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sticky residue on all wheels, just south of lug nuts
'25 NX 350 h w/20 in. wheels. just noticed that all wheels have a sticky residue that will remove w/towel and water, but it's a LOT OF WORK!
i have an appt. w/the dealer next week, but wouldn't mind using a product that seems to remove the reside w/o removing the cc. any suggestions
based on experience with sticky residue?
This is possibly a coating applied for shipping purposes to avoid corrosion, and the dealer may have not removed it all when they prepped your car for delivery. I had a similar goo on my wheels to back in November 2022, only it was on my dark grey wheels and I didn't catch it for a month or so and by then it had collected dirt into the goo. Dealer just handed me a can of brake clean for free and said 'This stuff removes just about anything and it won't harm the paint' It actually did a good job, but it dries real quick so I put it on cloth and rubbed gently. Everything came off no problem, clear coat wasn't affected. I would caution to just try it out on a little spot of cc to make sure you don't have an issue to be sure.
sticky residue on all wheels, just south of lug nuts
That’s what she said.
But seriously, you can use Goof-off, mineral spirits, etc. which will solvate it and take it right off. Then rinse it. The cured paint/clear coat will not react to that, and especially if you rinse it / wash it. Diesel fuel or kerosene (the same thing basically - jet fuel) will also take it off and not harm the surface. Really. I use a bristle brush dipped in diesel fuel to clean filthy wheels - the brake dust that laughs at canned cleaners just melts away and does not harm the finish at all. Really - the cured paint/clearcoat is in fact that hard.
I live in the PNW and pine sap is a huge problem. We deal with it like that all the time. I also wax my wheels, same as the paint, helps tremendously with keeping them clean and getting tar, sap, etc. off.
Get them clean, wash them with a strong soap (dish soap), then put on a graphene or ceramic (or hybrid) wax. Clean and wax the barrel, too (inside behind the hub). Then when you take them off they clean very easily.
thanks for the replies....yesterday, i decided to call the dealership and let them deal w/the issue.
and then i thought there has to be an easy soln. to this issue! so, i used some goo gone with a
rag and old toothbrush and all was removed, rinsed, and dried. coincidentally, isopropyl, mineral
spirits, and gas didn't work for me.
08-23-24, 09:57 PM
sticky residue on all wheels, just south of lug nuts
