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What's the easiest/cleanest way to remove plastidip?

I spent 2 hours removing plastidip by hand from 3 wheels this afternoon and there's lots of patches left and I didn't do the inside of the wheels. Goo gone works for removing trouble spots but I ran out and don't really want to order more.

Is it safe to pressure wash my wheels to get it all off?
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What's the easiest/cleanest way to remove plastidip?

I spent 2 hours removing plastidip by hand from 3 wheels this afternoon and there's lots of patches left and I didn't do the inside of the wheels. Goo gone works for removing trouble spots but I ran out and don't really want to order more.

Is it safe to pressure wash my wheels to get it all off?
Wow I thought it was way easier than that to remove I wonder if something like a credit card is safe for the finish. But I think a pressure washer would be perfectly fine with the proper nozzle (one with a flat, wide spray pattern or an adjustable one set to a wide spray) and assuming you don't use it on full power if you high power one. Although I have no experience with the product, so I don't know how it will respond to a pressure washer vs peeling it off by hand vs some other method.
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What's the easiest/cleanest way to remove plastidip?

I spent 2 hours removing plastidip by hand from 3 wheels this afternoon and there's lots of patches left and I didn't do the inside of the wheels. Goo gone works for removing trouble spots but I ran out and don't really want to order more.

Is it safe to pressure wash my wheels to get it all off?
i would not use pressure wash. just do the last one tomorrow taking your time. more than anything, i think you need a break.

lessons learned, huh? i f-king hate plasti-dip.
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