and press it against the tape and pull up to remove. A bit tedious but works. The last little bit left at the end got a GooGone soak then dry rag scrub.
Gasoline maybe. The old school trick.
WD40
Elbow grease, chemicals, both…
Oof. I did two rims on a bike I bought used. I used a rubber eraser and goo gone. Took me quite a while
WD40
The same kind of tape. Use the sticky side of tape to remove residue in small chunks. Next time, pull the tape off very slowly, the adhesive will come with it (mostly).
solvents usually work, goo gone is good ,paint thinner ,lacquer thinner , citrasolve try any of these.
Just put rim tape over it.