I pulled the CycleOps decals off my ENVE 6.7’s today but it left a bunch of the adhesive on the wheels. All the places I’ve seen on the net suggest acetone to clean the wheel and remove any excess adhesive. Is this the best stuff to use? I know a lot of nail polish removers are 100% acetone… I assume it is the same acetone, or do I need to go buy it at the hardware store?
Acetone will be the best. If you already have nail polish handy, use that. If not, will most likely be the cheapest at a hardware store.
Warm them up with a hair dryer until soft, glue and stickers will pull right off in one piece.
A blow dryer and strong fingernails. Actually a plastic burnisher or scrapper.
A blow dryer and strong fingernails. Actually a plastic burnisher or scrapper.
As you’ve already removed the decals and want to remove the adhesive, then yes, acetone is the safest. Acetone is acetone, even if it’s labelled as nail polish remover. Goof Off is also OK as it is mostly acetone anyway (see Zipp’s website, they only recommend acetone or Goof Off on their carbon wheels).
Blow dryer or a heat gun. If you don’t have either, just hold them over the stove. Acetone works but is super messy.
wd 40 will remove the adhesive.
Goof Off alone will do the trick
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My neighbor had OOPS! which he says is like Goof Off… Looking at it, it doesn’t say it is acetone but VM&P, Naptha, Xylene, Ethyl Alcohol and monochlorotoluene. Anyone have experience with this stuff or should I just go get Goof Off?
As a materials scientist, I would recommend getting pure acetone. I’m guessing that the duration of the exposure won’t be enough to compromise the strength of the composite, but it wouldn’t be advisable to use some of those solvents on most plastics or plastic composites. Some of those are pretty strong solvents.
As a materials scientist, I would recommend getting pure acetone. I’m guessing that the duration of the exposure won’t be enough to compromise the strength of the composite, but it wouldn’t be advisable to use some of those solvents on most plastics or plastic composites. Some of those are pretty strong solvents.
I’ll take your word for it. I’m sure my hardware store down the street has some.
Lot’s of products work as mentioned. Acetone is good although I’d still recommend having some ventilation, even just the garage being open for some air flow.
Yes, paint departments usually have pure acetone. I’ve heard that it’s been known to remove the black anodized coating on Flo wheels. IPA might be another option to try if it’s a concern. As mentioned, nail polish remover is acetone as well.
goof off works on carbon, so will nail polish remover. be carful of goof off on painted aluminium tho, i now have flat paint on my glossy rims where my stickers were 
Sorry man, but the solvents have changed the paint irrevokably. You’d have to put another coating on it to get back any gloss. I guess this is why strong solvents shouldn’t be used for this job. I just removed some stickers from so Flo 60–I think I’m gonna start with IPA and see if that works. I would guess that most companies are using similar acrylic based adhesives.
Acetone worked great on my ENVE 6.7s… Took about 10 minutes to do the front wheel. I’ll probably do the rear tomorrow sometime…
Tea-tree oil is also pretty good for removing glue, especially on delicate surfaces/materials.
Try hand polishing with some rubbing compound on a soft cloth from the auto parts store. The paint should become glossy again with some effort.
WD-40. Works wonders for getting residue off.