Originally Posted by
pastorbobnlnh
I've spent the past four days removing almost 40 years of petrified Mastik from the front rim of my Lotus (pictured above).
I used the
Effetto Mariposa Carogna Mastick/Glue remover gel and let it work over-night. Three applications of the Carogna, hours of scrapping with a plastic putty knife, scrubbing with a 3M green pad, picking at the spoke holes, and a final buffing with a Dremel light abrasive wheel, it is clean and free of the fossilized adhesive! There's no wonder why I waited to retirement to take on this project!
I'm going to use tape when I mount the new tires! Watch for a poll as to which set of tires I will use.
P.S. I didn't purchase the Bontragers I linked above based on your experience.
I have used a brass, repeat.brass wire wheel on a drill to clean up old glue....some of which was the red stuff. worked pretty well
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