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Best way to remove track gunk?

PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:13 pm
by terryb
The Time Trials at Buttonwillow, Big Willow and Chuckwalla were a blast but I'm finding the asphalt and tire gunk on the car is difficult to remove with regular car wash soap. What do you track guys/gals use to wash your track cars? Do a first pass hitting the spots with Goof-Off?

Thanks,
-Terry

Re: Best way to remove track gunk?

PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:53 pm
by EricMarc-Aurele
Mother's racing rubber remover worked well on a friend's car. I bought some, but a look at my car will reveal I've never used it.

Re: Best way to remove track gunk?

PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:12 am
by Jad
I prefer a good wax to strong chemicals, plus you get a good protective coat so future marks don't mark as much.

Re: Best way to remove track gunk?

PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:30 am
by rshon
Bug and Tar Remover (I usually use the Turtle Wax version). Enough solvent to soften rubber marks, but gentle enough for car finishes.

Re: Best way to remove track gunk?

PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:46 am
by martinreinhardt
I use WD-40 and/or Meguiar's Cleaner Wax.

Re: Best way to remove track gunk?

PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 11:16 am
by terryb
Thanks for the suggestions!

Jad, I do wax the car to keep it slippery to reduce the gunk adhesion (and maybe a .0001 reduction in drag :lol: )

Re: Best way to remove track gunk?

PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:08 pm
by Integral
old school mother's RRR or turtle wax.

DO NOT use 3m adhesive remover, at least on plastics...ugh.

Re: Best way to remove track gunk?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:29 pm
by Jad
Terry, better aero, but added weight so....... :wink:

Re: Best way to remove track gunk?

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:07 pm
by Old Guy
Griot's Garage sells a product called "Track Spray." Subtitle: "Safely Removes Rubber Marks From Any Surface." I just tried it on some rubber marks on the 911. Works. That said, for the really black hits, takes a couple applications along with microfiber cloth rubbing. My sense is that in all cases one is well-advised to reapply wax to any cleaned areas, as certainly removing the rubber marks must also remove whatever wax protection there was. Another caveat: "Spot test on vinyl graphics or clear bras."

Re: Best way to remove track gunk?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2019 3:13 pm
by kleggo
terryb wrote:The Time Trials at Buttonwillow, Big Willow and Chuckwalla were a blast but I'm finding the asphalt and tire gunk on the car is difficult to remove with regular car wash soap. What do you track guys/gals use to wash your track cars? Do a first pass hitting the spots with Goof-Off?

Thanks,
-Terry

if this site more easily supported posting photographs, I could show you how easily I peel track gunk off when I peel off the protect-n-peel roll on protectant market by our fellow SDR members.
I think they market it as road warrior now.
It doesn't protect from rock chips, but makes clean up way easy.

Craig

Re: Best way to remove track gunk?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:23 pm
by Old Guy
Quick update to my earlier post. Now that many of us have "time on our hands" I took the time to use the Griot's product. I found it to be a two microfiber cloth activity: first to rub in the solution (can't simply spray it due to vertical surfaces), cloth getting dirty while doing so; fresher cloth to clean everything up. All my black marks are gone, and some had been on the car almost 2 years.