ghunt81

I recently got my new tires and wheels mounted up, and the tire shop smeared their tire mounting lube all over a couple of the wheels. Almost looks like white grease or vegetable shortening. What's the best thing to get this off, does standard wheel cleaner remove it sufficiently or is it water soluble? I don't know anything about that stuff.

ifallsron

Wipe off what you can and spray with brake cleaner. It'll dissolve if it's grease and leave little residue. Soapy wash after.

gDMJoe

A solution of DAWN dish soap and a tire brush.

Also good for routine tire cleaning as well as engine detailing.

2014fiveoh

Pressure wash?

Skwerl

Water and a rag. Most tire lubricant is a form of soap, like dish soap or car wash soap. Never heard of grease being used, although who knows what a man might use if no tire lube is available. Regardless, it should wash off easily with a little car wash soap and water.

lutter5-0

Did you not try a pressure washer? Lol

Siber Express

Garden hose with a nozzle, it is basically a water soluble soap.

ghunt81

Well I had the same shop mount the tires on my Mustang, and some of that tire lube was still hanging around after I'd washed it a couple times, that's why I was wondering. Kinda wanted to clean all that crap off before I put the wheels on the truck, so if a hose and a brush will take it off, that works.

acdii

If its a petroleum based lube, then the Dawn solution will work best.

Potenza

Murphy lube, it comes in a paste, 8lb tubs, it make liquid or just use the paste
Comes off with water and your scrub brush

https://www.jtmproductsinc.net/murphy.php