What I want to know is how to safely remove the "Lee Press On" wheel weights
without compromising the finish?

 

why would you want to do that? that will make the wheels shake when driving

 

I knew this one was coming

putting S/C wheels on a SS Sedan

 

I'll agree that the stick on wheel weights don't look the best.... but they are on there for a reason... if you take 'em off it'll throw the wheels off balance and the car will ride like absolute shyte. Now if you're one of those people who don't care about ride quality... then I suggest you ditch the 18's and go for a lift kit and a nice shiny set of 24's. If you're gonna ruin the ride... go all out.

 

If you are putting on 18" inch wheels in place of the 17s, why do you need to pull the weights off? Are you planning on reusing them on the 18 inch wheels?

 

do not have tires yet
need to be balanced
when i get them

must go burn now
-oh wait dude-

need answer to question

 

wont the shop you get your tires put on and balanced at do that for you ?
Also wont they have to put on similar type weights when you do get them balanced...
(rim clip on type not gonna work on the SS rims without like hammering em into the metal and making a nasty mess)

 

What my concern is they will just "yank" them off leaving a mess

 

Well...they can't really mess up the wheel when they take the weights off. At least when i used to do that crap i never actually ruined anyones wheel and i was always yanking the s**t off. I would actually have to try to ruin someone wheel but i never did. I believe you can have the weights placed on the inside of the wheel (i'm pretty sure of that) the shop has to have the right equipment to do that sort of work though. If you are worried about looks asked the shop if they can place the weights on the inside.

 

Read in another thread to use a hairdryer to loosen (in this case) the weight to ease removal , then remove the residual with (W)ater (D)isplacement - 40. I don't want the adhesive leftovers. The weights will be on the inside , it's really about the only place to put them!

WD-40 has a multitude of uses that was originally developed for the military. In those days our government paid $876.32 a can. And Yes , the cans were gold plated.

 

The wheel weights go on the inside AND outside of the rim.

 

You forgot something...(W)ater (D)isplacement-40<<<(40th Attempt) that is what the 40 stands for, it took them 40 tries to get what they have now. You are correct though it has a million uses!

 

Yeah, your right Mav007. It's kinda like your girls bday or anniversary, you miss one detail or another. Thanks for clarification!

 

^^^my bad dude i just realized what you were talking about sorry i was tired last night.

 

Success - Hairdryer , WD-40 , Elbow Grease and 15 Minutes