Stick On Wheel Weights Fell Off

Although clip on wheel weights can outnumber adhesive wheel weights in tire stores adhesive weights are growing in popularity and becoming a more important piece of a shop s purchase goods.

Stick on wheel weights fell off.

It s highly plausible that a balancing weight could come off. They just fell off. I m about 80 against 20 in favor of stick on weights 80 against. Many newer techs just haven t had the experience or training on why the little details are so important.

Something as simple as knowing that dirty hands whil. Don vanderheyden director of marketing for hennessy industries inc manufacturer of bada brand clip style weights and adhesive wheel weights estimates. I wasn t thrilled with them being on there anyways after i had a local shop put a pair of shinko 705s on a couple of weeks ago. And in my experience no matter how careful you are the weights will all fall off long before it s time for the.

Sometimes on a new or refurbished rim the weight will apparently stick well but over a matter of days or a week or so will fall off as the paint or lacquer surface is still curing which can lift the weight. In this video i will be showing you three easy ways on how to remove that glue. So the other day i notice three stick on wheel weights lying on the floor of my garage next to the front wheel of my tiger xcx. And you have to do so in a way that does not damage the rim.

It s more of an annoying problem to drive with an out of balance tire the tire could develop cupping type wear but it would take several weeks to months before you noticed it and if the vibration were severe enough then you could cause a problem but with most tires they will stop vibrating once you find the sweet speed it will take. They re a pain to put on meaning you have to spend a fair amount of time cleaning the rim so that they ll stick. Video tutorial on how to remove the adhesive left behind from wheel weights.